The Daewoo Precision Industries K4 is a
40x53mm
40 mm grenade (also styled 40mm grenade) is a generic class-name for grenade launcher ammunition (Subsonic ammunition, subsonic Shell (projectile), shells) in caliber. The generic name stems from the fact that several countries have develo ...
high-speed Automatic Grenade Launcher in use with the
Republic of Korea Armed Forces
The Republic of Korea Armed Forces (), also known as the ROK Armed Forces, are the armed forces of South Korea. The ROK Armed Forces is one of the largest and most powerful standing armed forces in the world with a reported personnel strength of ...
.
The K4 was developed as a complement to the
K-201 hand-held
grenade launcher
A grenade launcher is a weapon that fires a specially-designed large-caliber projectile, often with an explosive, smoke or gas warhead. Today, the term generally refers to a class of dedicated firearms firing unitary grenade cartridges. The mos ...
(attachable to the
K2).
History
The K4 was first developed in 1994.
Design
It has a weight of 65.9 kg and can fire up to 325 rounds per minute with a firing range of 1.5 km. When needed to be used during night operations, a KAN/TVS-5 night vision scope can be attached onto the receiver.
The K4 is said to visually resemble the Mk 19 AGL.
Users
*: Small numbers used by Iraqi special forces on Humvees.
*: First export customer, purchased the K4 in 2009.
*: Purchased since 2011.
*: Several hundred K4s ordered in 2022.
*
*: 17 K4s transferred according to a 2019 SIPRI small arms report.
See also
*
Mk 19 grenade launcher
The Mk 19 grenade launcher (pronounced Mark 19) is an American 40 mm belt-fed automatic grenade launcher that was first developed during the Vietnam War.
Overview
The Mk 19 is a belt-fed, blowback-operated, air-cooled, crew-serve ...
References
Automatic grenade launchers
40×53mm grenade launchers
Post–Cold War weapons of South Korea
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