Heckler & Koch GMG
The GMG is an automatic grenade launcher developed by Heckler & Koch for the German Army. It is also often referred to as GMW or GraMaWa.
Design details
The GMG fires 40 mm grenades at a rate of about 340 rounds per minute. It is belt-fed, and can be loaded from either side, making it easy to mount on most platforms. With a variety of day and night sights available, the GMG can be used for most medium-range infantry support situations.The weapon is 109 cm long and has a 415 mm rifled barrel and a 470 × 160 × 250 mm ammunition box. The gun cycles on a recoil-operated blow-back basis. It weighs 29 kg; the tripod is an additional 11 kg.
Testing and operation
The HK GMG was tested in the Yuma desert in Arizona in 1997 to be able to compete for United States contracts.Users
- : Mounted on the army's Jankel FOX Rapid Reaction Vehicles
- : 304 ordered. Designated as the C16 Close Area Suppression Weapon and licence-built by Rheinmetall Defence Canada.
- Locally known as 40 KRKK 2005
- : Irish Army
- : Lithuanian Armed Forces.
- : Used by Pasukan Khas Laut of the Royal Malaysian Navy.
- : Wojska Specjalne.
- : Used by Portuguese Army, Portuguese Marine Corps and National Republican Guard.
- : Used by Sri Lanka Armoured Corps on its Main Battle Tanks & Used by Sri Lanka Navy on its Fast Attack Crafts.
- : 100 donated by Germany in response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine as of July 2024.
- : 44 purchased in 2006 for use in Afghanistan and Iraq. Designated as L134A1.
- : Used by USSOCOM.