Heckler & Koch P11
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OS P11
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Type | Underwater Pistol |
Place of origin | Germany |
Production history | |
Designed | 1970s |
Produced | 1976 |
Specifications | |
Weight | 1,200 grams (42 oz) loaded Battery pack 700 grams (25 oz) |
Length | 200 millimetres (7.9 in) |
Width | 60 millimetres (2.4 in) |
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Cartridge | 7.62×36mm, about 100 millimetres (3.9 in) long, miniature solid-fuelled rocket with fins |
Caliber | 7.62 mm |
Action | Electric actuated |
Effective firing range | 30 metres (98 ft) in air, 10 to 15 metres (33 to 49 ft) underwater |
Feed system | 5 rounds, each in a barrel |
Sights | 14.6 centimetres (5.7 in) between sights |
The HK P11 is a Heckler & Koch pistol designed as an underwater firearm.
Design
Since ordinary-shaped rounds are inaccurate and have a very short range when used underwater, this pistol fires steel darts about 10 centimetres (3.9 in) long. It has five barrels, each of which is loaded with a cartridge, giving the gun a pepper-box appearance, and it is electrically ignited from a battery pack in the pistol grip.[1] After firing all five cartridges, the barrel unit must be sent back to its manufacturer for reloading.[2] It is very similar to its predecessor, the Mk 1 Underwater Defense Gun. In the past, Heckler & Koch has denied knowledge of its existence.[3]
This firearm is somewhat bulkier than its Soviet counterpart, the SPP-1 Underwater Pistol, but it has five barrels, as opposed to the Soviet firearm which has four. However, the SPP-1 does not need to be sent back to the manufacturer to be reloaded.
Users
- Denmark[4]
- France[4]
- Germany: German commando frogmen.[5]
- Israel[4]
- Italy: Italian Navy COMSUBIN.[4]
- Malaysia: PASKAL
- Netherlands[4]
- Norway[4]
- United Kingdom: Special Boat Service of the British Royal Navy.[6]
- United States: 100 units have been issued to members of U.S. Special operations forces.
See also
Notes
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References
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