FX-05
| FX-05 | |
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| general information | |
| Military designation: | FX-05 |
| Country of operation: | Mexico |
| Developer / Manufacturer: | Not clear; officially Juan Alfredo Oropeza Garnica / Dirección General Industria Militar Mexicana |
| Development year: | officially 2006 |
| Manufacturer country: | Mexico |
| Production time: | 2006 until today |
| Weapon Category: | Assault rifle |
| Furnishing | |
| Overall length: | 1087 mm with shoulder rest, without 887 mm |
| Weight: (unloaded) | 3.89 kg |
| Technical specifications | |
| Caliber : | 5.56 × 45 mm NATO |
| Possible magazine fillings : | 30 cartridges |
| Ammunition supply : | Bar magazine |
| Cadence : | 750 rounds / min |
| Fire types: | Single fire , 3-shot burst , continuous fire |
| Visor : | open |
| Mounting system: | Picatinny rail |
| Closure : | Turret lock |
| Charging principle: | Gas pressure charger |
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The FX-05 Xiuhcoatl ( Nahuatl for fire snake ) is a Mexican assault rifle in caliber 5.56 × 45 mm NATO .
history
The Mexican military has been producing the HK G3 itself since 1979. After a little more than 20 years, the G3 is technically obsolete and in 2002 Mexico entered into negotiations with Heckler & Koch to obtain a license for the HK G36 . Heckler & Koch is said to have shown construction plans and the G36 during the negotiations. At one point, according to a public inquiry to the Mexican government, the offer should have included the following: Mexico may build 30,000 G36s and must pay 63 million euros for it. The price would include "material costs, machines and special tools, fee costs for HK technicians and technology transfer". However, according to Juan Garnica , the general who negotiated the licensing of the G36 and is also the official developer of the FX-05, such a license would have been too expensive for the Mexican state because the machines are too old. Mexico bought the Tornos Deco 20a from Switzerland and two machines from the German manufacturer Gildemeister in order to process plastic and steel. The rifle was presented by Garnica during the negotiations and, to the surprise of Heckler & Koch in 2006, at the military parade on the occasion of Mexican Independence Day . Comments were immediately made on the Internet that the FX-05 was a copy of the G36. Former Heckler & Koch employees attending the parade said the new Mexican weapon would look like the G36. According to Garnica, Heckler & Koch then demanded that the FX-05 be destroyed immediately, which the Mexican side refused, pointing out that there was no international patent law on weapons. In Mexico, the allegations had consequences. In November 2006 the production of the FX-05 was interrupted and General Garnica, who was acted as the new defense minister, had to vacate his post at the Dirección General de Industria Militar del Ejército as director of the state military industry. On February 1, 2007, representatives from Heckler & Koch met with those from the Mexican Ministry of Defense in Mexico City . After a detailed investigation, Heckler & Koch found that there were important differences between the weapons and that no patents had been infringed.
A former sales employee from Heckler & Koch testified before the regional labor court in Freiburg in December 2014 that the FX-05 was a clone of the G36. Jürgen Grässlin filed a criminal complaint in February 2014 and the public prosecutor in Stuttgart is now investigating against employees of Heckler & Koch for "unapproved technology transfers / license for G36 / FX-05". The sales employee, who went into business for himself after Heckler & Koch withdrew, is also named as the “chief engineer” for the FX-05. In addition, Die Zeit points out that there is an item in the Mexican budget called “Technology transfer for the manufacture of the G36 rifle, brand Heckler Koch, cal. 5.56 mm × 45”. This item should total 25 million euros and exist between 2006 and 2010, but was last mentioned in 2009 with an amount of 10 million euros paid. Both Heckler & Koch and the Mexican state deny that any money was paid.
Immediately after the allegations of plagiarism were cleared, between 2007 and 2009, Heckler & Koch delivered 10,000 G36s to Mexican police units. According to Grässlin, this major order is intended to compensate for the patent proceedings that have been dropped.
technology
The FX-05 is a gas pressure loader with rotary head lock in caliber 5.56 × 45 mm NATO with a theoretical rate of 750 rounds per minute. The weapon has an integrated Picatinny rail to accommodate optics. The open sight consisting of a perforated rear sight is attached to the Picatinny rail. The trigger handle and the fire selector lever can be adjusted for both right-handed and left-handed users. The weapon consists largely of polymer plastic , such as the magazine and the buttstock. The trigger group is even protected with carbon fiber reinforced polymer. In addition to the standard weapon, a medium and a short version of the weapon are also available.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ FX-05 Xiuhcoatl Mexican Assault Rifle. In: allmilitaryweapons.com. Retrieved October 9, 2015 .
- ^ A b c d e Allan Wall: The Mexican Army and its Controversial New Rifle. March 12, 2007, accessed October 9, 2015 .
- ↑ a b c d e Amrai Coen, Hauke Friederichs: German weapons. Guns for the drug war. In: time online. Zeit Online GmbH, July 2, 2015, accessed on October 9, 2015 .
- ↑ Max R. Popenker: FX-05 Xiuhcoatl. In: Modern Firearms. Max R. Popenker, accessed October 9, 2015 .