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4.6 × 30 mm
Region
United Kingdom
Category
Ammunition, Missiles and precision weapons
Synonyms none Armament: Heckler & Koch Personal Defence Weapon (PDW). Development: The 4.6 × 30 mm was developed jointly by Heckler & Koch and Royal Ordnance Radway Green for a personal defence weapon of new and innovative design. The cartridge is designed to provide a balance between terminal effects and felt recoil, optimising the former whilst minimising the latter. The cartridge and its weapon have yet to be adopted by any military service, but Heckler & Koch intend to market their PDW worldwide as a potential
weapon for officers, NCOs and personnel whose duties do not require a full-power rifle. Description: The 4.6 × 30 mm is a tapered bottlenecked, Boxer primed, rimless cartridge with a brass case. The standard ball round consists of a copper plated solid hardened steel bullet weighing 1.6 g. At 100 m range, this bullet will penetrate 1.6 mm of titanium, 20 layers of Kevlar® and have sufficient residual energy to fully penetrate a 150 mm block of 20 per cent ordnance gelatine. Only ball ammunition is currently available, but tracer, frangible, JHP, training (copper bullet) and blank ammunition is under development. UNITED KINGDOM Manufacturer Royal Ordnance Radway Green Type: Ball: Solid steel, copper plated; 1.6 g; MV 725 m/s