US Soldiers Learn How to Shoot the German G-36 Assault Rifle

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US Soldiers Learn How to Shoot the German G-36 Assault Rifle
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Spc. Gordon Welch, a Task Force Resolute medic assigned to the protective security detail, fires the German Heckler-Koch G36 rifle during a combined shooting range on Kandahar Airfield, July 24.
US Soldiers Learn How to Shoot the German G-36 Assault Rifle

German Defense Minister Ursula von der Leyen stated in mid 2015 that the military will stop using the G-36 assault rifle that does not shoot straight per field tests in warm temperatures. The German military has used the G-26 since the 1990’, popular military reported.

“This weapon, the way it is now constructed, has no future in German armed forces,” von der Leyen said. The transition to a replacement is scheduled to be complete by 2019.

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G36 – CAL. 5.56 MM X 45 NATO












G36 | Technical Data From H&K

G36 – CAL. 5.56 MM X 45 NATO

General
Calibre 5.56 mm x 45
Operating principle Gas-operated
Magazine capacity 30 rounds
Modes of fire SEF
Rate of fire approx. 750/min
Sights O, R
Buttstock FO
Dimensions
Length min./max. approx. 755/1002 mm
Width approx. 65.0 mm
Height approx. 323.0 mm
Barrel length approx. 480 mm
Weight
Weapon approx. 3,630 g
Magazine approx. 140 g
G36V – CAL. 5.56 MM X 45 NATO

General
Calibre 5.56 mm x 45
Operating principle Gas-operated
Magazine capacity 30 rounds
Modes of fire 0-1-D
Rate of fire approx. 750/min
Sights O
Buttstock FO
Dimensions
Length min./max. approx. 755/1002 mm
Width approx. 65.0 mm
Height approx. 277.0 mm
Barrel length approx. 480 mm
Weight
Weapon approx. 3,630 g
Magazine approx. 140 g
Subject to modification

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