HMG PK-16

Last updated
HMG PK-16
Type Heavy machine gun [1] [2]
Place of origin Pakistan [1] [2] [3] [4]
Service history
In serviceNovember 2016-present [1] [2] [4]
Used by Pakistan
Production history
Designer POF [3]
Manufacturer POF [3]
Specifications
Mass30±2 kg [1] [3]
Length1,500 mm [1] [3]
Barrel  length1,003 mm [3]
Width520 mm [1] [3]
Crew2 [1]
Caliber 12.7×108mm
Action Gas operated [1] [2] [3] [4]
Rate of fire 540-600 rounds/min [1] [3]
Muzzle velocity 810 m/s [1] [3]
Effective firing range1,500-1,600 m [1] [3] [4]
Feed system Ammunition belt [1] [3] [4]
References

The HMG PK-16 is a Pakistani belt-fed air-cooled gas-operated heavy machine gun designed and produced by the Pakistan Ordnance Factories. [1] [3] [4] It was first unveiled on 23 November 2016 on the IDEAS defence exhibition [1] [4] inaugurated by both PM Nawaz Sharif and COAS Raheel Sharif and visited by Minister of Defence Khwaja Asif and MoDP Rana Tanveer Hussain. [4] Its name might suggest its introduction in 2016. [2]

Contents

Characteristics

The HMG PK-16 shows some similarities to the Soviet DShK, as well as the Chinese W85 and Type 54 Machine gun. [2] The HMG PK-16 is assembled by two people [1] with an assembling time of 5 minutes and 20 seconds [3] and a disassembling time of 4 minutes and 30 seconds, [3] however its assembling time with the gun mounted is less than one minute. [3] It has spade grips with the trigger in between the spade grips to be thumb pressed by the user. [2] It has a tripod stand that can be operated either flat on ground or elevated. [2] It can also be operated on vehicles. [2] It is a comparatively light weight and suitable for low intensity operations. [3] It operates with a caliber of 12.7×108mm with overall length of 1,500 mm [1] [3] and barrel length of 1,003 mm. [1] [3] It has an effective range of 1,500-1,600 m. [1] [3] Its tripod allows for an elevation of -26° to + 73° and a traverse movement of 360°. [1] [3] It fires 540-600 rounds per minute [1] [3] with each bullet traveling at speed of 810 m/s. [1] [3] The barrel however must be changed after firing 3,500 rounds. [1] [3]

See also

Other HMGs

Other POF Products

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Machine gun</span> Fully-automatic firearm

A machine gun is a fully automatic, rifled autoloading firearm designed for sustained direct fire with rifle cartridges. Other automatic firearms such as automatic shotguns and automatic rifles are typically designed more for firing short bursts rather than continuous firepower, and are not considered true machine guns.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">M2 Browning</span> Type of heavy machine gun

The M2 machine gun or Browning .50 caliber machine gun is a heavy machine gun that was designed beginning near the end of World War I by John Browning. Its design is similar to Browning's earlier M1919 Browning machine gun, which was chambered for the .30-06 cartridge. The M2 uses Browning's larger and more powerful .50 BMG cartridge. The design has had many designations; the official U.S. military designation for the current infantry type is Browning Machine Gun, Cal. .50, M2, HB, Flexible. It is effective against infantry, unarmored or lightly armored vehicles and boats, light fortifications, and low-flying aircraft.

The M60, officially the Machine Gun, Caliber 7.62 mm, M60, is a family of American general-purpose machine guns firing 7.62×51mm NATO cartridges from a disintegrating belt of M13 links. There are several types of ammunition approved for use in the M60, including ball, tracer, and armor-piercing rounds.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">M240 machine gun</span> Family of machine guns

The M240 – officially the Machine Gun, 7.62 mm, M240 – is the U.S. military designation for the FN MAG, a family of belt-fed, gas-operated medium machine guns that chamber the 7.62×51mm NATO cartridge.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">PK machine gun</span> General-purpose machine gun/Squad automatic weapon

The PK, is a belt-fed general-purpose machine gun, chambered for the 7.62×54mmR rimmed cartridge.

The M1917 Browning machine gun is a heavy machine gun used by the United States armed forces in World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War; it has also been used by other nations. It was a crew-served, belt-fed, water-cooled machine gun that served alongside the much lighter air-cooled Browning M1919. It was used at the battalion level, and often mounted on vehicles. There were two main iterations: the M1917, which was used in World War I and the M1917A1, which was used thereafter. The M1917, which was used on some aircraft as well as in a ground role, had a cyclic rate of 450 rounds per minute. The M1917A1 had a cyclic rate of 450 to 600 rounds per minute.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">MG 3 machine gun</span> General-purpose machine gun

The MG 3 is a German general-purpose machine gun chambered for the 7.62×51mm NATO cartridge. The weapon's design is derived from the World War II era MG 42 that fired the 7.92×57mm Mauser round.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Heavy machine gun</span> Gun capable of heavy sustained fire

A heavy machine gun(HMG) is significantly larger than light, medium or general-purpose machine guns. HMGs are typically too heavy to be man-portable and require mounting onto a weapons platform to be operably stable or tactically mobile, have more formidable firepower, and generally require a team of personnel for operation and maintenance.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Pakistan Ordnance Factories</span> Pakistani State owned weapons manufacturer

The Pakistan Ordnance Factories (POF) is a major firearms, defence contractor, and military corporation headquartered in Wah Cantt, Punjab, Pakistan. It is "the largest defence industrial complex under the Ministry of Defence Production, producing conventional arms & ammo to international standards. POF Board headquarter is at Wah Cantt. Presently POF comprises of 14 ordnance factories and three commercial subsidiaries. Pakistan Ordnance Factories also manufacture commercial explosives, hunting ammunition and possess extensive facilities for the manufacture of brass, copper and aluminum ingots, extrusions and sections for non-military applications. A garments factory, which has modern cloth cutting facilities, stitching units etc manufactures military uniforms and can also cater for the needs of the civil sector".

<span class="mw-page-title-main">GAU-19</span> Electrically-driven heavy machine gun

The GAU-19/A is an electrically driven, three-barrel rotary heavy machine gun that fires the .50 BMG (12.7×99mm) cartridge.

The Zastava M02 Coyote is a 12.7mm heavy machine gun produced by Zastava Arms. The M02 is very similar to the NSV machine gun and Kord machine gun in appearance and capability. The M02 can fire over 700 rounds per minute and has a maximum effective range of 2,000 m against ground targets and 1,500 m against airborne targets.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">M1919 Browning machine gun</span> American medium machine gun

The M1919 Browning is a .30 caliber medium machine gun that was widely used during the 20th century, especially during World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War. The M1919 saw service as a light infantry, coaxial, mounted, aircraft, and anti-aircraft machine gun by the U.S. and many other countries.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Nkm wz.38 FK</span> Anti-air and anti-tank heavy machine gun/autocannon

The Nkm wz.38 FK was a 20 mm heavy machine gun produced in inter-war Poland. It was used both in anti-air and anti-tank role and was also adapted for tank use and mounted on some TKS tankettes. Mass-produced in 1938 and 1939, it was used extensively during the September Campaign.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Gilgit-Baltistan Scouts</span> Pakistani paramilitary unit

The Gilgit−Baltistan Scouts, are a civil armed force of Pakistan, tasked with law enforcement in the nominally autonomous territory of Gilgit-Baltistan and border guard duties. The force was formed in 2003 under the control of the Interior Ministry of Pakistan, but it claims a tradition dating back to the Gilgit Scouts formed during the British Raj era. However, the earlier Scouts unit is now a full infantry regiment of the Pakistan Army (see Northern Light Infantry Regiment, which mostly operates in the same region as the current Scouts.

The Denel DMG-5 is a general-purpose machine gun designed and manufactured by Denel Land Systems of South Africa.

The Azb DMR MK1 or Azb MK1 is a Pakistani light weight semi-automatic designated marksman rifle designed and manufactured by the POF. It was first unveiled at the December 2014 IDEAS exhibition. It is believed to be named after the Counter-terrorist operation in North-West Pakistan Operation Zarb-e-Azb which had just been commenced at the time the Sniper rifle was introduced. It itself was designed for the Low intensity operations that were occurring during its time. The rifle has took part in many international defence exhibitions and has been offered for export.

The Light Sniper Rifle (LSR) is a Pakistani 7.62×51mm bolt-action sniper rifle designed and manufactured by the POF. It was displayed on 23 November 2016 along with the HMG PK-16 in the IDEAS Exhibition. It was designed to fulfill the increasing demand of precision rifles in Pakistan.

The PSR-90 is a Pakistani semi-automatic 7.62×51mm precision rifle designed and manufactured by Pakistan Ordnance Factories. It is used by the SSG commandos.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 "IDEAS 2016:POF unveils the HMG PK-16 Heavy Machine Gun". Army Recognition. Archived from the original on 22 January 2019. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Pakistan is Selling This New Heavy Machine Gun". 21st Century Asian Arms Race. 20 April 2019. Archived from the original on 19 May 2020. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 "HMG PK-16". Pakistan Ordnance Factories. Archived from the original on 26 March 2020.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "PM, COAS inaugurate defense exhibition IDEAS-2016". Free Online Library. Archived from the original on 19 May 2020. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.