Heckler and Koch G-11
This rifle, developed by Heckler
and Koch in the late 1980's, was the first modern arm to use caseless ammunition.
The G-11, like similar modern
designs, has a scope built into the carrying handle. The rifle was
unique becuase of its rotating chamber. After a round was loaded
and fired, the chamber (seen behind the trigger guard) rotates 90 degrees
to load the next round.
The G11 was tested by the US
Army during the ACR program, but not adopted. The Army did, however,
choose another HK rifle to be the platform for the adopted ACR.
In 1990, by order of the Federal
Republic of Germany's Ministry of Defense, the HK G11 was adopted for use
by the West German Army. However, the sudden re-unification of the
two Germanys diverted the 2.7 million DeutchMarks intended to pay for G11
production into the re-organization of a single army. The united
German Army is currently using the HK G-3 series rifles. Whether
or not they will re-adopt the G11 or new G36
remains to be seen.
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