Heckler & Koch HK13
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| Heckler & Koch HK13 | |
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| Type | Blowback operated automatic rifle |
| Place of origin | Germany |
| Production history | |
| Manufacturer | Heckler & Koch |
| Specifications | |
| Weight | 5.39 kg (11 lbs 14 oz) |
| Length | 1030mm (40.55 in) |
| Barrel length | 450mm (17.7 in) |
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| Cartridge | 5.56 x 45mm NATO |
| Action | Blowback |
| Rate of fire | 750-850 rounds per minute |
| Muzzle velocity | 950 m/sec (3115 ft/sec) |
| Effective range | 1,000 meters |
| Feed system | 25-round box magazine or 50-round drum |
The Heckler & Koch HK 13 is an automatic rifle based on the Heckler & Koch HK33 assault rifle. It has a bipod and barrel shroud and uses a 25-round box magazine or a 50-round drum.
[edit] Variants
HK-13E "Export": An update of the HK13 that had a longer receiver, drum-type rear sights, and was capable of selective fire (3-round bursts). It also used a more-reliable 20-round box magazine and could take the 30-round magazine of the Heckler & Koch G41
GR-6: A "sanitized" version of the HK13 used by NATO special operations forces. It differs in that it has an adjustable-power self-illuminated optical sight permanently fixed to the receiver in the place of iron sights. It can also accept a clip-on beam projector on the receiver that can only be seen by an operator wearing night-vision goggles.
