Advanced Combat Rifle-H&K K2

The Heckler & Koch G11 series used caseless ammunition where the propellant was molded onto the bullet itself, making the round smaller and much lighter. The new K2 version used in the ACR tests held 45 rounds in a single long magazine lying along the top of the barrel, leading to a distinctive and somewhat blocky appearance.

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[SixbulletRussianRoul]

Thumbs up if you knew about this weapon before Black Ops.

[kingmanted]

how much was the goober at 1:25 paid to stand there and look stupid.

[dieyng]

@jayatfreelance No chance, I fear, because of numerous reasons, not the least might be the cost of weapon and ammunition.

The german "Bundeswehr" is in fact using a quite reliable weapon in the G36 (advanced version of the earlier H&K G3), sadly it's in no way innovative or modern.

Well, as long as the US are still using the M16 or simliar weapons...

[jayatfreelance]

@VpR81 I wonder if there is any hope that the G11 or something like the G11 might be issued to the German armed forces in the future? Weapons like the G11 are the wave of the future!

[coldbrewbeer]

I wouldnt use that gun just because it's fucking ugly.

[FuryGearSolid]

It kicks like hell and reloads like.... I don't know what, neither do they.

[SixbulletRussianRoul]

@bobmanwow Yes, and so are you apparently.

[bobmanwow]

@SixbulletRussianRoul black ops is retarted...

[VpR81]

The G11 was already in field tests of the german army and was almost ready for serial production. The very most of the problems, people know about, where solved in the K2 version (But THIS is not the K2 version). The reason, that the G11 was canceled were political and financial ones. The reunification was damn expensive and after the fall of the warsaw pact, the government was unable to justify the adoption of an assault rifle, beeing as 7 times expensive as a conventional rifle...

[EnigmaHood]

@dave55811 Cook-off has mostly been addressed. High ignition propellant is the answer. Future caseless designs are going to incorporate even higher temperature ignition propellant and electronic firing.

[dave55811]

@TheMcK777 A lot of it had to do with politics; the reunification of West & East Germany led to the cancellation of the G11 project. Plus, the G11 wasn't perfect, especially in concern to its dangerous cook-off tendencies (the caseless ammo could heat up and explode).

[dave55811]

@SixbulletRussianRoul Right here. Loooooong before Black Ops; I'd say I've known of the G11 9-10 years before Black Ops was released. However, I never knew of its reloading operation until Black Ops, and I don't even know if it's legit or not (rotating that thing in the back after loading a new magazine).