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G8A1
General information
Other Name(s)	G8A1
Type	Light Machine Gun
Fire Modes	Automatic
Users	IQ Amaru
Affiliation	GSG 9 APCA
Statistics
Damage	Standard 37 (0-25m) 28 (40+m) Suppressed 31 (0-25m) 24 (40+m)
Rate of Fire	850 RPM
Mobility	50
Magazine Size	50+1
Maximum Ammunition	51+250 (PVP) 51+350 (Terrorist Hunt)
Ammunition Type	5.56×45mm NATO

"GSG 9 LMG, accurate in short range. Capable of long range controlled fire."
— In-game description

The G8A1 is a light machine gun featured in Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege. It is available for use by IQ and Amaru.

Overview

The G8A1 is the Bundeswehr and Bundespolizei designation of the Heckler & Koch HK11, a 7.62mm magazine-fed general purpose machine gun from Germany. appears in Rainbow Six Siege. Despite the in-game designation, this weapon is a hybrid of the 5.56mm belt-fed Heckler & Koch HK23 and the 5.56mm mag-fed Heckler & Koch HK13: The magazine well is a key feature of the HK13, but the receiver design, with its longer ejection port and a large, tubular brass deflector, is almost never found on the mag-fed HK machine guns, and instead comes from the belt-fed HK machine guns like the HK23. It has a G3 rear sight and added rails.

The G8A1 has a fast firing rate and utilises a 50-round drum magazine, allowing it to reload faster than those that use belt-feed systems. Combined with its fast firing rate of 850, this allows the G8A1 to shine with the assault rifles, to an extent, whilst giving much greater firepower.

Weapon Attachments

Sight	Red Dot Sight Holographic Sight Reflex Sight ACOG Sight
Barrel	Suppressor Flash Hider Compensator
Grip	Vertical Grip Angled Grip

Trivia

• The G8A1 is modeled with the X Products X-91 50-round drum magazine.
• When compared to the V308, the use of significantly smaller drum magazines would suggest the G8A1 is being used in a 5.56 NATO magazine-fed configuration, a possibility since the HK21's design allows for modular caliber conversions.

Patch Changes

Update 4.3.0; September 11, 2019 Patch: Angled Grip is added to the customization options. Two additional magazines are added in PVP. Four additional magazines are added in Terrorist Hunt. Update 2.3.0; September 5, 2017 Patch: Damage fall-off standarized. Update 2.1.0; Feburary 7, 2017 Patch: Compensator is added to the customization options.