HP5

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*""The most widely used submachine gun in the world. 9mm. High rate of fire, but low damage."*
— In-game description

The **HP5**, is a submachine gun that appears in the base game of *Generation Zero*.
It is a SMG capable of firing fully automatic or semi-automatic.
The HP5 takes 9mm rounds and can hold a magazine of 30 rounds.

### Pros

* Common ammunition
* Faster fire rate compared to the M/46 "Kpist" SMG

### Cons

* Smaller mag size compared to the M/46 "Kpist" SMG
* Less handling compared to the M/46 "Kpist" SMG
* Lower damage than the M/46 "Kpist" SMG

### Weapon Attachments

 **Barrel** | * Submachine Gun Compensator
 **Magazine** | * HP5 Extended Magazine

### Locations

**Dilapidated**

* Found at:
	+ Skarven Bunker (-1, 3065)

**Worn**

**Good**

**Exceptional**

* Found at:
	+ North Radar Mast, shed (-200, -4190)
	+ Container next to a dead soldier (-4270, 70)

**Special**

* Found at:
	+ Von Ulmer's House (1880, -2450)(Requires: Empty Spaces)
* Potential drop from:
	+ FNIX Tanks.

## Strategy

* If an SMG compensator is equipped, it allows the HP5’s high rate of fire to be used to focus and destroy plates of armor or components with a good amount control and precision.

## Trivia

* The HP5 is directly based off the H&K MP5. The lower receiver's 3-position markings indicate that it is either an MP5A2 or MP5A3, but the distinguishing feature between these models is the stock. The MP5A2 has a fixed stock and the MP5A3 has a collapsible one. This version has neither, it's instead an after-market side-folding stock, indicating that it is one of these two models that has since had its stock removed and replaced in a custom modification, making the definite ID of which MP5 impossible.
	+ The firing selection switch is stuck on semi-automatic.
	+ The HP5’s rear sight incorrectly uses the Heckler Koch G3 drum sight when it should us the correct drum sight.
* The Swedish Police currently use the H&K MP5A5 Variant, which is more than likely the reason as to why it is featured in the game.
* The player can perform a tactical reload on the Hp5, despite it being impractical and awkward in reality. Due to how the bolt of the MP5 was designed, it will ride directly on top of the feed lips when the weapon is in battery, thus obstructing the new magazine's entry and preventing the user from properly seating it (if fully loaded) when there is a round in the chamber. Tactically reloading the MP5 is in no way impossible but will require the user to either load it with an incomplete magazine or risk a longer top up by locking the bolt back first and then load, usually losing the chambered bullet in the process and if someone actually tries to switch the magazines on the MP5 when the bolt is forward, it can cause damage to the bolt and the gun.

## Real-life counterpart // history

Heckler & Koch, encouraged by the success of the G3 automatic rifle, developed a family of small arms consisting of four types of firearms all based on a common G3 design layout and operating principle. The first type was chambered for 7.62×51mm NATO, the second for the 7.62×39mm M43 round, the third for the intermediate 5.56×45mm NATO caliber, and the fourth type for the 9×19mm Parabellum pistol cartridge. The MP5 was created within the fourth group of firearms and was initially known as the HK54.

Work on the MP5 began in 1964 and two years later it was adopted by the German Federal Police, border guard and army special forces, referring to as the "MP64" or later "MP5". The MP5A1 was introduced in the late '60s, which the first model to have the iconic ring front sight and the slimline handguard. In 1970, the MP5A2 and MP5A3 was introduced. In 1974, the MP5SD was introduced, which is a suppressed variant of the MP5. It was used in the Vietnam War in 1975 by the Green Berets. In 1976, the MP5K was introduced as a request for a variant for South America. In 1977, the standard 20 & 30 round, curved steel magazines were introduced for the MP5A2 and MP5A3 design. In 1978, the Tropical forearm, the one present in the game's version, was introduced to be produced with the MP5.