Any idea about MG3 replacement.......?
That "thing" is too heavy........ also any plans for Marksman sniper guns??
I think FN SCAR H is also a Marksman Gun
FN SCAR - SSR Mk.20 Mod.0 / Sniper Support Rifle (USA)
FN SCAR - SSR Mk.20 Mod.0 / Sniper Support Rifle
Caliber
7,62x51 NATO (.308 Win)
Action
Semi-automatic, gas operated
Overall length
1028 mm
Barrel length
508 mm
Weight
5,05 kg
Magazine capacity
20 rounds
The FN SCAR Mk.20 Mod.0 SSR / Sniper Support Rifle is the latest offspring of the Special Forces Combat Assault Rifles (SCAR) family, developed for US Special Operations command (US SOCOM) by US-based subsidiary of the famous Belgian small arms-making company FN Herstal. The FN SCAR-SSR Mk.20 Mod.0 Sniper Support Rifle is based on the 7,62mm
Mk.17 Mod.0 SCAR-H rifle, and is designed to provide accurate and rapid semi-automatic fire at ranges beyond capabilities of the standard 5,56mm assault rifles currently in service. It can be used as a Designated Marksman Rifle (DMR), as a tactical equivalent of the famous Russian Dragunov
SVD rifle, or as a weapon for a 2ndmember (spotter) of a conventional sniper team, where the 1st member is armed with long-range and precise, but relatively slow-firing weapon such as XM2010 ESR (hence the moniker “Sniper Support Rifle”).
Manufacturer claims that FN SCAR-SSR Mk.20 Mod.0 Sniper Support Rifle will deliver sub-MOA accuracy at ranges of up to 1000 yards (910 meters), assuming that proper sniper-grade ammunition is used.
The FN SCAR-SSR Mk.20 Mod.0 Sniper Support Rifle is already cleared for fielding by US SOCOM. It is interesting to note that Mk.20 SCAR-SSR rifle appears to be direct competitor to the
Mk.11 Mod.1 / M110 Semi-automatic Sniper rifles, currently fielded by US military.
The FN SCAR-SSR Mk.20 Mod.0 Sniper Support Rifle is gas-operated, semi-automatic weapon. It uses short-stroke gas piston, located above the barrel, and rotating bolt locking with dual front lugs. It is based on the
Mk.17 Mod.0 SCAR-H rifle (stated parts commonality with parent Mk.17 SCAR-H rifle is about 60%), but uses extended aluminum alloy upper receiver, special barrel extension and enhanced trigger. It also uses same 20-round detachable box magazines. The precision-made barrel has special profile and is fitted with flash hider, which also serves as a quick-detachable suppressor (silencer) mounting point. The shoulder stock is of fixed (non-folding) design and has adjustable buttplate and cheek rest. Like all other rifles in the FN SCAR family, SCAR-SSR rifle is provided with integral Picatinny rail on top of the receiver, with additional rail attached to the extended forend. It can be fitted with detachable back-up iron sights and any type of optical or IR/Night sight, which is suitable for planned mission
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@Tipu7 As for Machine Gun replacement than this is the answer
Heckler – Koch HK 121 MG5 universal / general purpose machine gun (Germany)
Caliber
7,62x51 NATO
Length
1165 mm
Barrel length
550 mm
Weight
10,8 kg
Rate of fire
n/a
Feed
belt
Heckler – Koch HK 121 universal / general purpose machine gun is a product of famous German arms-making company Heckler und Koch, designed as a possible replacement for ageing
MG 3 general purpose machine guns, now in use by German military. This weapon was first announced in 2009, and in 2013 it was formally adopted by German army as MG5. MG5 is built on the basis of the previous HK machine gun, the
5.56mm MG 4, but with few parts being actually interchangeable due to different calibers and sizes.
Heckler – Koch HK 121 / MG5 machine gun is a gas operated weapon, firing from open bolt in automatic mode only. It has quick-detachable, air cooled barrel, with conventional rotary bolt locking. HK 121 gun is belt fed, using standard NATO disintegrating belts with M13 links, fed from clip-on 50-round containers or separate belt boxes. Gun is equipped with pistol grip and rifle-type trigger. Side-folding shoulder stock is made from polymer, and a small folding forend / forward grip is provided under the gas tube. Conventional folding bipod is attached below the gas block, and the gun can be installed on all mounts and tripods originally developed for MG 3 machine guns. In accordance with modern trends, it carries integral Picatinny rail at the top of the receiver, which can accept variety of day and night sights in addition to standard iron sights, which are provided with the gun.
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