HMG PK-16
Pakistani Heavy Machine Gun / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The HMG PK-16 is a Pakistani belt-fed air-cooled gas-operated heavy machine gun designed and produced by the Pakistan Ordnance Factories.[1][3][4] It was first unveiled on 23 November 2016 on the IDEAS defence exhibition[1][4] inaugurated by both PM Nawaz Sharif and COAS Raheel Sharif and visited by Minister of Defence Khwaja Asif and MoDP Rana Tanveer Hussain.[4] Its name might suggest its introduction in 2016.[2]
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HMG PK-16 | |
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Type | Heavy machine gun[1][2] |
Place of origin | Pakistan[1][2][3][4] |
Service history | |
In service | November 2016-present[1][2][4] |
Used by | Pakistan |
Production history | |
Designer | POF[3] |
Manufacturer | POF[3] |
Specifications | |
Mass | 30±2 kg[1][3] |
Length | 1,500 mm[1][3] |
Barrel length | 1,003 mm[3] |
Width | 520 mm[1][3] |
Crew | 2[1] |
Caliber | 12.7×108mm |
Action | Gas operated[1][2][3][4] |
Rate of fire | 540-600 rounds/min[1][3] |
Muzzle velocity | 810 m/s[1][3] |
Effective firing range | 1,500-1,600 m[1][3][4] |
Feed system | Ammunition belt[1][3][4] |
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