HK MP5
Country: West GermanyManufacturer: Heckler & Koch
«MP5A2 / MP5A3»
Submachine gunWest Germany1966In service
West German 9×19 mm submachine gun using roller-delayed blowback and firing from a closed bolt.
Submachine gun//West Germany
ID — HK-MP5
Designation
HK MP5
Heckler & Koch
Caliber
9×19 mm Parabellum
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Identity
- Designation
- HK MP5
- Alias
- MP5A2 / MP5A3
- Manufacturer
- Heckler & Koch
- Country
- West Germany
- Year
- 1966
- Category
- Submachine gun
- Status
- In service
Ballistics
- Caliber
- 9×19 mm Parabellum
- Muzzle velocity
- 400 m/s
- Rate of fire
- ~800 rpm
- Effective range
- 200 m
Dimensions
- Barrel length
- 225 mm
- Overall length
- 680 mm
- Empty weight
- 2.5 kg
Mechanics
- Operating system
- Roller-delayed blowback
- Bolt / action
- Closed bolt
Feed
- System
- Detachable box magazine (15 or 30 rounds)
- Standard capacity
- 30 rounds
Fire modes
SafeSemi-autoAuto
Historical profile
Introduced by Heckler & Koch in 1966, the MP5 applies the roller-delayed system of the G3 rifle to a pistol-calibre weapon.
The MP5A2 has a fixed stock and the MP5A3 a retractable stock; the family is widely used by military and police units.
Variants
MP5A2MP5A3
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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