Daewoo Precision Industries K2
| Daewoo Precision Industries K2 | |
|---|---|
The Daewoo Precision Industries K2 | |
| Type | Assault rifle (K2 & K2C1) Carbine (K2C) |
| Place of origin | South Korea |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1985–present |
| Used by | See Users |
| Wars | Gulf War United Nations Operation in Somalia II War in Afghanistan Iraq War Conflict in the Niger Delta 2006 Fijian coup d'état Iraqi insurgency War in Iraq Syrian Civil War |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Agency for Defense Development Daewoo Precision Industries |
| Designed | 1972–1983 |
| Manufacturer | Daewoo Precision Industries (1982–1999) Daewoo Telecom (1999–2002) Daewoo Precision (2002–2006) S&T Daewoo (2006–2012) S&T Motiv (2012–2021) SNT Motiv (2021–present) Dasan Machineries (2016–present) |
| Unit cost | US $727.00 |
| Produced | 1982–present |
| Variants | See Variants |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | K2: 3.4 kg (7.5 lb) (w/o magazine) K2C: 3.6 kg (7.9 lb) (w/o magazine) |
| Length | K2: 980 mm (39 in) (extended) 730 mm (29 in) (folded) K2C: 1,014 mm (39.9 in) (extended) 940 mm (37 in) (retracted) 730 mm (29 in) (folded) |
| Barrel length | K2 & K2C1: 465 mm (18.3 in) K2C: 310 mm (12 in) |
| Cartridge | 5.56×45mm NATO .223 Remington |
| Action | Gas operated, Rotating bolt (long-stroke piston) |
| Rate of fire | 700–900 rounds/min |
| Muzzle velocity | 915 m/s (3,000 ft/s) (K100) 875 m/s (2,870 ft/s) (K101) 964 m/s (3,160 ft/s) (KM193) 75.3 m/s (247 ft/s) (K200 & KM433 grenades) |
| Effective firing range | 600 m (K100, K2 & K2C1) 500 m (K100, K2C) 460 m (KM193) |
| Maximum firing range | 3,300 m (K100) 2,653 m (KM193) |
| Feed system | Various STANAG Magazines. |
| Sights | Iron sights |
Daewoo Precision Industries K2 assault rifle is the service rifle of the South Korean military. It was developed by the South Korean Agency for Defense Development and manufactured by SNT Motiv (formerly Daewoo Precision Industries) and Dasan Machineries (since 2016). Shoulder-fired and gas-operated, the K2 is capable of firing both 5.56×45mm NATO and .223 Remington ammunition; however, using .223 Remington is only recommended for practicing for short distance.
The K2 supplanted the M16A1 assault rifle as the primary infantry weapon for the South Korean military since its adoption in 1985, though the former remains in service with reservists.