H&K Mp7


   The Heckler & Koch MP7 (Maschinenpistole 7) is a German personal defense weapon (PDW) designed and manufactured by Heckler & Koch (H & K) and camera for the HK cartridge of 4.6 x 30 mm. It was designed with the new cartridge to meet the NATO requirements published in 1989, as these requirements require a Personal Defense Class (PDW) firearm, with a greater ability to penetrate body armor than current limited weapons to conventional gun cartridges. The MP7 went into production in 2001. It is a direct rival of the FN P90, also developed in response to the NATO requirement. The weapon has been revised since its introduction and the latest variants of production are MP7A1 and MP7A2. The proliferation of high-quality body armor has begun to make guns firing gun ammunition (such as Heckler and Koch's former MP5 submachine gun or USP gun) ineffective. In response to this trend, Heckler & Koch designed the MP7 (along with the now canceled UCP gun, which uses the same ammunition) to penetrate the body armor being small enough to be used instead of a pistol or submachine gun.

   The MP7 uses a short-stroke piston gas system as used in H & K's G36 and HK416 assault rifles, rather than a recoil system traditionally seen in machine guns, including H & K's. The ammunition 4.6 × 30 mm is exclusive to the gun and offers a low recoil. This ammunition is unique among machine guns, as the bullet is made almost entirely of a hardened steel penetrator rather than softer copper or lead. The MP7 allows to place a conventional magazine of 20 rounds, 30 rounds or 40 rounds inside the gun grip (the 20 round magazine is comparable in size to a magazine of 15 rounds of 9 × 19 mm, while the magazine 40 rounds the magazine compares with a 30 round magazine of 9 × 19 mm). It has an ambidextrous fire selector, bolt-grip lever and magazine release. It has an extendable base and a folding front grip; You can shoot with one hand or with both hands. It is compact and light, due to the use of polymers in its construction. The MP7 has a cyclic shooting speed of 950 shots per minute (RPM).

   The high-speed rounds specially designed for MP7 armor drilling (AP) consist of solid copper-plated steel (DM11), alloy plated steel jacket (DM21) or lead-core shells with copper alloy jacket (Fiocchi FMJ ZP). The standard high speed AP DM11 (Ultimate Combat) round with a 2.0 g (31 gr) projectile has an output velocity of 2,362 ft / s (720 m / s) and has a muzzle energy of 506 J (373 ft -lbf). The DM11 round penetrates NATO's CRISAT target (20 Kevlar layers with 1.6 mm titanium back) even at 200 m. The round has a small diameter, which allows to redouble the capacity of penetration and a great capacity in a very small magazine. VBR of Belgium produces a 2-part 4.6 × 30 mm controlled fragmentation projectile which is said to increase the content of the permanent wound cavity and doubles the probability of striking a vital organ. Heckler and Koch claim that the black-tipped CPS ammunition made by Fiocchi has a mouth power of approximately 525 J, which would be comparable to the 9 × 19 mm Parabellum rounds.

HECKLER & KOCH MP7



H&K Mp7


   The Heckler & Koch MP7 (Maschinenpistole 7) is a German personal defense weapon (PDW) designed and manufactured by Heckler & Koch (H & K) and camera for the HK cartridge of 4.6 x 30 mm. It was designed with the new cartridge to meet the NATO requirements published in 1989, as these requirements require a Personal Defense Class (PDW) firearm, with a greater ability to penetrate body armor than current limited weapons to conventional gun cartridges. The MP7 went into production in 2001. It is a direct rival of the FN P90, also developed in response to the NATO requirement. The weapon has been revised since its introduction and the latest variants of production are MP7A1 and MP7A2. The proliferation of high-quality body armor has begun to make guns firing gun ammunition (such as Heckler and Koch's former MP5 submachine gun or USP gun) ineffective. In response to this trend, Heckler & Koch designed the MP7 (along with the now canceled UCP gun, which uses the same ammunition) to penetrate the body armor being small enough to be used instead of a pistol or submachine gun.

   The MP7 uses a short-stroke piston gas system as used in H & K's G36 and HK416 assault rifles, rather than a recoil system traditionally seen in machine guns, including H & K's. The ammunition 4.6 × 30 mm is exclusive to the gun and offers a low recoil. This ammunition is unique among machine guns, as the bullet is made almost entirely of a hardened steel penetrator rather than softer copper or lead. The MP7 allows to place a conventional magazine of 20 rounds, 30 rounds or 40 rounds inside the gun grip (the 20 round magazine is comparable in size to a magazine of 15 rounds of 9 × 19 mm, while the magazine 40 rounds the magazine compares with a 30 round magazine of 9 × 19 mm). It has an ambidextrous fire selector, bolt-grip lever and magazine release. It has an extendable base and a folding front grip; You can shoot with one hand or with both hands. It is compact and light, due to the use of polymers in its construction. The MP7 has a cyclic shooting speed of 950 shots per minute (RPM).

   The high-speed rounds specially designed for MP7 armor drilling (AP) consist of solid copper-plated steel (DM11), alloy plated steel jacket (DM21) or lead-core shells with copper alloy jacket (Fiocchi FMJ ZP). The standard high speed AP DM11 (Ultimate Combat) round with a 2.0 g (31 gr) projectile has an output velocity of 2,362 ft / s (720 m / s) and has a muzzle energy of 506 J (373 ft -lbf). The DM11 round penetrates NATO's CRISAT target (20 Kevlar layers with 1.6 mm titanium back) even at 200 m. The round has a small diameter, which allows to redouble the capacity of penetration and a great capacity in a very small magazine. VBR of Belgium produces a 2-part 4.6 × 30 mm controlled fragmentation projectile which is said to increase the content of the permanent wound cavity and doubles the probability of striking a vital organ. Heckler and Koch claim that the black-tipped CPS ammunition made by Fiocchi has a mouth power of approximately 525 J, which would be comparable to the 9 × 19 mm Parabellum rounds.

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