H&K Mk23 SOCOM .45 Development
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The H&K Mk 23 pistol was developed in the 1990s for the US Special Operations Command and US Navy. The goal was to produce an "offensive handgun" that could serve as a primary armament for a special forces operator as well as a backup arm. It was required to be no more than 12 inches long, fit a suppressor and aiming module with laser and illumination options in both visible and IR spectrum, have at least 10-round magazines, chamber .45 ACP (specifically a 185gr +P loading), and pass a 30,000 round endurance test.
Only two companies were able to supply acceptable initial pistols; H&K and Colt. The Colt pistol failed to pass the 1st phase testing. H&K presented a gun based on the recently-developed USP design, was ultimately chosen as the project winner; adopted as the Mk 23 pistol in 1996. The testing this pistol went through during development is really quite remarkable.
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Todos los comentarios (21)
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Solid Snake, Sam Fisher, Chris Redfield, Lara Croft. Either all these characters know their good handguns or the Mk23 is blocky and easy to make as low polygon as possible on PS1 and PS2 era technology.
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If you need to replace that suppressor there’s one in the tank hangar in the 1st floor storage room.
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"That pistol you have is a SOCOM. It's a 45-caliber Offensive Handgun designed for the American Special Ops Command. With twelve rounds of 45 ACP's, it has outstanding stopping power. The SOCOM has a minimum service life averaging over 6,000 rounds, and has a five-round group capacity that extends within a 1.4-inch radius. It's a bit large, but the SOCOM is a gun you can trust. It also comes equipped with a laser aiming module. A suppressor can be attached to the SOCOM to silence gunshots. You should try to find one." -Iroquis Pliskin. (Solid Snake)
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SOCOM: "Here's a list of a bunch of screwball requirements" HK: "Here's a pistol that meets every single one of them" SOCOM: "What the hell are we going to do with this thing?"
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I love the warning stickers on the laser module on the 'Phase 3' version... Like if someone's pointing it at you you're going to be like "hey man that's a class 3 laser, don't point that at my eyes" lol
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So you've covered the PSG1 & the FAMAS. Now the Mk23. Kept us waiting, huh...
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SOCOM: This gun needs to do everything. H&K: You got it.
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It's crazy that the Mk23 gets so much criticism for its size considering the engineering requirements of the contract. Imagine putting a long list of requirements on the design of a weapon that literally required it to basically be a tank and then going "nah, it's too big so it's impractical".
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So blocky. Really was the perfect choice for a low-poly model in a PS1 game.
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A weapon to surpass metal gear...
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“30,000 rounds with no parts failures.” HK: We do it right, there is no other way.
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"It's a bit large, but the SOCOM is a gun you can trust" - Solid Snake
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Hrrnnngh Ian I'm trying to sneak around but the sound of my slide cycling keeps alerting the guards!
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Fun fact : the Metal Gear Solid MK23 is based on the phase 2 model, since the staff based its design on the Tokyo Marui MK23, an airsoft reproduction of the phase 2 model. [edit] Actually I got that wrong. The Tokyo Marui MK23 has been released in 2002, so it was 4 years after the release of Metal Gear Solid 1. Tokyo Marui probably released the MK23 as a reference to Metal Gear Solid 1, not the other way around. I still believe it explains why the game uses a FAMAS G1 and a PSG1 (they were both available as Tokyo Marui airsoft guns even back then), but I guess they wanted the "main character gun" to be something special.
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"Okay well do 30.000 rounds to test the gun" The guy loading the mags: 👁️👄👁️
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“An offensive handgun” pretty sure the Zip22 already is offensive enough
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HK: "I have a grey pleasure room. Do you want to see it?" Ian: Sets up camera
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PSG1, FAMAS... Now the SOCOM... I now look forward to your upcoming Mi24 Hind D mud-test
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There's just something about that bulky laser module that I love
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I owned one but ended up giving it to a friend that worked as a private contractor in afganistan. He said it saved him on two occasions and that made me very happy. I also owned the hk usp in 45 acp. Another very well made gun.
