{"id":6618,"date":"2020-10-07T08:12:34","date_gmt":"2020-10-07T11:12:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fie.undef.edu.ar\/ceptm\/?p=6618"},"modified":"2020-10-07T08:12:34","modified_gmt":"2020-10-07T11:12:34","slug":"haenel-mk-556-nuevo-fusil-de-asalto-para-el-ejercito-aleman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fie.undef.edu.ar\/ceptm\/?p=6618","title":{"rendered":"HAENEL MK-556: Nuevo fusil de asalto para el Ej\u00e9rcito Alem\u00e1n"},"content":{"rendered":"

El Ministerio de Defensa Alem\u00e1n anunci\u00f3 que ha seleccionado el fusil de asalto que reemplazar\u00e1\u00a0 al HK G36, en servicio en las FFAA de ese pa\u00eds por varias d\u00e9cadas. Se trata del Haenel MK-556<\/strong>, desarrollo de una firma del este de Alemania, parte de un conglomerado de firmas para la defensa de ese pa\u00eds. El reemplazo del arma de servicio individual, es el resultado final de a\u00f1os de controversias entre el Ministerio de Defensa de ese pa\u00eds y la firma H&K, como consecuencia de problemas de funcionamiento del fusil citado durante operaciones de combate en Afganist\u00e1n.<\/p>\n

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In a press release, the Germany\u2019s Federal Ministry of Defense\u00a0announced<\/a>\u00a0that a replacement has been found for the country\u2019s 1990s-era\u00a0Heckler & Koch G36<\/a>\u00a0rifle. The winner of the competition, C.G. Haenel, an east German-based firearms manufacturer, is a blow to H&K\u2014though perhaps understandable considering the controversy surrounding\u00a0H&K\u2019s problematic G36<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Problems A-plenty<\/strong><\/p>\n

The\u00a0G36<\/a>\u2019s problems came to light after German troops in Afghanistan reported that the weapon would overheat after sustained firing, and causing severely degraded accuracy. An initial investigation attributed the G36\u2019s poor accuracy<\/a> on ammunition deficiencies, though subsequent investigations laid blame squarely on Heckler & Koch. After the G36\u2019s problems became apparent, German Defense Minister Ursula von der Leyen\u00a0stated<\/a>\u00a0that the G36 had no future in the Bundeswehr, or Federal Defense Forces.<\/p>\n

The Defense Ministry sued\u00a0Heckler & Koch<\/a>, claiming that the company should be legally obligated to repair the 167,000 or so rifles in service with the\u00a0Bundeswehr<\/a>\u00a0but lost the lawsuit. A regional court\u00a0ruled<\/a>\u00a0that H&K had met the Defense Ministry\u2019s weapon design specifications, and was therefore not responsible for any resulting deficiencies.<\/p>\n

Still, the Defense Ministry\u2019s selection of Haenel is a blow to Heckler & Koch, which supplies the overwhelming majority of the Bundeswehr\u2019s small arms. H&K has previously enjoyed great success exporting several of their M4\/M16<\/a> patterned small arms abroad, one of which\u2014either the HK416 or the HK433\u2014company hoped would win the Defense Ministry contract.<\/p>\n

The United States Marine Corps adopted the HK416\u2014named the M27<\/a>\u00a0by the USMC\u2014in 2011 and is prized for both its accuracy and reliability. The French Armed Forces also elected the HK416<\/a> as a replacement for their 1970s-era\u00a0FAMAS bullpup assault rifle<\/a>. The rifle is also in service with the Norwegian Armed Forces.<\/p>\n

In a\u00a0statement<\/a>, Heckler & Koch\u2019s CEO Jens Bodo Koch left the door open to future legal action, saying that H&K \u201cwill now examine the decision in detail from a legal point of view and exhaust all legal possibilities.\u201d<\/p>\n

MK556<\/strong><\/p>\n

Haenel\u2019s MK556<\/a>, chambered in the ubiquitous\u00a05.56 x 45mm<\/a>\u00a0NATO round, will likely be issued to the Bundeswehr with a 16-inch barrel, and follows the USMC move from a shorter, 14.5-inch barrel length M4, to a slightly longer 16.5-inch barreled M27 for greater accuracy at further ranges. Like H&K\u2019s HK416, Haenel\u2019s MK556 is also based on the M4\/M16 pattern, but uses a more reliable gas-piston cycling system, rather than the M4\/M16\u2019s direct impingement cycling system.<\/p>\n

Postscript<\/strong><\/p>\n

Does Haenel\u2019s win represent a widening of the Bundeswehr\u2019s procurement process? We\u2019ll have to wait and see. Either way, the MK556 is a blow to H&K, and a boon to the grunts who\u2019ll be issued them.<\/p>\n

Caleb Larson is a Defense Writer with The National Interest. He holds a Master of Public Policy and covers U.S. and Russian security, European defense issues, and German politics and culture.<\/em><\/p>\n

Fuente:<\/strong> https:\/\/nationalinterest.org<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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