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Heckler & Koch P30larger figure on 0 of 3
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Length
Single sourceP30
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Heckler & Koch P30 | Mk 19 grenade launcher |
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| Type | Semi-automatic pistol[source] | Automatic grenade launcher[source] |
| Place of origin | Germany[source] | United States[source] |
| Used by | See Users[source] | See Users[source] |
| Designer | Frank Henninger[source] | Naval Ordnance Station Louisville , George M. Chinn |
Mk 19 grenade launcherlarger figure on 3 of 3
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
P30L P30SK
Single source181 mm (7.1 in) P30 196 mm (7.7 in) P30L 163 mm (6.4 in) P30SK[source]
Length
Single source43.1 inches (1,090 mm)[source]
P30L (without magazine)
Single sourceP30SK (without magazine)
Single sourceP30 (without magazine)
Single source647 g (22.8 oz) P30 (without magazine) 687 g (24.2 oz) P30L (without magazine) 598 g (21.1 oz) P30SK (without magazine)[source]
740 Gramm ohne Magazin[source]P30 · Gewicht ohne Magazin (without magazine)
empty, without accessories
Single source77.6 pounds (35.2 kg) (empty, without accessories)[source]
P30
Single source( P30L ) ( 9×19mm Parabellum )
Single sourceP30 · Muzzle velocity · Geschossgeschwindigkeit (V 0 )
Single source360 m/s (1,181 ft/s) ( P30 ) 370 m/s (1,214 ft/s) ( P30L ) ( 9×19mm Parabellum )[source]
360 m/s[source]P30 · Geschossgeschwindigkeit (V 0 )
average
Single source750–790 feet per second (230–240 m/s) (average)[source]
P30 · Calibre · Kaliber
Single source9 Millimeter[source]P30 · Kaliber
cyclic
Single sourcerapid
Single sourcesustained
Single source325-375rpm (cyclic) 40 rpm (sustained) 60 rpm (rapid)[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 Industries (now a division of General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems ), Combined Service Forces, MKEK[source] |
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| Produced | 2006–present[source] | 1968–present[source] |
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| Variants | See Variants[source] | Mk 19 Mod 0, Mk 19 Mod 1, Mk 19 Mod 2, Mk 19 Mod 3, Mk 19 Mod 4[source] |
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| Cartridge | 9×19mm Parabellum .40 S&W P30(L)[source] 9 mm x 19[source]P30 · P30 magazine ammunition explicitly stated in own equipment paragraph | 40×53 mm[source] |
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| Action | Short recoil operated , Browning -type tilting barrel, locked breech[source] Selbstladepistole mit verriegeltem und gepuffertem Verschlusssystem[source]P30 · Action | API blowback[source] |
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| Feed system | Detachable box magazine ; capacities: 17 rounds (9×19mm) P30(L) 15 rounds (9×19mm) 10 rounds (9×19mm) 13 rounds (9×19mm) P30SK 10 rounds (.40 S&W) P30(L) 13 rounds (.40 S&W) P30(L)[source] | 32- or 48-grenade belt[source] |
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| Sights | Iron sights (luminescent or tritium)[source] U-Kimme und Balkenkorn[source]P30 · Visier | Iron[source] |
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| Magazine capacity | 15, 17, 20 Rounds[source] 15, 17, 20 Rounds[source]P30 Civil 15 Patronen[source]P30 · Standard magazine (Magazin) | — |
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| In service | — | 1968–present[source] |
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| Wars | — | Cold War Vietnam War Sino-Vietnamese War Cambodian–Vietnamese War Sino-Vietnamese conflicts (1979-1991) Third Indochina War Soviet–Afghan War Persian Gulf War Global War on Terrorism War in Afghanistan Iraq War 2006 Lebanon War Kurdish–Turkish conflict (1978–present) Mexican drug war 2013 Lahad Datu standoff Syrian Civil War Yemeni Civil War Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen Russo-Ukrainian War Gaza war[source] |
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| Designed | — | 1966[source] |
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| Unit cost | — | $20,000[source] |
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| Alternative designation | — | Mk 19[source] |
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