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HK MG4 vs HK MG5: how to tell them apart

Two versions of the same family. Name the wrong one in Spotrep and you still get family points, but the exact model scores most.

HK MG4, machine gun from Germany

HK MG4

Machine gun, Germany. In service since 2005

What gives it away

5.56 mm belt-fed light machine gun with a polymer side-folding stock, a carry handle and a bipod; squarer than the Minimi.

Used by

Germany, Spain, Portugal, Estonia and others

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HK MG5

Machine gun, Germany. In service since 2015

What gives it away

7.62 mm belt-fed gun like an enlarged MG4: angular polymer furniture, side-folding stock, top rail and bipod.

Used by

Germany

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