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The new standard issue assault rifle of the German armed forces, the Haenel Mk556
So Finally the G-36 willbe replaced???
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Yes mate, the Mk556 is a beautiful weapon and cheaper than H&K's offering
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The G36 will not be replaced entirely, though. The MK 556 will become the frontline service weapon, replacing in particular the G36A0 and G36A1. Several tens of thousands of G36's acquired for the War in Afghanistan will remain in service. They're only a few years old and were fitted with aluminium hand guards and reinforced receivers addressing the (factual) quality issues present in some older weapons anyway.
It is my understanding they plan with up to 120,000 MK 556's, some 40,000 G36's and something in the vicinity of 5,000 G38/G95's (HK416) in special forces use. Additionally, something north of 100,000 G3's remain in storage.
The MK 556's introduction process will supposedly take place in a staggered manner, with about 20,000 annual deliveries beginning in 2023. In other words, the G36 is going to continue to serve till 2030 at the very least. Oddly enough, the new rifle's designation is still unclear. The next open slot is G39 – though it might've been spent on a contender during the test campaign –, and they recently made a leap all the way up to G95 for some reason.
It is my understanding they plan with up to 120,000 MK 556's, some 40,000 G36's and something in the vicinity of 5,000 G38/G95's (HK416) in special forces use. Additionally, something north of 100,000 G3's remain in storage.
The MK 556's introduction process will supposedly take place in a staggered manner, with about 20,000 annual deliveries beginning in 2023. In other words, the G36 is going to continue to serve till 2030 at the very least. Oddly enough, the new rifle's designation is still unclear. The next open slot is G39 – though it might've been spent on a contender during the test campaign –, and they recently made a leap all the way up to G95 for some reason.
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Its seems like almost all Europe is going to use the same STANAG magazine or NATO magazine
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Just for the record: The one with the suppressor is exactly that - the CR223 semi-auto in .223 Remington, and not the MK556 full-auto.
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Well, this isn't really the case yet. The MK556 is selected as the trial winner but the process isn't over yet and no contract signed. HK has said that they are gonna go against this with all legal possibilities that they have which they are most likely gonna do.The new standard issue assault rifle of the German armed forces, the Haenel Mk556
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It's a short-stroke piston with adjustable gas offtake.
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New Leo 2 Version for the Bundeswehr , sorry in german !!
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German is not a problem, but the fact that it doesn't crush cars in a video is.
Seriously who films a segment about a tank and doesn't show any "crushing". The video should have "sunday, sunday, sunday" vibe, but it's positively sleep inducing. For those uniniated in the US culture, here is I what I'm talking about.
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The remedy Heckler & Koch seeks is a legal tool that needs urgent reforming on grounds of frequent and blatant abuse. The appeal at law is supposed to prevent corruption, but it's become the go-to option of sore losers trying to get a political discussion going again in the hope of a miracle.
Hardly ever has a company successfully appealed an award decision of the German Armed Forces – which shouldn't come as a surprise given their army of lawyers tasked with making all their dealings waterproof. It's one of the reasons why procurement programmes take so bloody long in these parts.
The only leg H&K might have to stand on is talks that Haenel offered their product at cost, but that should be their prerogative. With H&K an established purveyor, it is not a case of competitive distortion. They're the powerful party, not Haenel. I don't think their appeal is going to stand is what I'm saying.
On a related note, the fact that such a small arms manufacturer from bumfuck nowhere could go and snag the prom queen retroactively invalidates Sig Sauer's complaints about the whole thing being rigged in H&K's favour.
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