G36



The Heckler & Koch G36 is a 5.56×45mm assault rifle, designed in the early 1990s by Heckler & Koch (H&K) in Germany as a replacement for the heavier 7.62mm G3 battle rifle. It was accepted into service with the Bundeswehr in 1997, replacing the G3. The G36 is gas-operated and feeds from a 30-round translucent detachable box magazine or a 100-round C-Mag drum magazine.

Battlefield 2
In Battlefield 2, the G36 is featured in three models. C, E and K.

G36C
"The G36C is the commando version of the G36 weighing 2.8 kilos and is only 500mm long when the stock is folded. In full auto mode it can fire 750 rounds per minute."

- In-game description

The G36C is the Tier One unlock for the Special Forces kit in Battlefield 2. It possesses a fairly low spread and moderate damage, coupled with an average rate of fire and average reload time. Like the QBZ-97, it is one of the few carbines which lacks an optic.

G36K
"The G36 family of weapons is an example of the new thinking in assault weaponry. They are constructed mostly of high strength polymers with metal used where appropriate. It has a slightly longer barrel than the CQC G36C."

- In-game description

The G36K is a weapon featured in Battlefield 2: Special Forces, issued to the SAS Special Forces kit. Like most of the carbines, the G36K possesses fairly low spread and recoil, with a thirty-round magazine, fair rate of fire, and moderate damage.

Statistically, the weapon performs nearly identically to the G36C, with identical recoil and near-identical spread (the K variant has slightly inferior proned spread -- 0.015 higher zoomed and 0.02 higher unzoomed), but slightly higher damage. However, the K variant is capable of a three-round-burst mode which the C variant lacks.

G36E
"The G36 family of weapons is an example of the new thinking in assault weaponry. They are constructed mostly of high strength polymers with metal used where appropriate. The G36E is the standard assault rifle variant of the G36 family."

- In-game description

The G36E is a weapon featured in Battlefield 2 for the Medic Kit. The G36E sports similar stats to the G36C, but with a slightly higher damage output and less recoil.

Unlike the G36C, the G36E only has semi-automatic and three-round-burst fire modes, whereas the G36C has the Semi-Automatic and Fully Automatic fire modes and the G36K possesses three-round-burst and full-auto firemodes.

Battlefield 3
"A cut down version of the German Army's full size G36 rifle, the C in G36C is stands for Commando or Compact. Equipped with a number of rails for accessories and a set of backup iron sights instead of the integrated optics and carry handle of the G36, the G36C is a Carbine with significant customization options. Its great ergonomics and short length make it excellent in short range encounters. The G36C also includes a 2 Round Burst mode."

- In-game description

The G36C is a carbine featured in Battlefield 3.

Singleplayer/Co-op
The G36C is used by the Gendarmerie in Comrades and The Eleventh Hour. It can be picked up only in Comrades.

Multiplayer
The G36C is unlocked after achieving 110,000 Engineer score. It has very average stats for a carbine, featuring a reasonably controllable recoil, average accuracy, and a typical carbine damage profile (25 to 14.3). Although it is controllable, the accuracy past 50m combined with the average fire rate and low damage makes it inferior to assault rifles and long range optimized carbines like the ACW-R and the SCAR-H.

At closer ranges, the G36C has good handling traits, losing little accuracy on the move, and performing good as far as hip-fire, giving it an edge over assault rifles with similar fire rates. But, the 750 RPM fire rate will lose battles against higher rate of fire weapons such as the AEK-971, FAMAS, and the MTAR.

The G36C has bulky iron sights, which are out of focus. A large portion of peripheral vision is cut out, and the sight hole is small. This combined with the rather large front post make optics a preferable choice if desiring to use the G36C at range as the iron sights practically create a big blind spot at range. The holographic sight provides a good balance between zoom and accuracy, and the red dot sight specializing in close engagements.

Battlefield 4
The G36C is a carbine in Battlefield 4 and was first seen in the killfeed of the Battlefield 4: "Paracel Storm" Multiplayer Trailer.

Singleplayer
The G36C is unlocked by completing the Bronze assignment in Kunlun Mountains by obtaining 5,000 points. It is equipped with a Tri Beam Laser, Muzzle Brake and Potato Grip. It features a Worm Urban finish.

Multiplayer
The G36C plays in a similar manner to that of the Battlefield 3 counterpart, having one of the highest stability statistics of the carbines, but lacking in rate of fire. Despite that the weapon excels in medium to close range combat. Long range combat is also feasible if the right attachments are equipped and the weapon's rate of fire is controlled with burst fire.

The G36C's stability can be increased further using the Muzzle Brake, or the Compensator and the Angled Grip, or the Folding Grip. As an alternative, one could increase accuracy using the Heavy Barrel and the Stubby Grip or Potato Grip at the cost of some stability.

Battlefield Hardline
The G36C is a weapon featured in Battlefield Hardline. It is a purchasable weapon for the Operator kit and is equipped by default with a Laser Sight and Stubby Grip.

Trivia

 * The real-life G36 has a translucent magazine to enable seeing how many shots are still left, but due to animation-complications for the games, in all its appearances, the G36's magazine was either opaque or had fixed cartridges inside.