Technical Specifications

Type	Light machine gun
Country of origin	South Korea
Manufacturer	Daewoo Precision Industries (1981-1999) · Daewoo Telecom (1999-2002) · Daewoo Precision (2002-2006) · S&T Daewoo (2006-2012) · S&T Motiv (2012-2021) · SNT Motiv (2021-present)
Designer	Agency for Defense Development · Daewoo Precision Industries
Designed	1978–87
Produced	1988–present
In service	1991–present
Wars	* Colombian conflict * Gulf War * War in Afghanistan * Iraq War * Syrian Civil War * Moro conflict * Siege of Marawi
Used by	See Users
Weight	6.85 kg (K3) · 6.3 kg (K3 Para)
Length	1030 mm (K3) · 953 mm (K3 Para extended) · 805 mm (K3 Para collapsed)
Barrel length	533 mm (K3) · 365 mm (K3 Para)
Cartridge	5.56×45mm NATO · .223 Remington
Action	Gas-operated, rotating bolt
Feed	200-round disintegrating M27 ammunition belt, 70-round box magazine (rare) or 30-round NATO STANAG magazine
Muzzle velocity	915 m/s (K3)
Rate of fire	700 rounds/min belt fed · 1,000 rounds/min magazine fed
Range	800 m (K3 K100) · 460 m (K3 KM193) · 600 m (K3 KM100)
Maximum range	3600 m (K3 K100) · 2650 m (K3 KM193)

Data from Daewoo Precision Industries K3 (Wikipedia, 2026-09-22). Text licensed under CC BY-SA. Image: CC BY 3.0 — Shotgunlee.

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