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| − | <p style="text-align:justify">[[File:H&K_CAWS_(1).jpg|thumb|Right side view of CAWS]] |
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| + | |name=Heckler & Koch CAWS |
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| + | |image=[[File:HKCAWS.jpg|300px]] |
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| + | |origin=West Germany |
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| + | |manufact=[[Heckler & Koch]] (weapon)<br>[[Winchester]]-Olin (ammunition) |
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| + | |maker=Helmut Weldle |
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| + | |design=c.1982 |
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| + | |type=[[Automatic shotgun]] |
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| + | |caliber=[[12 gauge]] Belted (18.5×76mmR) |
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| + | |action= |
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| + | |length=30 in (76.2 cm) |
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| + | |barrel=19.5 in (45.7 cm) |
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| + | |weight=9.5 lbs (4.3 kg) |
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| + | |justweight=8.2 lbs (3.7 kg) |
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| + | |magazine=10-round detachable box magazine |
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| + | |cycle=240-300 rpm |
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| + | |effective=150 m (164.01 yds/492.1 ft) |
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| + | |velocity=488-538 m/s (1601.05-1765.1 ft/s) |
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| ⚫ | }}The '''CAWS''' ('''''C'''lose '''A'''ssault '''W'''eapon '''S'''ystem'') is a prototype [[automatic firearm|automatic]] [[shotgun]] that was co-produced by [[Heckler & Koch]] and [[Winchester]]/[[Olin]] during the 1980s. It was [[Heckler & Koch]]'s entry in to the U.S. military's Close Assault Weapon System program. |
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| + | ==History== |
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| − | It is a 10-round, [[12-gauge]], [[bullpup]] shotgun with three firing modes: safe, semi-auto, and full-auto, and is fully [[ambidextrous]]. |
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| + | The CAWS program started in the early 1980s in the United States. The main goal of this program was to develop a new generation personal [[firearm]], capable of firing high-impulse, multiple [[projectile]]s with [[effective range]] of 100–150 meters. |
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| − | == Development == |
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| − | + | One of the teams entered in the CAWS competition was the Heckler & Koch Germany, coupled with Winchester-Olin. Heckler & Koch was responsible for developing a firearm, while Winchester-Olin was responsible for the development of new types of ammunition suitable to fire from it. Although tested by the U.S. military, the CAWS program was canceled, and production of the weapon, both military and civilian, has halted. |
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+ | ==Design details== |
| + | The Heckler & Koch CAWS is a [[select-fire]], [[recoil operation|recoil-operated]] [[bullpup]] [[shotgun]], with three modes of fire: SAFE, [[semi-automatic firearm|SEMI]], and [[Automatic firearm|AUTO]] (S-1-F). It is chambered for [[12 gauge]] shotgun shells and features a 10-round detachable box [[magazine]]. However, rather than using standard 12 gauge ammunition, the CAWS was designed around a belted case shell that fired tungsten alloy buckshot. The CAWS ammunition is incompatible with standard 12 gauge shells as a result of much higher gas pressures and different case geometry. |
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| + | The CAWS came in several different barrel lengths, varying between 457mm (approximately 18 inches) and 685mm (approximately 33 inches). Some of the prototypes came equipped with a foregrip. |
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| − | *'''Type:''' [[select-fire]], [[recoil operated]]. |
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| + | [[Category:Shotguns]] |
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| − | *'''Gauge:''' 12 (special ammunition with belted case, 19.5×76 mm) |
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| + | [[Category:Automatic shotguns]] |
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| − | *'''Length:''' 762–988 mm |
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| + | [[Category:Prototypes]] |
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| − | *'''Barrel length:''' 457–685 mm |
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| − | *'''Weight:''' 3.7–3.86 kg |
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| − | *'''Magazine:''' 10 rounds detachable box [[Magazine (firearms)|magazine]] |
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Revision as of 23:25, 3 July 2019
The CAWS (Close Assault Weapon System) is a prototype automatic shotgun that was co-produced by Heckler & Koch and Winchester/Olin during the 1980s. It was Heckler & Koch's entry in to the U.S. military's Close Assault Weapon System program.
History
The CAWS program started in the early 1980s in the United States. The main goal of this program was to develop a new generation personal firearm, capable of firing high-impulse, multiple projectiles with effective range of 100–150 meters.
One of the teams entered in the CAWS competition was the Heckler & Koch Germany, coupled with Winchester-Olin. Heckler & Koch was responsible for developing a firearm, while Winchester-Olin was responsible for the development of new types of ammunition suitable to fire from it. Although tested by the U.S. military, the CAWS program was canceled, and production of the weapon, both military and civilian, has halted.
Design details
The Heckler & Koch CAWS is a select-fire, recoil-operated bullpup shotgun, with three modes of fire: SAFE, SEMI, and AUTO (S-1-F). It is chambered for 12 gauge shotgun shells and features a 10-round detachable box magazine. However, rather than using standard 12 gauge ammunition, the CAWS was designed around a belted case shell that fired tungsten alloy buckshot. The CAWS ammunition is incompatible with standard 12 gauge shells as a result of much higher gas pressures and different case geometry.
The CAWS came in several different barrel lengths, varying between 457mm (approximately 18 inches) and 685mm (approximately 33 inches). Some of the prototypes came equipped with a foregrip.