HK 33
| HK 33 | |
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| general information | |
| Military designation: | HK33A2 |
| Developer / Manufacturer: | Heckler |
| Manufacturer country: |
 Germany
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| Production time: | since 1968 |
| Model variants: | HK33A2, fixed plastic shoulder rest HK33A3, metal shoulder rest HK33KA1, short version HK33KA3, short version HK33SG1, telescopic rifle HK43 / HK93, semi-automatic machine for the civil market |
| Weapon Category: | Assault rifle |
| Furnishing | |
| Overall length: | 920 mm |
| Total height: | 209.8 mm |
| Total width: | 57.91 mm |
| Weight: (unloaded) | 3,650 kg |
| Barrel length : | 390 mm |
| Technical specifications | |
| Caliber : | 5.56 × 45 mm NATO |
| Possible magazine fillings : | 25/30/40 cartridges |
| Cadence : | 750 rounds / min |
| Fire types: | Single , continuous fire |
| Number of trains : | 6th |
| Twist : | Right |
| Visor : | Rear sight |
| Closure : | Roller lock |
| Charging principle: | Recoil loader |
| Lists on the subject | |
The HK 33 is an assault rifle made by the German weapons manufacturer Heckler & Koch . It is based on the technology of the HK G3 , but has been adapted to the standard NATO ammunition 5.56 × 45 mm .
development
In the early 1960s, the .223 Remington caliber became the new standard caliber for army weapons. Heckler & Koch reacted quickly and in 1963 their then US representative Harrington & Richardson was able to present the HK 33 as a slightly smaller HK G3 for the new caliber. After prototypes of the HK32 have been manufactured, the HK 33 builds directly on the experiences made with it.
The housing, sights, trigger system, grip and metal shoulder rest were taken over from the HK G3 almost unchanged. Other parts were modified for the 5.56 × 45 mm NATO cartridge. The theoretical rate of fire has been increased from 600 rounds / min (HK G3) to 750 rounds / min. The A3 version was 735 mm long. With a metal shoulder rest, it reached a length of 940 mm. She weighed 4.51 kg loaded (3.98 kg unloaded).
With the flash hider screwed on , the A2 and A3 versions could fire rifle grenades. Maneuver cartridge devices were also available.
The rifles were also built from 1976 for export to Brazil, Malaysia and Thailand. In 1998 the MKEK company in Turkey received a license to build 500,000 weapons.
HK43
In 1974 a self-loading version of the HK 33 was introduced under the designation HK43 . Its short version KA1 had a barrel only 322 mm long, was 675 mm long (865 mm with extended shoulder rest) and just as heavy as the A3.
This weapon was used in the attack on Attorney General Buback in 1977 . Other sources say that the HK93 version was used here.
commitment
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Ecuador : HK 33 variants, Ecuadorian infantry and navy (Fuerzas Armadas del Ecuador)
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Argentina : HK 33 , Brigada Especial Operativa Halcón of the police -
Brazil : HK 33E variants a. a. from the Polícia Militar and the Brazilian Air Force Força Aérea Brasileira (FAB) -
Spain : GEO unit of the Cuerpo Nacional de Policía
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Saudi Arabia : HK 33
literature
- John Walter: Rifles of the World . Krause Publications, 2006, ISBN 978-0-89689-241-5 .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ A b Roman Deckert: HK33 deployment in Ecuador. In: Small Arms Newsletter. March 2008, accessed January 18, 2019 .
- ↑ Rhein-Zeitung.de: The murder of Chief Federal Prosecutor Siegfried Buback , accessed on February 22, 2015
- ↑ Udo Schulze: 40 years of Baader liberation and other commemorative dates of terror, March 14, 2010 [1] , accessed on Jan. 26, 2017
- ↑ Armamento HK empleado por la Argentina. In: taringa.net. September 8, 2015, accessed January 18, 2019 (Spanish).
- ^ Richard D. Jones: Jane's Infantry Weapons 2009/2010. Jane's Information Group; 35 edition, 2009, ISBN 978-0-7106-2869-5 .
- ↑ http://www.policia.es
- ^ Richard D. Jones: Jane's Infantry Weapons 2009/2010. Jane's Information Group; 35 edition, 2009, ISBN 978-0-7106-2869-5 .