G36

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The G36 is a German 5.56mm assault rifle, designed in the early 1990s by Heckler & Koch (H&K) and accepted into service with the Bundeswehr in 1997, replacing the 7.62mm G3 battle rifle.

At the end of the cold war after the rejection of Heckler & Koch’s caseless round and the G11 rifle the German army (Bundeswehr) had really three options:
1. to continue to use the G3 rifle.
2. to start using the AK-74 (of which there were tens of thousands in the armories of the former East German state),
3. to have yet another competition for a new assault rifle.

After much deliberation the choise was finally made: the G3 was becoming obsolete, the AK-74 was politically untenable (but it would have been the most economic choise). So a new design competition was held. The winner of this competition was a new rifle system from H&K, which was adopted as the G36 (Gewehr 36 = Rifle 36).


Variants of the G36 Assult riffle are as follows:-
- G36E/V: Previously known as the G36E(as shown above), it is the export version of the standard G36. The G36V has all of the characteristics of the standard rifle with the exception of the sight setup and bayonet mount. It is fitted with a 1.5x sight and lacks the integrated reflex sight; the bayonet mount is a standard NATO type. This version was produced for Spain and Latvia.

- G36KV (as shown above). It is configured with a telescopic stock and a Picatinny sight rail
- G36K: (K—kurz or "short" as shown above) a carbine variant with a shorter barrel (fitted with an open-type flash suppressor) and a shorter forend, which includes a bottom rail that can be used to attach tactical accessories, such as a UTL flashlight from the USP pistol. The carbine's barrel lacks the ability to launch rifle grenades and it will not support a bayonet. The weapon retained the ability to be used with the AG36 grenade launcher. G36Ks in service with German special forces are issued with a 100-round C-Mag drum. There are two variants of the G36K. The first and most commonly known has x3 scope/carry handle attached to the top. The second and highly preferred variant of the G36K is the one with the iron sights and rail (no scope included). It allows for more customization of optics and is more portable than the other variant.
- G36C: This subcarbine (C—compact as shown above) model is a further development of the G36K. The G36C is a compact version of the G36 with a 9 inches barrel. Chambered for the 5.56x45mm NATO round, the G36c was created for the German special forces for close quarters tactical engagements. While the standard G36 and MG36 both have integrated reflex sights, the G36c is issued with a flat top rail interface for the fitment of various optics or flip-up iron sights.
- G36A2 (as shown above) with a Zeiss RSA reflex sight and an AG36 grenade launcher.

Specifications:


G36

G36k

G36C

Caliber

5.56x45mm (.223 Rem)

Length (buttstock open / folded)

998 / 758 mm

860 / 615 mm

720 / 500 mm

Barrel length

480 mm

320 mm

228 mm

Weight empty

3.6 kg (3.3 kg G36E)

3.3 kg (3.0 kg G36KE)

2.8 kg

Magazine capacity

30 rounds standard

Rate of fire

750 rounds per minute

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