The Heckler & Koch G36 is a 5.56×45mm assault rifle designed in the early 1990s by Heckler & Koch (H&K) in Germany as a replacement for the heavier 7.62mm G3 battle rifle. It was accepted into service with the Bundeswehr in 1997 replacing the G3. The G36 is gas-operated and feeds from a 30-round detachable box magazine or 100-round C-Mag drum magazine.
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height (cm)
0.32
length (km)
0.999
weight (kg)
3630.0
width (mm)
0.064
origin
Germany
type
Assault rifle
used in war
Kosovo War, 2013 Lahad Datu standoff, War in Afghanistan (2001–present), Iraq War, Operation Banner, Libyan Civil War, Russo-Georgian war, Mexican Drug War
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