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| Tango01 | 11 Aug 2020 4:26 p.m. PST |
…German army
"The MG5 7.62mm universal machine gun is the successor of the MG3 in the German Army. Developed by the Germany company Heckler and Koch, as the successor of the German military's 7.62 mm MG3 general-purpose machine gun, this modern, 21st-century design was originally known as the HK121. In June 2013, it was selected by the German Army and rechristened the "MG5." The MG5 opens a new era of universal belt-fed 7.62 mm x 51 weapons…"
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| Thresher01 | 11 Aug 2020 5:13 p.m. PST |
Hmmm, definitely a retrograde move in the design's aesthetics. |
| smithsco | 11 Aug 2020 6:54 p.m. PST |
I would take a gun that isn't aesthetically pleasing if it'll do the job when I need it to |
| Garand | 12 Aug 2020 8:28 a.m. PST |
I would take a gun that isn't aesthetically pleasing if it'll do the job when I need it to While absolutely true, HK still managed to make this thing more ugly than it needed to, with its baby doo-doo colored receivers. Damon. |
| Tango01 | 13 Aug 2020 12:36 p.m. PST |
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| Blutarski | 25 Sep 2020 6:42 p.m. PST |
Looks like a hefty piece of hardware. I wonder how much it weighs ….. B |
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finds a personal connection to WWII.
