New German machine gun = no recoil, quick barrel changes

[deemus]

Didn't see this one anywhere else, so here it is:

LiveLeak.com - HK 121 - General Purpose Machine Gun

 

[PhulesAu]

Not seeing much in the way of "Air Defense" there, But I'd take one in a heart beat. Must be nice to be able to destroy barrels just for a demo.

 

[shortround]

Duh! Just another variation of the MG-34/42 and M-60. Cyclic rate is pretty lame compared to the ripping cloth of the -42.

Notice that the belt was not fed from an ammo can.

H&K is overpriced, over hyped, and arrogant as hell to boot!

 

[reddog]

Duh! Just another variation of the MG-34/42 and M-60. Cyclic rate is pretty lame compared to the ripping cloth of the -42.

Notice that the belt was not fed from an ammo can.

H&K is overpriced, over hyped, and arrogant as hell to boot!

We must have watched different vids or you have no clue of what you were seeing. Whole different class from the mg-34/42 or M-60. The high cyclic rate of the 42 did nothing but waste ammo on anything but aircraft.

 

[deemus]

The main thing I noticed was almost zero recoil for a 7.62 MG. Pretty impressive IMO.

 

[franzas]

Leave it to the Germans to put techno music in the video...

I want to see some groups form a zero recoil machine gun

 

[PhulesAu]

I thought the video showed one. about the size of hand print, when he was firing from the hip.

 

[franzas]

i must've missed it

 

[jtw2]

After I couldn't afford the MG I then wouldn't be able to afford the ammo it eats. But it would be fun!

 

[kabob]

Not seeing much in the way of "Air Defense" there, But I'd take one in a heart beat. Must be nice to be able to destroy barrels just for a demo.

They didn't destroy the barrel. They were demonstrating how robust the barrels are just by letting them cool in water and shooting em all over again.