Since the mid-1960s the Heckler & Koch MP5 has become the most widely used submachine gun in the world, especially among counterterrorist and special-operations units. Lightweight and offering a blistering rate of fire of up to 900 rounds per minute, the MP5 quickly earned a reputation for accuracy. Fielded early by West Germany’s GSG 9 counterterrorist unit it was soon adopted by the SAS. Today military and police agencies in over 80 countries from Albania to Zambia utilize the weapon. Featuring specially commissioned full-color photographs and expert analysis, this engaging study charts the origins, use, and impact of the MP5, Heckler & Koch’s innovative and long-lived submachine gun.
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Since the mid-1960s the Heckler & Koch MP5 has become the most widely used submachine gun in the world, especially among counterterrorist and special-operations units. This title charts the origins, use, and impact of the MP5, Heckler & Koch's innovative and long-lived submachine gun.
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Introduction /Development: A new kind of SMG /Use: Full-auto accuracy in action /Impact: An influential SMG /Conclusion /Bibliography /Index
Rugged, lethal, and accurate, the Heckler & Koch MP5 submachine gun has revolutionized special-forces tactics and has been adopted and used by military and law-enforcement special operators worldwide since the 1960s. Noted authority Leroy Thompson assesses the origins, use, and influence of this iconic submachine gun.
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Product details

ISBN
9781782009177
Published
2014-07-20
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC; Osprey Publishing
Weight
280 gr
Height
244 mm
Width
178 mm
Thickness
6 mm
Age
G, P, 01, 06
Language
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Number of pages
80

Biographical note

Leroy Thompson has trained and advised military and police special-operations units around the world, focusing especially on the tactical use of firearms. He has previously had more than 35 books published including several for Osprey. He has also appeared as a weapons expert on documentaries for Discovery, National Geographic, and the BBC.

Johnny Shumate works as a freelance illustrator living in Nashville, Tennessee. He began his career in 1987 after graduating from Austin Peay State University. Most of his work is rendered in Adobe Photoshop using a Cintiq monitor. His greatest influences are Angus McBride, Don Troiani, and Edouard Detaille.