G36 Weapon System

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H&K G36 (Gewehr36)

A G36 of theBundeswehr.

TypeAssault riflePlace of origin Germany

Service history In service 1997present Used by 20+ countries (seeusers)

Wars

Kosovo War

Afghan War,Iraq War,

War in South Ossetia (2008),

Operation Banner(PSNI)(Northern IrelandThe Troubles),2011 Libyan civil war

Production history Designed 19901995ManufacturerHeckler & Koch

Produced 1996present

Variants SeeVariantsSpecifications

Weight G36: 3.63 kg (8.00 lb)G36V: 3.33 kg (7.3 lb)

G36K: 3.30 kg (7.3 lb)

G36KV: 3.0 kg (6.6 lb)G36C: 2.82 kg (6.2 lb)

MG36: 3.83 kg (8.4 lb)

MG36E: 3.50 kg (7.7 lb)Length G36, G36V, MG36, MG36E: 999 mm (39.3 in) stock extracted / 758 mm (29.8 in) stock

folded

G36K, G36KV: 860 mm (33.9 in) stock extended / 615 mm (24.2 in) stock foldedG36C: 720 mm (28.3 in) stock extended / 500 mm (19.7 in) stock foldedBarrellength

G36, G36V, MG36, MG36E: 480 mm (18.9 in)

G36K, G36KV: 318 mm (12.5 in)G36C: 228 mm (9.0 in)Width 64 mm (2.5 in)

Height G36, G36K, MG36: 320 mm (12.6 in)

G36V, G36KV, MG36E: 285 mm (11.2 in)

G36C: 278 mm (10.9 in)
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Cartridge5.56x45mm NATO

ActionGas-operated,rotating bolt

Rate of fire750 rounds/min cyclic

Muzzle velocityG36, G36V, MG36, MG36E: 920 m/s (3,018 ft/s)

G36K, G36KV: 850 m/s (2,788.7 ft/s)

Effective range 800 metres (870 yd), 200600 m sight adjustment

Feed system 30-round detachable boxmagazineor 100-roundC-Magdrum magazine

SightsReflex sightwith 1x magnification, telescopic sight with 3x magnification (export version

has a 1.5x magnified sight) and back-up fixed notch sight
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Features

Fire selector

The fire and safety selector is ambidextrous and has controls on both sides of the receiver; the

selector settings are described with letters: S safe ("Sicher"), E semi-automatic fire("Einzelfeuer") and F continuous fire ("Feuersto").

[2]The weapon safety disables the trigger

when engaged. HK also offers several other trigger options, including the so-called Navy

trigger group, with settings analogous to the standard trigger, but the selector positions have been

illustrated withpictograms. Asemi-automaticonly trigger unit (lacks the F setting) is alsoavailable. An integrated, manualsafetymechanism prevents accidental firing (this is an

improved trigger group from the G3 rifle).

Magazine

The G36 feeds from proprietary 30-round curvedmagazinesvery similar to those of theSwiss

SIG 550with cartridges loaded in a staggered pattern. The magazines are molded from a high-strength translucentpolymerand can be clipped together using built-in coupling studs into 2 or

3-magazine packs allowing up to five magazines to be carried side-by-side on the rifle ready forrapid magazine changes;Jungle style. The magazines are not compatible withNATO-standard

STANAG magazines, as introduced in theM16. However, G36 can use a magazine adaptator

that will accept STANAG magazines.[5]

The G36 can also useBeta C-Magdrum magazines(produced by Beta Company) that have a 100-round cartridge capacity and are intended to be

used primarily with the MG36 light support weapon.

Stock

The MG36 variant is equipped with a side-folding skeletonized stock and a detachable foldingbipod, which folds into recesses in the handguard. The G36 can be fired with the stock

collapsed.[2]

The underside of the butt-stock has holes into which assembly pins can be placed

during weapon cleaning and maintenance.

Material

The G36 employs a large number of lightweight, corrosion-resistant synthetic materials in its

design; the receiver housing, stock, trigger group (including the fire control selector and firing

mechanism parts), magazine well, handguard and carry handle are all made of acarbon fiber-reinforcedpolyamide. The receiver has an integratedsteelbarrel trunnion (with locking recesses)

and the reciprocating parts move on steel rails molded into the receiver (this feature was issued aUS patent, number 5513461, authored by Helmut Weldle).

Sights
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Dual combat sighting system ZF 3x4 as used on German G36A1 assault rifles

Optical sight reticle pattern (click for description)

The standard German Army versions of the G36 are equipped with a ZF 3x4 dual optical sight

that combines a 3x magnified telescopic sight (with the main reticule designed for firing at 200

m and bullet drop compensation markings for: 200, 400, 600 and 800 mcrosshairsand a range-finding scale) and an unmagnifiedreflex sight(calibrated for firing at 200 m) mounted on top of

the telescopic sight.[2]

The reflex sight is illuminated by ambient light during the day and uses

battery powered illumination for use at night. Electric illumination is activated automatically bya built in photo sensor and can be manually activated to boost the brightness of thereticlein

daytime low contrast situations.[6]

The export versions have a single telescopic sight with a 1.5x magnification and an aiming

reticule fixed at 300 m. All rifles are adapted to use the Hensoldt NSA 80 third-generationnight

sight, which clamps into the G36 carry handle adapter in front of the optical sight housing and

mates with the rifle's standard optical sight.[7]The sighting bridge also functions as a carryinghandle and features auxiliary open sights molded on top of the handle that consist of a forward

blade and rear notch, but these can only be used with the reflex sight removed, as in the G36V.

The optical sight system is produced by Hensoldt AG (a subsidiary ofCarl Zeiss AG).

Operating mechanism

The G36 is agas-operatedweapon that uses burnt powder gases from the barrel, bled through a

vent near the muzzle which transmits the gas thrust to the bolt carrier, providing automation to

the moving assembly; it fires from a closed bolt position. The weapon uses a self-regulating

spring-buffered short-stroke gas piston system (the rifle has no gas valve).[2]

The rotary boltfeatures 7 radial locking lugs and its rotation is controlled by a cam pin guided inside a camming

guide cut-out in the bolt carrier. The bolt also houses a spring-loaded casing extractor and an

ejector.

The bolt is automatically locked to the rear when the last round is expended, but the bolt catch

can be deactivated. The bolt catch button is located at the forward end of the trigger guard. Thespring-loaded folding cocking handle extends forward in line with the barrel of the rifle (it is
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located on top of the receiver, under the carry handle). It can be swung to either side of the

receiver, depending on whether the user is right or left-handed and is locked when pressed

inward. When locked at a perpendicular angle to the receiver, the handle can be used as aforward assistto force the bolt into battery, or to extract a stuck cartridge casing (the cocking

handle's design is protected in the US by patent number 5821445, by Manfred Guhring).[8][9]

Spent cartridge casings are ejected through a port located on the right side of the receiver. A

brass deflector keeps cases from striking left-handed operators in the face. There is no ejection

port cover as the bolt closes the ejection port to particulates when it is forward. The weaponfeatures a hammer-type striking mechanism.

Accessories

The rifle can be fitted with a40 mmAG36(AGAnbau-Granatwerfer) under-barrelgrenade

launcher, which is a breech-loaded break-action weapon with a side-tilting barrel.

Standard equipment supplied with the G36 includes: spare magazines, a cleaning andmaintenance kit, sling, speed-loading device and anAK-74bladebayonet(many of which are

left over in Germany from stocks of the formerNational People's Army).

Variants

G36V (VVariante "variant"): Previously known as the G36E (EExport), it is the

export version of the standard G36. The G36V has all of the characteristics of the

standard rifle with the exception of the sight setup and bayonet mount. It is fitted with a

x1.5 or x3 sight and lacks the integrated reflex sight; the bayonet mount is a standardNATO type. This version was produced for Spain and Latvia.

MG36 (MGMaschinengewehr"machine gun"): Light machine gun version of theG36 equipped with a heavy barrel for increased heat andcook-offresistance.

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MG36 and MG36E are no longer offered by H&K.

G36K(Kkurz"short"):carbinevariant with a shorter barrel (fitted with an open-type

flash suppressor) and a shorter forend, which includes a bottom rail that can be used to

attach tactical accessories, such as a UTL flashlight from theUSPpistol. The carbine'sbarrel lacks the ability to launch rifle grenades and it will not support a bayonet. The

weapon retained the ability to be used with the AG36 grenade launcher. G36Ks in service

with German special forces are issued with a 100-round C-Mag drum. There are two

variants of the G36K. The first and most commonly known has x3 scope/carry handleattached to the top, while the second is the one with the iron sights and rail (no scope

included).

G36KV (formerly G36KE): export version of carbine variant, G36K with sights like

G36V.
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G36C (CCompact, commonly mistaken for as Commando, which was trademarkedby Colt Firearms for the CAR-15): This subcarbine model is a further development of the

G36K. It has a shorter barrel than the G36K, and a four-prong open-type flash hider. Theextremely short barrel forced designers to move the gas block closer to the muzzle end

and reduce the length of the gas piston operating rod. The handguard and stock were also

shortened and the fixed carry handle (with optics) was replaced with a carrying handlewith an integrated MIL-STD-1913Picatinny rail. The dual optical sight found on thestandard G36 and G36K models was replaced with a set of rail-mounted detachableiron

sightsthat consist of a semi-shrouded front post and a flip-up rear sight with two

apertures of different diameter. The short handguard has four accessory attachmentpoints, one of which could be used for a vertical grip.

G36A2: This is an ordnance designation allocated to an upgraded variant of the G36 usedby the German Army. The G36A2 is equipped with a quick-detachable Zeiss RSA reflex

red dot sight[10]

mounted on a Picatinny rail that replaces the original red dot sight of the

dual combat sighting system. The G36A2 upgrade kit also consists of the shorter G36C

stock (Designed for better handling with use ofbody armorand webbing gear), newhandguard with three Picatinny rails and a handgrip with an integrated switch for

operating an Oerlikon ContravesLLM01 laser light module.[11]

Sporting models

Based on the G36, Heckler & Koch also created the semi-automaticSL8rifle and the straight-pull, bolt-actionR8, which are offered to the civilian sport shooting markets. The SL8 is

substantially different from the G36, it has a modified receiver and a thumbhole stock with a

cheek rest, which is integral with the trigger group. The SL8 has a heavy profile, extended,

510 mm (20.1 in) barrel that does not have a flash hider or bayonet lug. The rifle uses a 10-round

single-stack magazine and an extended top rail used to mount a wide variety of Picatinny-standard optics. Mounted to the rail are a set of iron sights with a hooded foresight and adjustable

flip rear aperture. The SL8 can also mount the G36 carry handle and integrated sight assembly,after removing the mechanical iron sights. The SL8 has an unloaded weight of 4.3 kg, overall

length9801030 mm and a trigger rated at 20 N.
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