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Korea Marine Corps
launcher that is modeled on the ubiquitous
M203, but which S&T Motiv claims
is its own independent design. The K201
fires a 40x46mm grenade. In a typical
nine-man ROKMC or ROK Army squad,
there are two dedicated grenadiers who
carry K201 grenade launchers mounted
on their K2 rifles.
K11 DUAL-BARREL AIRBURST WEAPON
aforementioned 3.77 kg K2C carbine with
a shorter barrel (310 mm compared to the
standard 465 mm), extendable buttstock,
a Picatinny rail and Dong In Optics red dot
sight. Destined to be the K2’s eventual replacement,
the K2A is an enhanced version
that features a Picatinny rail and foregrip.
A company representative revealed two
stocks will be available – fixed (but foldable)
or extendable. Until it is introduced,
the K2 will continue as the mainstay
weapon of personnel in the ROKMC.
The 3.37 kg K2 assault rifle fires a
5.56x45mm round from a 30-round magazine.
The rifle is 970 mm long, which reduces
to 780 mm when the butt is folded.
The K2’s range is claimed by the manufacturer
to be 460 m (with M193 ammunition)
and its rate of fire is 700-900 rounds
per minute.
K201 40MM UNDER-BARREL
GRENADE LAUNCHER
The K2 assault rifle can be fitted
with a K201 40mm under-barrel grenade
While the K1A1 and K2 have been
around for many years, the small arms
inventory of South Korea’s military has
been partially modernized by the introduction
of the K11 in 2010. This weapon is
innovative in that it is an assault rifle cum
grenade launcher. Dubbed the Dual-Barrel
Airburst Weapon by manufacturer S&T
Motiv, the K11 can fire both 5.56x45mm
bullets and 20x30mm airburst smart grenades
via a single trigger.
The grenade launcher is mounted
above the rifle barrel, and grenades can
employ one of three settings. One is detonation
upon impact, and another is a
timed fuse after impact. Alternatively, the
weapon’s electronics can program the grenade
to detonate a few meters from the
target. Such an airburst effect above or to
the side can kill enemy soldiers within a 6
m radius. The K11’s operator simply has
to enter the range at which he wishes the
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