The famous German rifle HK-416

 The famous German rifle HK-416

The famous German rifle HK-416

The assault rifle adopted the famous American design of American assault rifles known as the AR15

It was designed by the German company Heckler and Koch

Despite the great similarity in shape to the American M4, it operates mechanically similar to the famous German G-36 assault rifle. The Germans wanted to call it the HK-M4, but the rights to the name belong to the American company Colt, so the name HK416 was adopted.

The rifle was intended to be a small secondary weapon alongside the regular weapons of the M4 and M16 versions for close combat or short distances. The 9mm caliber weapons used did not show good effectiveness, especially when multiple types of personal protective armor were widespread, and because large weapons were impractical in this situation. Attitudes

Because of the great success of this design, they began to be manufactured as main assault rifles that proved effective in all lethal conditions

The rifle uses a caliber of 55.6x45 mm

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