HK121 in Poland

Within CSAiU was the first presentation of the new HK121 machine gun in Poland. Moreover, in Torun, H & K has demonstrated almost all of its products.


Poland is one of the first countries in which was demonstrated by a new 7.62-mm universal machine gun H & K HK121, which should be adopted to arm the Bundeswehr as MG5. In Torun CSAiU able to see the representatives from the Army, Special Forces  and the Military Police


Towards the end of March on the range Artillery Training Center and armaments took place in Torun, show small arms produced by the German Heckler & Koch, as well as presentation of ammunition, hand-held missile launchers and various types of smoke grenades Rheinmetall Group

HK121 is equipped with 3-position gas regulator, allowing you to change the fire rate of 600/700/800 rds. / Min. The first setting allows for more accurate fire short bursts, the last is used in the conduct of intensive shelling. The film shows the firing rate of fire combined with a change


The most interesting point of half-day event, which was prepared in August 2011 (as many now under the procedures related to preparation for the army of international show), was the premiere of a universal machine gun HK121, developed from 2006/2007. New weapons support from Oberndorfu, which ultimately is to get the designate MG5 and MG3 ukaem replace worn with roots dating back 1940 years., Was presented in Poland for the first time. Representatives from the Army, Special Forces and Military Police are not only able to see the construction, break it down, but the test on one of the shooting CSAiU Torun.

HK121, in contrast to developed by FN Herstal Minimi-7, 62 and IWI Negev NG7 is not a manual machine gun to the cartridge 7.62 mm x 51 NATO, but the race , thoroughbred -purpose machine gun ( HK121 - new from Oberndorfu UKM). In other words, a weapon designed to carry more long-term continuous fire and mounted on vehicles of any kind: land, air and flying, than use it as a machine gun by dismounted infantry. Although this weapon is equipped with a bipod, as well as assembling the 50-machine gun ammunition container, used for casual shooting positions.

For a long time none of the leading manufacturers of small arms has not developed a modern ukaemu. Thus, after the official adoption of the Bundeswehr, which - according to the plans of the German army should take place in 2012, but it may drag due to financial issues - arouse great interest in the global market. Now reigns on the one hand, Russian PKM-powered ammunition 7.62 mm x 54R, manufactured in many varieties and versions (which is also classified as far, Polish modification of the structure km wz. In 2004 for cartridge 7,62 mm x 51 NATO) in many countries, on the other FN Herstal MAG 58 for ammunition 7.62 mm x 51 NATO.

In addition to the interest aroused HK121 40-mm grenade machine H & K GMG. This is one of the best, if not the best weapon in this class on the market. Unfortunately, instead of the complete development of the native structure or pattern from Tarnow Special Forces to adopt the German grenade, the Army continued purchases of U.S. legacy Mk 19 Mod 3.


Gained much popularity as the German Rheinmetall MG3, which licensed production continues to this day in Pakistan or Iran, but today is already outdated design. However, before it goes to weaponry HK121, of necessity, the German army was forced to renovate several thousand of these ukaemów, which is implemented by Schmeisser. The first refurbished MG3/MG3A1 just goes into service.

Apart from HK121, Heckler & Koch representatives brought with them almost the entire offering cross arms produced at its plant from samopowtarzalnych USP9 guns and P30 (for ammunition 9 mm x 19), by UMP9 machine pistols (9 mm x 19), and MP7A1 (4, 6 mm x 30), rifles and automatic rifles HK416D (5.56 mm x 45) and HK417D (7.62 mm x 51), MGS MG4 (5.56 mm x 45), the GMG grenade machine (40 mm x 53SR). The latter had already hit the Military Special Forces - more than half a hundred received the JW GROM commandos and JW JW Agat.

For several years, the Polish Army sought a single, hand-held rocket launcher illuminating. In 2011 at the tender Cenrex delivered six thousand. Germany's Rheinmetall flares Mithras-1000 with a range 1,000 m launcher tube is measured 350 mm, depending on the version of the mass range from 0.5 to 0.8 kg. Flare burning time of 20-40 s


Together with representatives of H & K on the range in Torun CSAiU appeared as representatives of the German company Rheinmetall. They showed training grenades (, smoke and special low-velocity 40 mm x 46SR hand grenade LV for one-and wielostrzałowych (eg turret) and high-velocity 40 mm x 53SR HV grenade machine. Also demonstrated hand grenades: Bang-flash flash of nine charges and igniter with a delay 0.5 s, Bang-flash with 6 flash cargo and delay of 1 s, Bang-flash flash from one charge Mk 13 Mod 0 BTV-EL and igniter delay 1.5 s, NT and smoky smoky HGR DM25 hp, with calcium-magnesium mixture of organic and non-toxic smoke. In both latter cases, a delay of 1.5 s and the time taken to generate smoke 80 seconds.

Firing of a rocket launcher hand smoke Mithras-600. Smokescreen is put in place the fall of the projectile, its generation time to 40 s


In addition, presented a very interesting, hand rocket launchers and smoke illuminate Mithras, rotationally stabilized and brzechwowo. The first variant of Mithras-1000 with a range of 1000 m have already been purchased by the Polish Army in 2011. Warsaw Cenrex been supplied by six thousand., To replace the previously used, manufactured in the now-defunct German Democratic Republic (GDR) 40-mm rocket launchers, hand illumination / imitators airborne targets families HLZ / LZI HT-500 (F) a loudness of 500 m and HT-1000 (F) and LZI loudness-1000 1000 m, introduced into the Polish army in 1973, as well as 116-mm rocket launchers and stationary air targets FLG-5000/L4 imitators and FLG-5000 / M -68 (Fallschirmleuchtgeschoss) of the loudness of 600-5000 m adopted by the WP in 1976. All were produced by VEB Pyrotechnische Silberhütte Fabrik, the plant with a code representing the 203rd.

Rheinmetall also showed effects on the range the whole range of their hand smoke grenades and Bang-flash units. In the picture the last grenade in variant 9-loading in the air, planted during the outbreak of the next load


Mithras gun comes in three varieties: Mithras-300, Mithras, and Mithras-600-1000, the number indicates the distance of the shot, respectively: 300, 600 and 1000 m, in 10 versions: illuminating rockets in visible light on a parachute (available in all varieties) , the infrared illuminating rocket parachute (available in both 300 and 600, which is planned in 1000), illuminating rockets in the visible / infrared (available on type 300, it is possible to create 600 and 1000), illuminating rockets with 1-4 asterisks (available on type 300, the planned 600 and an optional 1000), the rocket smoke (available in variety 600, planned for 300 and 1000), smoke marker rockets in different colors (available in variety 300, the planned 600 and an optional 1000) and rocket spurious (planned in variation of 600, possible to develop 300 and 1000). Mithras in various forms is used by the armed forces of the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Canada, Lithuania, Oman, Thailand and the UK.