Daewoo K3

The K3 is a Korean-made 5.56x45mm light machine gun (LMG) manufactured by S&T Daewoo and used by the armed forces of the Republic of Korea, the Philippines and Indonesia. Sources state that the K3 is "inspired" by the FN Minimi, though their actual relations and whether or not the K3 is actually a Minimi derivative or a completely different weapon is unclear.
In any case, the K3 strongly resembles the Minimi/M249, and for film armorers, the K3's close resemblance to the M249 proved handy at a time when the M249 was difficult for armories to acquire. Consequently, there are many action movies and TV shows in which visually modified K3s are used as stand-ins for the M249. The K3 tends to exclusively appear in live-action productions produced in British Columbia, Canada, as the major armory located in Vancouver, Felcan Enterprises, only seems to have K3s and no FN Minimis.
These K3s that appear in live-action productions are almost universally customized with railed handguards, short barrels, Paratrooper stocks, and railed feed tray covers, and they're usually also equipped with foregrips and rail-mounted rear sights. They almost always use M249-style plastic belt boxes, rather than a soft belt bag that is much more common in the South Korean Army. Earlier custom K3s, appearing in films like Walking Tall and 3000 Miles to Graceland, are equipped with a fake Paratrooper stock made from sheet metal; later custom K3s have actual Paratrooper stocks, and even later ones are equipped with M4-styled stocks found on modern M249s. These custom K3s should not be described as K3 Paras, as the actual K3 Paras are configured differently, and these custom K3s appear to have been made from fixed stock K3s (evidenced by the fact that their Para stocks are attached directly to the rear of the receiver, rather than through a joint like on real K3 Paras).
The key external trait that distinguishes the Daewoo K3 from a M249 or a Minimi is the shape of its gas tube.
==Specifications==
(1991 - Present)
* Type: Light Machine Gun
* Caliber: 5.56x45mm NATO
* Weight: 15.1 lbs (6.85 kg)
* Length: 41 in (103 cm)
* Barrel length: 21 in (53.3 cm)
* Feed System: or 200 round disintegrating belt
* Fire Modes: Full-Auto
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The Daewoo K3 light machine gun appears in the following movies, TV shows, and video games:
===Film===
Title 	Actor 	Character 	Note 	Date
Sucker Punch 	Vanessa Hudgens 	Blondie 	Modified 	2011
Smokin' Aces 2: Assassins' Ball 	Michael Parks 	Fritz Tremor 	Modified to resemble an M249 Paratrooper 	2010
Driven to Kill 	Mike Dopud 	Boris 	Modified 	2009
Aliens Vs. Predator: Requiem 	 	National Guard soldiers	Modified 	2007
Postal 	Zack Ward 	Postal Dude 	Modified 	2007
Underworld: Evolution 	 	Cleaner 	Modified 	2006
American Soldiers: A Day in Iraq	Curtis Morgan 	SPC Tyler Jackson 	Modified to resemble an M249 SAW 	2005
American Soldiers: A Day in Iraq	Eddie Della Siepe	PFC Roy Pena 	Modified to resemble an M249 SAW 	2005
Walking Tall 	Michael Bowen 	Sheriff Stan Watkins 	Modified with fake Paratrooper stock, railed handguard, foregrip, and short barrel	2004
3000 Miles to Graceland 	Kevin Costner 	Thomas Murphy 	Modified with fake Paratrooper stock 	2001
Joint Security Area 	 	ROKA soldiers 	Modified to resemble a M249 SAW 	2000
Rules of Engagement 	 	U.S Marines 	Modified to resemble a M249 SAW 	2000
American Dragons 	 	Drive-by shooter 	 	1998
===Television===
Show Title 	Actor	Character 	Note / Episode 	Air Date
The X-Files 	 	Military/Black-ops personnel 	"Paratrooper" variant / "Max" (S4E18), "Patient X" (S5E13) 	1997 - 1998
Stargate SG-1 	 	Various SG-1 personnel 	Modified to resemble the M249 Paratrooper 	1997 - 2007
Harsh Realm 	 	Republican Guard sentry 	With night-vision sight / "Cincinnati" 	1999 - 2000
The X-Files - Season 7	 	Virtual Reality Game Enemy Combatants	Buttstocks removed, 100-round drum magazines / "First Person Shooter" (S7E13)	2000
Stargate: Atlantis 	 	Various Atlantis personnel 	Modified to resemble M249 Paratrooper 	2004 - 2008
Battlestar Galactica 	 	Various characters 	Modified 	2004 - 2009
=== Video Games ===
Game Title 	Appears as	Notation 	Release Date
Global Operations	M249 SAW 	With fake Paratrooper stock 	2000
Combat Arms 	 	Both regular and SPW versions can be used	2008
Warface 	 	With STANAG magazine 	2013
=See Also=
*S&T Daewoo - A list of all firearms manufactured by S&T Daewoo. 
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