Daewoo Precision Industries K4
The Daewoo Precision Industries K4 (Korean: K4 고속유탄기관총; Hanja: K4 高速榴彈機關槍) is a 40×53mm high-speed automatic grenade launcher in use with the Republic of Korea Armed Forces. The K4 was developed as a complement to the K-201 hand-held grenade launcher (attachable to the K2).
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Daewoo Precision Industries K4
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The Daewoo Precision Industries K4 (Korean: K4 고속유탄기관총; Hanja: K4 高速榴彈機關槍) is a 40×53mm high-speed automatic grenade launcher in use with the Republic of Korea Armed Forces. The K4 was developed as a complement to the K-201 hand-held grenade launcher (attachable to the K2).
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History
History
The K4 was first developed in 1994.
Design
Design
It has a weight of 34.4 kg (empty, without accessories) and can fire up to 325 rounds per minute with a firing range of 1.5 km. When needed to be used during night operations, a KAN/TVS-5 night vision scope can be attached onto the receiver. The K4 is said to visually resemble the Mk 19 AGL.
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Users
Iraq: Small numbers used by Iraqi special forces on Humvees. Libya: First export customer, purchased the K4 in 2009. Mexico: Purchased since 2011. Poland: Several hundred K4s ordered in 2022. South Korea Singapore: 17 K4s transferred according to a 2019 SIPRI small arms report.
Republic of Korea Marine Corps Cpl. Seung Lee, center, 1st Battalion, 7th Brigade, 1st ROK Marine Division, and a U.S. Marine, left, assigned to Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team 1/5, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, fire a K4 automatic grenade launcher during a live-fire crew-served weapons range at Suseong-Ri, South Korea, Aug. 16, 2024. Integrated training between the two countries strengt
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Republic of Korea Marines assigned to 1st Battalion, 7th Brigade, 1st ROK Marine Division, and U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Elvis Lishman, right, machine gunner, Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team 1/5, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, fire a K4 automatic grenade launcher during a live-fire crew-served weapons range at Suseong-Ri, South Korea, Aug. 16, 2024. Integrated training between the two countr
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- 1.Security Management Institute. 화기별·탄종별 사격장 안전기준 정립 연구. Republic of Korea Army Headquarters. 25 May 2018.
- 2.Weapons of the Republic of Korea Marine Corps – Small Arms Defense Journal.
- 3.South Korea is the New Arsenal of Democracy. 20 April 2017.
- 4.Daewoo K4 40 mm machine gun (Korea, South) - Jane's Armour and Artillery Upgrades. www.janes.com.
- 5.Vining, Miles. ISOF Arms & Equipment Part 4 – Grenade Launchers & Anti-Armour Weapons. armamentresearch.com. June 19, 2018.
- 6.S&T Holdings. S&T Daewoo Succeeded in First Exporting K4 Automatic Grenade Machine Gun to Libya. December 21, 2009.
- 7.S&T Motiv. S&T모티브, 멕시코, 파푸아뉴기니 軍․警에 총기 수출. April 10, 2013.
- 8.milmag.pl. Koreańskie granatniki K4 dla Polski. September 26, 2022.
- 9.Archived copy. www.smallarmssurvey.org.
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