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Heckler and Koch GMG

Grenades And Explosives

The GMG, short for Granatmaschinengewehr or grenade machine gun and also known as GMW or GraMaWa, is an automatic grenade launcher created by Heckler and Koch for the German military. Designed between 1992 and 1995 and produced from 1996 onward, it fires 40 by 53 millimeter grenades at about 340 rounds per minute from a belt fed, closed link magazine using an API blowback action, with an effective range of about 1,500 meters. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Classification
Caliber
40x53mm 1
Service Status
In Service 1
Weapon Class
Automatic grenade launcher 1
Introduced Year
1996 1
Weapon Class
Weapon Class (category)
Machine Gun 1
Connections

Operated By

Bundeswehr, Armed Forces and Units
Source MilitaryFactory.com: Heckler & Koch HK GMG (GMW / GraMaWa)
Canadian Armed Forces, Armed Forces and Units
Source MilitaryFactory.com: Heckler & Koch HK GMG (GMW / GraMaWa)
Finnish Defence Forces, Armed Forces and Units
Source MilitaryFactory.com: Heckler & Koch HK GMG (GMW / GraMaWa)
United States Armed Forces, Armed Forces and Units
Source MilitaryFactory.com: Heckler & Koch HK GMG (GMW / GraMaWa)

Used In

War in Afghanistan (2001-2021), Wars
Source Wikipedia: Heckler & Koch GMG
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Manufactured By

Heckler & Koch

Also in Business Atlas: the manufacturer of this subject.

Source Wikidata: Heckler and Koch GMG
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Heckler & Koch GMG
  • Infobox: service
    1990s-present
  • Infobox: cartridge
    40x53 mm
  • Weapon class classified from the entity's own sourced description text.
  • Infobox: production_date
    1996-present
  • Lead section
    The GMG (Granatmaschinengewehr or "grenade machine gun") is an automatic grenade launcher developed by Heckler & Koch for the German Army.
  • Used In: War in Afghanistan (2001-2021), Infobox: wars
    War in Afghanistan (2001-2021) Russian invasion of Ukraine
  • In Group: Grenade Launchers, Infobox: type
    Automatic grenade launcher
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Wikidata: Heckler and Koch GMG
Wikidata Q1144896, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
MilitaryFactory.com: Heckler & Koch HK GMG (GMW / GraMaWa)
MilitaryFactory.com
  • Operated By: Canadian Armed Forces, Operators
    [ Canada; Finland; Germany; Greece; Ireland; Latvia; Lithuania; Malaysia; Netherlands; New Zealand; Norway; Poland; Portugal; Slovenia; United Kingdom; United States ]
  • Operated By: Finnish Defence Forces, Operators
    [ Canada; Finland; Germany; Greece; Ireland; Latvia; Lithuania; Malaysia; Netherlands; New Zealand; Norway; Poland; Portugal; Slovenia; United Kingdom; United States ]
  • Operated By: Bundeswehr, Operators
    [ Canada; Finland; Germany; Greece; Ireland; Latvia; Lithuania; Malaysia; Netherlands; New Zealand; Norway; Poland; Portugal; Slovenia; United Kingdom; United States ]
  • Operated By: United States Armed Forces, Operators
    [ Canada; Finland; Germany; Greece; Ireland; Latvia; Lithuania; Malaysia; Netherlands; New Zealand; Norway; Poland; Portugal; Slovenia; United Kingdom; United States ]
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