Colt 9mm SMG vs HMG PK-16: Specs Compared

Colt 9mm SMG — licensed reference photograph

ASmall arms

Colt 9mm SMG

Submachine gun

Credit

Evers · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Resized · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Source ↗ · Modified

AI-generated illustration · Not a photograph — Representative exterior of HMG PK-16

BSmall arms

HMG PK-16

Heavy machine gun

AI-generated illustration · Not a photograph

Credit

ForceTally · AI-generated illustration · Not a photograph · AI-generated · OpenAI output terms · Source ↗ · Modified

First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

Colt 9mm SMGstock extended

0.73 m

Length source ↗

HMG PK-16Length

1.5 m

Length source ↗

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

Colt 9mm SMGlarger figure on 0 of 2

None

HMG PK-16larger figure on 2 of 2

Range+1450%
Barrel length+276%

Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.

Measured figures

Head to head

13 of 28 rows sourced on both sides

730mmstock extended

1.5m

Length

All recorded figures & sources

0.73 m

stock extended

Single source

0.65 m

stock retracted

Single source

730 mm (28.9 in ) ( stock extended) 650 mm (25.6 in) (stock retracted)^[source]

1.5 m

Length

Single source

1,500 mm^[source]

—

520mm

Width

All recorded figures & sources

0.52 m

Width

Single source

520 mm^[source]

2.61kgw/o magazine

30±2 kg

Mass

All recorded figures & sources

2.61 kg

w/o magazine

Single source

2.61 kg (5.75 lb) w/o magazine^[source]

30±2 kg^[source]

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Crew

All recorded figures & sources

2 people

Crew

Single source

2^[source]

0.1kmEffective; Effective firing range

1.5–1.6kmEffective; Effective firing range

Range

All recorded figures & sources

0.1 km

Effective; Effective firing range

Single source

100 m^[source]

1.5–1.6 km

Effective; Effective firing range

Single source

1,500-1,600 m^[source]

267mm

Barrel length+276%

All recorded figures & sources

0.2667 m

Barrel length

Single source

10.5 in^[source]

1.003 m

Barrel length

Single source

1,003 mm^[source]

700-1000 round/min

540–600rounds/min

Rate of fire

All recorded figures & sources

700-1000 round/min^[source]

540–600 rounds/min

Rate of fire

Single source

540-600 rounds/min^[source]

396m/s(1300) ft/s

810m/s

Muzzle velocity

All recorded figures & sources

396 m/s

(1300) ft/s

Single source

396 m/s (1300) ft/s )^[source]

810 m/s

Muzzle velocity

Single source

810 m/s^[source]

Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.

Configuration

Details

Colt 9mm SMG and HMG PK-16 configuration
Specification	Colt 9mm SMG	HMG PK-16
Type	Submachine gun^[source]	Heavy machine gun^[source]
Place of origin	United States^[source]	Pakistan^[source]
In service	1982–present^[source]	November 2016-present^[source]
Used by	See Users^[source]	Pakistan^[source]
Wars	Invasion of Panama Miami drug war^[source]	—
Produced	1982–present^[source]	—
Cartridge	9×19mm Parabellum^[source]	—
Action	blowback , closed bolt^[source]	Gas operated^[source]
Feed system	20- and 32-round detachable box magazine 100-round Beta C-Mag^[source]	Ammunition belt^[source]
Manufacturer	Colt's Manufacturing Company^[source]	POF^[source]
Designer	—	POF^[source]
Calibre	—	12.7×108mm^[source]
Reported operators	Reported operator · Argentina Reported operator · Ecuador Reported operator · India Reported operator · Israel Reported operator · Malaysia Reported operator · Mexico Reported operator · Pakistan Reported operator · United States	—

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Colt 9mm SMG

HMG PK-16

Type

Submachine gun^[source]

Heavy machine gun^[source]

Place of origin

United States^[source]

Pakistan^[source]

In service

1982–present^[source]

November 2016-present^[source]

Used by

See Users^[source]

Pakistan^[source]

Wars

Invasion of Panama Miami drug war^[source]

—

Produced

1982–present^[source]

—

Cartridge

9×19mm Parabellum^[source]

—

Action

blowback , closed bolt^[source]

Gas operated^[source]

Feed system

20- and 32-round detachable box magazine 100-round Beta C-Mag^[source]

Ammunition belt^[source]

Manufacturer

Colt's Manufacturing Company^[source]

POF^[source]

Designer

—

POF^[source]

Calibre

—

12.7×108mm^[source]

Reported operators

Reported operator · Argentina
Reported operator · Ecuador
Reported operator · India
Reported operator · Israel
Reported operator · Malaysia
Reported operator · Mexico
Reported operator · Pakistan
Reported operator · United States

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