Daewoo Precision Industries K4

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Daewoo Precision Industries K4
API Blowback
Rate of fire350 rounds/min
Muzzle velocity241 m/s (790.7 ft/s)
Effective firing range1,500 m
Maximum firing range2,212 m
Feed systembelt-fed, 32 or 48 grenades belt
SightsKAN/TVS-5 night vision scope can be attached[1]

The Daewoo Precision Industries K4 is a

40x53mm high-speed Automatic Grenade Launcher in use with the Republic of Korea Armed Forces
.

The K4 was developed as a complement to the

K2
).

History

The K4 was first developed in 1994.[2]

Design

Demonstration of firing of the K4 automatic grenade launcher

It has a weight of 34.4  kg (empty, without accessories) and can fire up to 325 rounds per minute with a firing range of 1.5 km. When needed to be used during night operations, a KAN/TVS-5 night vision scope can be attached onto the receiver.[1]

The K4 is said to visually resemble the Mk 19 AGL.[3]

Users

Map with K4 users in blue
  •  Iraq: Small numbers used by Iraqi special forces on Humvees.[4]
  •  Libya: First export customer, purchased the K4 in 2009.[5]
  •  Mexico: Purchased since 2011.[6]
  •  Poland: Several hundred K4s ordered in 2022.[7]
  •  South Korea[1]
  •  Singapore: 17 K4s transferred according to a 2019 SIPRI small arms report.[8]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "Weapons of the Republic of Korea Marine Corps – Small Arms Defense Journal".
  2. ^ "South Korea is the New Arsenal of Democracy". 20 April 2017.
  3. ^ "Daewoo K4 40 mm machine gun (Korea, South) - Jane's Armour and Artillery Upgrades". www.janes.com. Archived from the original on 6 November 2009. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
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  5. ^ "S&T Daewoo Succeeded in First Exporting K4 Automatic Grenade Machine Gun to Libya". S&T Holdings. December 21, 2009. Archived from the original on 2020-03-03. Retrieved 2010-06-24.
  6. ^ "S&T모티브, 멕시코, 파푸아뉴기니 軍․警에 총기 수출". S&T Motiv. April 10, 2013. Archived from the original on April 13, 2015.
  7. ^ "Koreańskie granatniki K4 dla Polski" (in Polish). milmag.pl. September 26, 2022.
  8. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). www.smallarmssurvey.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 December 2019. Retrieved 15 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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