HK 69
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| HK 69 Grenatpistole | |
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| Type | Grenade launcher |
| Place of origin | Germany |
| Service history | |
| In service | German Bundeswehr |
| Used by | Germany, others. |
| Wars | None. |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Heckler & Koch |
| Manufacturer | Heckler & Koch |
| Specifications | |
| Weight | 2.62 kg (5.76 lbs.) empty, with sling. |
| Length | 463 mm with stock collapsed 683 mm with stock extended. |
| Barrel length | 356 mm. |
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| Cartridge | 40 x 46 mm |
| Action | Break-open. |
| Rate of fire | 6 shells / second. |
| Muzzle velocity | 75 m / sec. |
| Effective range | Safe Range: 14 m. Maximum Range: 350 m. |
| Maximum range | 350 to 400 m. |
| Feed system | Breech-loading single-shot. |
| Sights | Notch-and-post "iron" sights marked to 100 m. Flip-up ladder-type sight graduated to 350 m. |
The HK 69 is a breech-loading grenade launcher with a pistol grip and a telescoping stock. Its standard-issue round was the Diehl DM-41 HE-Frag Shell
It has two safeties. The pistol grip has the first safety: a selector switch that is designated with an "S" for Sicher [ German > "safe"] and a white horizontal line for "active". The breech has a second safety in which a ring in the back of the weapon is red when a round is inserted and is white when the tube is empty or a safety lever is engaged.
The Granatpistole is a standard of German assault tactics. During World War II, heavy infantry and commando units were issued large-bore flare guns designed to fire high-explosive shells. The Bundeswehr would conceivably use the HK 69 GrP as a close-in support weapon during urban fighting or storming assaults on fortifications and earthworks.
