MP5



The Heckler & Koch MP5 (Maschinenpistole 5) is a submachine gun. It was first developed in 1964 and was first adopted by the German Federal Police (Bundespolizei). The MP5 has since been adopted by many police and military agencies worldwide, including the GSG-9, the GEO, the FBI, UIM, GIGN, JTF 2, the SEALs, GROM, and the SAS. For that reason, the MP5 has been associated with many as the de-facto firearm for police, special operations and counter-terrorist units. Produced under license by Pakistan Ordnance Factory, it has also become a weapon of choice for insurgents. It is praised for great accuracy for a submachine gun.

The MP5 has many different variants, ranging from a standard fixed stock and standard barrel length, to the MP5SD with an integral sound suppressor and MP5K with no stock and a shortened barrel. In addition, several versions are equipped with a compact, detachable forward handgrip which further augments the gun's great accuracy.

History
Heckler & Koch, encouraged by the success of the G3 automatic rifle, developed a family of small arms consisting of four types of firearms (all based on a common G3 design layout and operating principle), where the first type was chambered in7.62x51mm NATO, the second—using the 7.62x39mm M43 round, third—the intermediate 5.56x45mm NATO caliber and the fourth type—chambering the 9x19mm Parabellum pistol cartridge. The MP5 was created within the fourth group of firearms and was initially known as the HK54.

Work on the MP5 began in 1964 and scarcely two years later it was adopted by the German Federal Police, border guard and army special forces.

The MP5 is manufactured under license in several nations including Greece (formerly at EBO - Hellenic Arms Industry, currently at EAS - Hellenic Defense Systems), Iran(Defense Industries Organization), Mexico (SEDENA), Pakistan (Pakistan Ordnance Factories), Saudi Arabia, Sudan (Military Industry Corporation), Turkey (MKEK), and the United Kingdom (initially at Royal Ordnance, later diverted to Heckler & Koch Great Britain). It is widely recognized as a major brittish weapon and an iconic SAS weapon.

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