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HK45
Single sourceHK45 Compact
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| Specification | Heckler & Koch HK45 | M60 machine gun |
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| Type | Semi-automatic pistol[source] | General-purpose machine gun Medium machine gun[source] |
| Place of origin | Germany[source] | United States[source] |
| Used by | See Users[source] | See Users[source] |
| Designer | Frank Henninger, Larry Vickers, Ken Hackathorn[source] |
204 mm (8.0 in) (HK45) 184 mm (7.2 in) (HK45 Compact)[source]
Length
Single source1,105 mm (43.5 in)[source]
HK45
Single sourceHK45 Compact
Single source39 mm (1.5 in) (HK45) 39 mm (1.5 in) (HK45 Compact)[source]
HK45
Single sourceHK45 Compact
Single source144 mm (5.7 in) (HK45) 129 mm (5.1 in) (HK45 Compact)[source]
Rate of fire
Single source550–650 rounds/min[source]
Muzzle velocity
Single source2,800 ft/s (853 m/s)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Manufacturer | Heckler & Koch[source] | Saco Defense U.S. Ordnance[source] |
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| Produced | 2006–present[source] | 1957–present[source] |
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| Variants | HK45 HK45 Tactical HK45 Compact HK45 Compact Tactical[source] | See Variants[source] |
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| Action | Short recoil operated , Browning -type tilting barrel, locked breech[source] | Gas-operated , short-stroke gas piston, opened rotating bolt[source] |
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| Feed system | Detachable box magazine ; capacities: 10 rounds (HK45) 8 or 10 rounds (HK45C)[source] | Disintegrating belt with M13 Links[source] |
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| Sights | Drift adjustable 3-dot Super-LumiNova night sight system[source] | Iron sights[source] |
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| Cartridge | .45 ACP[source] | 7.62×51mm NATO[source] |
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| In service | — | 1960–present[source] |
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| Wars | — | Vietnam War Laotian Civil War Dominican Civil War Cambodian Civil War Moro conflict The Troubles Lebanese Civil War Cambodian–Vietnamese War Sino-Vietnamese War Salvadoran Civil War Operation Urgent Fury Operation Just Cause Persian Gulf War Operation Gothic Serpent War in Afghanistan Iraq War Cambodian–Thai border stand-off Colombian armed conflict Insurgency in the Philippines Bougainville conflict Myanmar conflict various others[source] |
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| Designed | — | 1952–1957[source] |
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| Unit cost | — | US$6,000 (M60E3)[source] |
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