The K3 is a South Korean light machine gun developed by the Agency for Defense Development and manufactured by Daewoo Precision Industries, the third indigenous South Korean firearm design after the K1 and K2 rifles. Chambered in 5.56x45mm NATO, it entered service in 1989 to replace the M60 machine gun in frontline units, offering lighter weight and ammunition compatibility with other Korean service rifles, and was itself succeeded by the SNT Motiv K15 in 2022. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Classification
Service Status Weapon Class Introduced Year Weapon Class
Weapon Class (category) Connections
Used In
Gulf War, Wars Source Wikipedia: Daewoo Precision Industries K3
Iraq War, Wars Source Wikipedia: Daewoo Precision Industries K3
Source Wikipedia: Daewoo Precision Industries K3
In the Other Atlases
- Also in Business Atlas: SNT Motiv, manufactured by there.
Sources
1. Wikidata: Daewoo Precision Industries K3
Wikidata Q483624, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source 2. Wikipedia: Daewoo Precision Industries K3
Infobox, Type
Light machine gun
History section
The K3 light machine gun entered service in 1989, replacing the M60 machine gun in frontline use.
service-status
service = 1991-present
Caliber attribute (daewoo-precision-industries-k3)
Chambered in 5.56x45mm NATO, it entered service in 1989 to replace the M60 machine gun in frontline units, offering lighter weight and ammunition compatibility with other Korean service rifles, and was itself succeeded by the SNT Motiv K15 in 2022.
- Used In: Gulf War, infobox wars field: 'Gulf War'
- Used In: Iraq War, infobox wars field: 'Iraq War'
- Used In: Syrian Civil War, infobox wars field: 'Syrian Civil War'
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