Standard Rifle Of Pakistan Army | The G3 Assault Rifle

Standard Rifle Of Pakistan Army | The G3 Assault Rifle With Knife

The G3 is a 7.62×51mm NATO battle rifle developed in the 1950s by the German armament manufacturer Heckler & Koch GmbH (H&K) in collaboration with the Spanish state-owned design and development agency CETME.

The G3A3 (A4) is a selective-fire automatic weapon that employs a roller-delayed blowback operating system. The two-piece bolt assembly consists of a breech (bolt head) and bolt carrier. The bolt is held in battery by two sliding cylindrical rollers that engage locking recesses in the barrel extension (popularly called a "trunnion"; BATF calls this a "mounting block"). The breech is opened when both rollers are compressed inward against camming surfaces driven by the rearward pressure of the expanding gases upon the bolt head. As the rollers move inward, recoil energy is transferred to the locking piece and bolt carrier which begin to withdraw while the bolt head slowly moves rearward in relation to the bolt carrier. As the bolt carrier clears the rollers, pressure in the bore drops to a safe level, the bolt head is caught by the bolt carrier and moves to the rear as one unit, continuing the operating cycle.

The firearm is equipped with iron sights that consist of a rotary rear drum and hooded front post. The rear sight, mechanically adjustable for both windage and elevation, has an open notch used to fire up to 100 m and three apertures used for: 200, 300 and 400 m. The receiver housing has recesses that work with HK clamp adapters used to mount day or night optics.

In Use Of Pakistan Army :-

Standard Rifle Of Pakistan Army | The G3 Assault Rifle Sniper Varient

Many people ask questions that why Pakistani army uses this old rifle and large caliber. The answer lies in the very detailed specifications of this gun. The gun is designed for medium ranged combats and is very effective against targets at 500 meters. This gun can penetrate brick walls and bunker walls without concrete and Level 3 body armour. As you may know that most of the armed forces of our arch enemy Hindustan use level 3 body armour, therefore this gun is very useful for penetrating this  kind of armour and breaching bunker walls at long ranges. Also it can also be converted in a sniper rifle with small modifications and serve as a general purpose sniper rifle. The rate of fire is extremely fast. There are two types of magazines. Other specifications are given below.

Specifications :-

Weight

▪ 4.1 kg (9.04 lb) (G3A3)

▪ 4.7 kg (10 lb) (G3A4)

▪ 5.54 kg (12.2 lb) with optic (G3SG/1)

▪ 4.1 kg (9.0 lb) (G3K)

Length

▪ 1,025 mm (40.4 in) (G3A3)

▪ 1,025 mm (40.4 in) stock extended / 840 mm

▪ (33.1 in) stock collapsed (G3A4)

▪ 1,025 mm (40.4 in) (G3SG/1)

▪ 895 mm (35.2 in) stock extended / 711 mm (28.0 in) stock collapsed (G3K)

Barrel length

▪ 450 mm (17.7 in)

▪ 315 mm (12.4 in) (G3K)

Cartridge

▪ 7.62×51mm NATO

Action

▪ Roller-delayed blowback

Rate of fire

▪ 500–600 rounds/min

Muzzle velocity

▪ 800 m/s (2,625 ft/s)

Effective firing range

▪ 500 meters (550 yd), 100–400 m sight adjustments

Feed system

▪ 20-round detachable box

▪ 50-round drum magazine

Sights

▪ Rear: rotary diopter; front: hooded post

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