MP9 | |
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Type | Machine pistol, Submachine gun |
Place of origin | Switzerland |
Service history | |
In service | 2004–present |
Used by | See Users |
Wars | War in Afghanistan[1] |
Production history | |
Designer | Brügger & Thomet |
Designed | 1992 |
Manufacturer | Brügger & Thomet |
Produced | 2001—present |
No. built | ~108,000-162,000 |
Variants | TP9, TP9SF, TP9 Carbine, MP9-FX, MP9-M |
Specifications | |
Mass | 1.4 kg (with stock) (MP9, MP9-M, TP9 Carbine, MP9-FX) 1.3 kg (TP9, TP9SF)[2] |
Length | 303 mm / 523 mm stock extended (MP9, TP9SF, MP9-FX, MP9-M) 300 mm (TP9)[2] |
Barrel length | 130 mm (MP9, TP9, TP9 Carbine, TP9SF, MP9-FX, MP9-M)[3] |
Width | 45 mm (stock folded out), 56 mm (stock closed) (MP9, TP9, TP9 Carbine, TP9SF, MP9-FX, MP9-M)[2] |
Height | 166 mm (w/o magazine), 173 mm (with 15-round magazine), 246 mm (with 30-round magazine) (MP9, TP9, TP9SF, TP9 Carbine, MP9-FX, MP9-M)[2] |
Cartridge |
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Action | Short recoil, locking rotating barrel[6] |
Rate of fire |
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Muzzle velocity | 400 m/s (1,312 ft/s)[2][7] |
Effective firing range | 100 m (328 ft)[8][9] |
Feed system | 15/20/25/30 round transparent box magazines |
Sights |
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Country | Organization name | Model | Quantity | Date |
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France | GSPR[12] | MP9 | Unknown | _ |
India | Mumbai Police and Punjab Police[13] Indian Army (for Ghatak Platoons)[14] | MP9 MP9 | _ 1568 (to be delivered) | _ |
Indonesia | Kopaska Taifib[15] | MP9 | _ | _ |
Macau | Grupo de Operações Especiais (Macau)[citation needed] | MP9 | _ | _ |
Malaysia | Pasukan Khas Udara (PASKAU)[16] | MP9 | _ | _ |
Portugal | Portuguese Army (Portuguese Army's side arm)[1] | MP9 | _ | _ |
Russia | FSBAlpha Group[17][18] | MP9 | _ | _ |
Switzerland | Swiss Police,[8] Swiss Army[19] | MP9 | _ | _ |
South Korea | 707th Special Mission Battalion | MP9 | _ | _ |
Bulgaria | Gendarmerie (SPO)[8] | MP9 | _ | _ |
Thailand | Department of Special Investigation[citation needed] | MP9 | _ | _ |
Netherlands | Royal Netherlands Air Force[20] | MP9 | _ | _ |
Singapore | Special Operations Task Force[21] | MP9 | Unknown | _ |