K3
«Daewoo K3 SAW»
Light machine gunSouth Korea1989In service
South Korean 5.56×45 NATO squad automatic weapon (SAW), inspired by the FN Minimi: belt or magazine fed, integrated bipod and quick-change barrel.
Light machine gun//South Korea
ID — DAEWOO-K3
Designation
K3
S&T Motiv
Caliber
5.56×45 mm NATO
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- Reliability
- Unverified
- Sources
- Sources pending review
Identity
- Designation
- K3
- Alias
- Daewoo K3 SAW
- Manufacturer
- S&T Motiv
- Country
- South Korea
- Year
- 1989
- Category
- Light machine gun
- Status
- In service
Ballistics
- Caliber
- 5.56×45 mm NATO
- Muzzle velocity
- 915 m/s
- Rate of fire
- ~800 rpm
- Effective range
- 800 m
- Maximum range
- 1000 m
Dimensions
- Barrel length
- 533 mm
- Overall length
- 1030 mm
- Empty weight
- 6.85 kg
Mechanics
- Operating system
- Gas-operated, long-stroke piston
- Bolt / action
- Rotating bolt
Feed
- System
- Nastro M27 disintegrabile o caricatore STANAG
- Standard capacity
- 200 rounds
Fire modes
SafeAuto
Historical profile
Developed by the ADD in the mid-1980s to give ROK Army infantry squads an automatic support weapon in NATO caliber.
Adopted in 1989; mechanically inspired by the FN Minimi: long-stroke gas piston, rotating bolt and dual-feed (M27 disintegrating belt or STANAG magazine).
Used by all South Korean rifle squads; exported to several Asian and African countries.
Variants
K3K3 Para
Main users
South Korea · Bangladesh · Fiji
Key components
- ●Stock — Shoulder rest.
- ●Receiver — Weapon body with internal mechanisms.
- ●Grip — Primary grip.
- ●Magazine — Cartridge feed.
- ●Barrel — Guides the projectile.
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