What is this?

hoplite

Any idea what this cool MG is? An Airsoft version would be wunderbar!

NakedDex

It's a tarted up M249 Mk2. Gucci rampant in Germany it seems.
New G36 type carry/sight, enhanced foldaway bolt handle, removed heat shield, new fore grips (not what he's holding like a foregrip, that's the bipod) rail clamp, bag-mag.

Puding

its not acutaly a m249 at all it is infact made by Heckler & Koch , is an 'Heckler-Koch HK MG4 MG 43'

The HK MG 43 (this is an original factory designation of the project) is a light, 5.56mm machine gun, developed by famous German company Heckler & Koch as a direct rival to the well-established FN Minimi / M249 SAW LMG. The MG 43 was developed during late 1990s and first appeared circa 2001. It had been type-classified by the Bundeswehr (German Army) in 2003 as the MG4, and by 2007 is already in use as a ground and vehicle gun, gradually replacing older, but more powerful 7,62mm MG3 machine guns in German service. Recently HK has announced that Spain has ordered a slightly modified version of MG4, known as HK MG4 E (Export).
Like the HK G36 assault rifle, the MG-43 is a quantum leap from earlier HK designs, which were based on Vorgrimler-designed, roller delayed blowback actions. MG4 is a conventional, gas operated design, and utilizes all new trends in small arms development, including polymers and accessory interfaces (Picatinny rails).

HK MG4 is a gas operated, belt feed, air cooled automatic weapon. The gas group is located under the barrel and uses a conventional gas piston to operate bolt group. Barrel is locked using typical rotating bolt design. Barrel of the HK MG4 is a quick detachable, and has a folding carrying handle to assist replacement of the hot barrels. The two-pawl belt feed is operated by the roller on the top of the bolt carrier. Belt is fed from separate or clamp-on plastic boxes, from left to right. Spent belt links are ejected to the right, spent cartridge cases are ejected down from the window on the bottom of the receiver.

HK MG4 is fitted with folding bipod, integral to the forend, and has a standard interface for M2-type infantry tripod or vehicle mount. Plastic buttstock can be folded to the left side to save the space, and gun can be fired with the butt folded. HK MG4 is fitted with the Picatinny rail on the top of the receiver, and also is equipped with open sights as a standard. Front sight is mounted on the barrel and can be folded down when not in use. Rear sight is graduated up to 1000 meters, mounted on the Picatinny rail and can be easily detached if not required.

Foldable charging handle is located at the right side of the receiver. Ambidextrous safety switch is located on the pistol grip, and allows only for full automatic fire mode.

http://world.guns.ru/machine/mg40-e.htm

no airsoft version

Masada

Yup, its a H&K alright., im not a fan of support guns but id love an airsoft version of that.,

TheDoc

NakedDex wrote: »

It's a tarted up M249 Mk2.

pwned :P

I woulda said gucci m249 too,

Dex gucci is taking you over..and in turn...taking me..

NakedDex

Really? Apart from the breach cover, it looks remarkably like a 249 with a bunch of bolt ons. I'd say it wouldn't be hard to make a passable imitation of that from a Mk2 and some bits.

hoplite

NakedDex wrote: »

Really? Apart from the breach cover, it looks remarkably like a 249 with a bunch of bolt ons. I'd say it wouldn't be hard to make a passable imitation of that from a Mk2 and some bits.

Yup that'd be a nice project I'll have to pass the torch to you on that one

NakedDex

[DM]-TheDOC- wrote: »

pwned :P

I woulda said gucci m249 too,

Dex gucci is taking you over..and in turn...taking me..

I genuinely thought that was just a 249 with some bolt ons. I've never seen one of those before and the characteristics all fit. Lately when something new is brought out there's a radical design shift, like the FN SCAR. That just looks like more of the same.

Though being H&K, it clearly works better and is just generally more awesome.

G3-Nut

German army call it MG4 for short

Fallschirmjager

looks like a god awful paintball bastardisation to me....no offence to paintballers..but some of the mods look akin to this...

G3-Nut

NakedDex wrote: »

I genuinely thought that was just a 249 with some bolt ons. I've never seen one of those before and the characteristics all fit. Lately when something new is brought out there's a radical design shift, like the FN SCAR. That just looks like more of the same.

Though being H&K, it clearly works better and is just generally more awesome.

HK are doing the same thing with the mg4 as the HK416, they keep it in a familiar design to the weapon they plan on it replasing, ie the FN minimi series...thus giving the soldiers a weapon that they are familiar with the feel