Heckler & Koch UMP

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Heckler & Koch UMP
HKUMP45.JPG
HK UMP45 with a KAC vertical foregrip
Type Submachine gun
Place of originGermany
Service history
In service2000–present
Used bySee Users
Production history
Designed1990s
Manufacturer Heckler & Koch
Produced2000–present
VariantsSee Variants
Specifications
MassWithout magazine:
  • 2.3 kg (5.1 lb) (UMP9/UMP40)
  • 2.5 kg (5.5 lb) (UMP45)

With unloaded magazine:

  • 2.5 kg (5.5 lb) (UMP9)
  • 2.55 kg (5.6 lb) (UMP40)
  • 2.65 kg (5.8 lb) (UMP45)
Length450 mm (17.7 in) (stock folded)
690 mm (27.2 in) (stock extended)
Barrel  length200 mm (7.9 in)
Cartridge 9×19mm Parabellum (UMP9)
.40 S&W (UMP40)
.45 ACP (UMP45/USC)
Action Blowback, [1] closed bolt
Rate of fire 600–750 rounds/min (UMP9, UMP40) [2] [3]
600–700 rounds/min (UMP45) [3]
Muzzle velocity 380 m/s (1,250 ft/s) (9×19mm Parabellum)
358 m/s (1,170 ft/s) (.40 S&W) [3]
260 m/s (870 ft/s) (.45 ACP) [3]
Effective firing range100 m (328 ft) (9×19mm Parabellum)
65 m (213 ft) (.45 ACP)
Feed system30-round detachable curved box magazine (UMP9)
30-round detachable straight box magazine (UMP40)
25-round detachable straight box magazine (UMP45)
10-round detachable straight box magazine (USC)
Sights Iron sights and Picatinny rail for various optical sights

The Heckler & Koch UMP (Universale Maschinenpistole, German for "Universal Machine Pistol") is a submachine gun developed and manufactured by Heckler & Koch. Heckler & Koch developed the UMP as a lighter and cheaper successor to the MP5, though both remain in production. [4] The UMP has been adopted for use by various countries including Brazil, Canada, and the United States. A small number of UMPs chambered in .45 ACP were officially purchased by the 5th Special Forces Group of the United States Army Special Forces,[ citation needed ] with some of the weapons seeing limited service in the early years of the Iraqi insurgency, making them one of the more popular submachine guns being deployed by the U.S. military personnel in recent conflicts around the world.

Contents

The UMP can be converted from 9×19mm Parabellum, .40 S&W, or .45 ACP by changing the barrel, bolt, and magazine. The UMP was previously available in multiple calibres, however with a decline in global use of .40 S&W and .45 ACP, only the 9mm Parabellum variant is in production. Parts are still available for the .40 S&W and .45 ACP calibre variants. [2]

History

The UMP was designed in the 1990s by Heckler & Koch (HK), as a cheaper, lighter alternative to the MP5, [5] which made heavy use of polymers. [6] The UMP first entered production in 2000. [2] It was designed primarily for use by American military and law enforcement units, [7] as the MP5 was not available in .45 ACP, a round which was popular in the United States, but not in Europe. [8] Despite the UMP's improvements and reduced cost, it did not replace the MP5, which ended up outselling the UMP. [9]

Recall

In 2000, H&K recalled certain UMP and USC serial numbers due to faulty operating handles. The faulty handles, made of polymer, could break off, making the weapons inoperable. [10]

Design details

The UMP is a blowback-operated, magazine-fed submachine gun that fires from a closed bolt. [11] The closed bolt design increases the accuracy, which is particularly desirable in a law enforcement context. [8] However, the simple blowback design of the UMP makes it less controllable than the MP5. [12]

The UMP was originally designed for larger cartridges such as the .40 S&W and .45 ACP, to provide more stopping power against unarmoured targets, with slightly lower effectiveness at longer ranges. A larger cartridge produces more recoil and makes it harder to control in fully automatic fire. To mitigate the excessive recoil, Heckler & Koch designed the UMP to have a cyclic rate of around 600 rounds per minute, though the rate of fire increases up to 700 rounds per minute if (+ P) ammunition is used. [3] [11]

Heckler & Koch MP5A5 (top), MP5A4 (middle) and UMP9 (bottom), on display at a Navy armoury exhibition Heckler &Koch MP5s and UMP submachineguns.JPG
Heckler & Koch MP5A5 (top), MP5A4 (middle) and UMP9 (bottom), on display at a Navy armoury exhibition

The UMP9 (the 9×19mm variant of the UMP) is almost 0.2 kilograms (0.44 lb) lighter than the MP5. It has a cyclic rate of around 600–750 rounds per minute. [2] Its predominantly polymer construction reduces both its weight and the number of parts susceptible to corrosion. [11] [13]

The UMP is available in four trigger group configurations, featuring different combinations of semi-automatic, 2-round burst, fully automatic, and safe settings. It features a side-folding buttstock to reduce its length during transport. When the last round of the UMP is fired, the bolt locks open, and can be released via a catch on the left side. The iron sights consist of an aperture rear sight and a front ring with a vertical post. It can mount four Picatinny rails (one on top of the receiver, and one on the right, left, and bottom of the handguard) for mounting accessories such as optical sights, tactical lights, or laser sights. Vertical foregrips can be attached to the bottom rail for better control during burst and automatic fire. [11]

Variants

UMP9 (top) and MP5 E6 (bottom) on display at Military University of Technology II Warsztaty Militarne WAT (01).jpg
UMP9 (top) and MP5 E6 (bottom) on display at Military University of Technology

The UMP is interchangeable between three different calibres:

The UMP9, chambered in 9×19mm Parabellum

The UMP40, chambered in .40 S&W

The UMP45, chambered in .45 ACP

Apart from the different chambering, all versions feature the same design model, the exterior differences being the curved magazine used on the UMP9, while both the UMP40 and UMP45 each use a straight magazine. All three versions of the weapon can be cross-converted to any of the round chamberings via replacing the bolt, barrel, and magazine. [11] [13]

The USC or Universal Self-loading Carbine is a semi-automatic-only variant of the UMP designed for civilian use. It was created following the Assault Weapons Ban of 1994 in the United States and was introduced in 2000. Changes from the original UMP include a "thumbhole" type stock/grip instead of the pistol grip of the UMP, a longer barrel without the flash suppressor, a magazine limited to 10 rounds, and a semi-automatic-only trigger group and action. [14] Originally available in grey, as of 2008 the USC came only in an all-black finish. [15]

Production of the USC was halted in 2013. [16] In 2018, H&K announced a limited production run of new USC rifles.

Users

UOPI operator with a UMP9 Operatori U.O.P.I.jpg
UOPI operator with a UMP9
CountryOrganisation nameModelDateReferences
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Victoria Police Critical Incident Response Team UMP40_ [17]
New South Wales Police Force State Protection Group UMP40_ [18]
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Special Operations Command of the Brazilian Army UMP9_ [19]
Amphibious Commandos of the Brazilian Marine Corps UMP9_ [19]
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Brantford Police Service Emergency Response TeamUMP40_ [20]
Flag of France.svg  France National Gendarmerie UMP92008 [21]
Directorate-General of Customs and Indirect Taxes UMP92016 [22]
National Police (France) UMP92016 [23]
Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia Special Operations Forces UMP45_ [24]
Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan Jordanian Special Operations Forces__ [25]
Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia Latvian ArmyUMP9_ [26]
Flag of Liechtenstein.svg  Liechtenstein Special Police Unit __ [27]
Security Corps __ [28] [27]
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia Pasukan Khas Laut (PASKAL) counter-terrorism team of the Royal Malaysian Navy UMP452006 [29]
Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency UMP9_ [30]
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico Mexican Marines __ [31]
Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay Regimiento Escolta Presidencial.UMP9_ [32]
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland Policja UMP9_ [33]
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal Portuguese Armed Forces __ [34]
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania Romanian Special Operations Forces UMP9_ [35]
Romanian Naval Forces special operations group (GNFOS)UMP9_ [36]
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 72nd Brigade for Special Operations and 63rd Parachute Brigade of the Serbian Armed Forces UMP9_ [37]
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 5th Special Forces Regiment of the Armed Forces of Slovak Republic UMP9_ [38]
Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa National Intervention Unit - A special operations element of the South African Police Service (SAPS)UMP9_ [39]
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Spanish Army __ [40]
Flag of the United States.svg  United States U.S. Border Patrol UMP40_ [41]
Pentagon Force Protection Agency UMP40_ [42]
Henry County Police Department, GeorgiaUMP40_ [43]
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department UMP40_ [44]
Baltimore City Police Department UMP40_ [45]

See also

Modern closed-bolt blowback submachine guns

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