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The Future of HK

Objective Individual Combat Weapon

The next generation on the battlefield is here.  It is called the OICW, or Objective Individual Combat Weapon, and HK is right there on the cutting edge 

with the development of the actual weapons platform that will perhaps take U.S and NATO soldiers into 

the next Century.

Very basically, the U.S. military wanted a weapon system that mates a conventional rifle with a 20mm 

"cannon" that is capable of delivering a special munition that can be user set to explode with an airburst at user determined and programmable ranges.  What looks like an M16 underneath should give you pause to look closer.  It is a variant of the HK G36K, with an M16 magazine adapter!  This is something that HK promises for the conventional G36 series as well.  The selector switch and the flash hider are the G36K variant giveaway.

Proof once again that when the military needs something on the cutting edge, HK is the logical choice.  A bargain price for the military?  $10,000 to $12,000 each, and $25-$30 a pop for the 20mm ammunition.   The military plans an initial order of 45,000 units, and for them to be fielded with special units by 2006.

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