Germany's latest HK4 16A7 rifle: This rifle is the latest version of the HK-4 16 series rifle of HeikolKoch Company in Germany, and it is also the biggest improvement of the HK-416 rifle since A5. The improvement of HK4 16A7 is to cancel the wooden guard plates of four guide rails at first. Although picatinny rail facilitated the installation of accessories, without accessories, picatinny rail added weight to the rifle. Moreover, the grip of the guide rail is not particularly good, so HK 4 16A7 only keeps the upper and lower guard rails, while the two short-side guide rails at 3 o'clock and 9 o'clock are replaced by HKey interfaces.
The HK4 16 A7 assault rifle is equipped with a barrel of 14.5 inches, and uses 5.56x45 NATO ammunition. EOTech will provide it with an optical aiming system, and add EOTECEX PS3-0 holographic diffraction image weapon aiming device and G33 new magnifying glass to the HK4 16A7 rifle. German special forces purchased 1 745 HK4 16A7 rifle as a new standard weapon, and finally determined it as G95 rifle. And in 20 19 and 1 year, it was delivered to KSK and german navy special forces one after another, and the G36K was gradually phased out.
The new HK4 16 A7 rifle weighs 3.69Kg and the barrel length is 14.5 inches. Compared with A5 version, A7 adopts a light fender with HKEY(HK patent keyhole). And the three gears of the reducer are set at a 90-degree angle, and it only takes 45 degrees to adjust one gear. The situation is similar to A5. Another interesting phenomenon is that the official drawing of HK4 16 A7 uses the case of Magpu instead of HK's own translucent plastic case.
The performance test of HK4 16 A7 assault rifle was conducted in the United States. Dr Karl-Heinz Ripper, director of the Optoelectronic Department of Laser and Acoustics of the German Ministry of Defence, said that the Yuma proving ground in the United States provided ideal testing conditions for G95K rifles, and the base there had the special dust conditions we needed. This is very similar to the combat environment in Afghanistan. In this environment, the test is related to the task of German special operations forces, which are mainly active in Afghanistan in recent years.
Other changes of HK4 16 A7 include the new grip shape, and the muzzle flame arrester is changed from birdcage shape to trident shape. It seems that the fighting environment of hk4 16A7 does not consider the hook of branches, perhaps considering the details of the user habits of G36K. In addition, the surface of the gun is coated with Cerakote coating, which is more corrosion-resistant and wear-resistant. This coating can effectively reduce the detection (infrared absorption) of night vision equipment and thermal imager.
1 745 rifles purchased by German special forces began to be delivered to KSK and German naval special forces in 20 19, and G36K was gradually phased out. At present, it is found that HK4 16A7 tested in Germany is different from those in the market, and the wooden guard extends to the vicinity of the muzzle, just like the title map. It may be based on the needs of some shooting positions or accessories installation. HK4 16 is the main product of HK Company at present, which has been adopted by the military police in the United States, France and other countries.