H&K G36 | |
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Type |
Assault Rifle |
Place of Origin |
Germany |
In Service |
1997-present |
Users |
German Armed Forces |
Manufacturer |
Heckler & Koch |
Produced |
1996-present |
Cartrige |
5.56x45mm NATO |
Effective range |
200–600 m sight adjustment |
Feed system |
30-round detachable box magazine or 100-round C-Mag drum magazine |
The Heckler and Koch G36 is a fully automatic, all purpose assault rifle currently in use by the German Armed forces.
The G36 is a German 5.56mm assault rifle, designed in the early 1990s by Heckler & Koch (H&K) and accepted into service with the Bundeswehr in 1997, replacing the 7.62mm G3 battle rifle.