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26-547: It has land defense units, and has volunteers and conscript personnel with backgrounds from all branches. Founded 6 December 1946, it is the second youngest branch in the Norwegian armed forces after the Norwegian Cyber Defence Force ( Cyberforsvaret ). The Home Guard is divided into 11 districts ("HV-districts"), which again is divided into smaller units, typically covering a single county . In

52-408: A high readiness force with better trained and equipped personnel. It is called the "Rapid Reaction Force" ( Innsatsstyrke ). This is the spearhead of the combat force that consists of specially selected, educated and equipped personnel. The force can be mobilized rapidly and is a national resource. Effort strengths contribute to national security. Soldiers often come from operational armed forces in

78-461: A muzzle energy of 506 J (373 ft-lb). The DM11 round penetrates the NATO CRISAT target (20 layers of Kevlar with 1.6 mm titanium backing) at 200  m . The round has a small diameter, allowing for redoubling penetration capability and high capacity in a very small magazine. VBR of Belgium produces a 4.6×30mm two-part controlled-fragmenting projectile that is claimed to increase

104-604: A troop exchange with the Minnesota National Guard every year. The exchange grew from Norwegian American soldiers sent to Norway to assist resistance fighters in World War II. As part of the exchange, American Guard members are flown to Værnes Air Station and Norwegians are sent to Camp Ripley . Troops complete each other's training, and tour the area. From 2005, the Home Guard has recruited for

130-667: A wartime situation Heimevernet will typically be used to protect the local infrastructure and population. The Home Guard district commanders represent a level of command subordinate to the Joint Operational Headquarters but with territorial responsibility which includes responsibility for operational planning. They also have a responsibility to the Chief of Staff of the Norwegian Home Guard for force production. The Home Guard maintains contact with

156-479: Is a personal defense weapon chambered for the HK 4.6×30mm armor-piercing cartridge designed by German defence manufacturer Heckler & Koch . It was designed (together with the new cartridge) to meet NATO requirements published in 1989, which called for an SMG-type weapon with a greater capacity to defeat Kevlar body armor (versus pre-existing submachine guns using conventional pistol cartridges such as

182-600: Is at Jørstadmoen in Lillehammer , with a secondary base at Kolsås outside Oslo . The Cyber Defence was established as its own branch on 18 September 2012, which was originally known as the Norwegian Defence Information Infrastructure (DII). This article about the military of Norway is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . MP-7 The Heckler & Koch MP7 ( German : Maschinenpistole 7 )

208-455: Is called Multi-Troppen (Multi Platoon). These platoons handle the custom made Geländewagen 290 multi III and is the speartip of the RRF's. In Oslo , one of the Home Guard units is styled as a cavalry squadron , and wears black cavalry berets, because it used to be equipped with M24 Chaffee light tanks and M3 White armored cars , and was manned by former army dragoons . Its main mission

234-457: Is comparable in size to a 15-round 9×19mm magazine, while the 40-round magazine compares to a 30-round 9×19mm magazine). It features an ambidextrous fire selector, bolt catch lever and magazine release. It has an extendable stock and a folding front grip (MP7 and MP7A1 variants, the MP7A2 lacks the folding front grip); it can be fired either one-handed or two-handed. It is compact and light, due to

260-677: The .45 ACP and 9×19mm Parabellum ). The MP7 went into production in 2001, and is a direct rival to the FN P90 , also developed in response to NATO's requirement by Belgian company FN Herstal . The weapon has been revised since its introduction and the latest production variants are the MP7A1 and MP7A2 . The proliferation of cheap yet effective soft body armor has begun to make guns that fire pistol ammunition (such as Heckler & Koch's earlier MP5 submachine gun and USP pistol) ineffective. In response to this trend, Heckler & Koch designed

286-628: The 9×18mm Makarov and 9×19mm Parabellum . The UCP operated on the delayed-blowback operating principle. The external design of the UCP appears to have been borrowed from the HK P2000 pistol, and includes ambidextrous controls, interchangeable backstraps, and a Picatinny rail system for the attachment of accessories. Like the USP and P2000 series of pistols, the trigger mechanism is reported to have been modular and capable of different configurations. The UCP

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312-527: The Barrett M82 sniper rifle and Glock 17 pistol are used. Additionally, the Carl Gustaf 8.4cm recoilless rifle is used by the rapid reaction forces infantry platoons. The vehicle fleet consists mainly of Mercedes-Benz G-Class utility vehicles , ambulances, BV 206 and Scania lorries. In November 2020, The Rapid Reaction Forces received 420 new Volkswagen Amarok field wagons, to replace

338-692: The Norwegian Independent Company 1 (a.k.a. Linge Company ): The Naval branch of the Home Guard used to be four RRFs. but the Norwegian government closed the units down in 2017 due to saving costs. The Rapid Reaction Forces consists of several different platoons within each district. In this way, each district will be able to respond to any kind of incident that could occur, without having to rely on outside help. Each district (with some variations) will have trained operators in these different types of units: A Light Mechanized unit has been established in district's 12, 14 and 16. this one

364-526: The Armed Forces and commit themselves to a minimum of 3 years service each and can be ordered on a sharp mission in Norway. They must update and further develop their military competence continuously. They can attend a number of courses, task force missions and other defense activities. There is one Rapid Reaction Force per district, in total 3,000 men and women. The Rapid Reaction Force is the speartip of

390-696: The German Bundeswehr . The concept for the UCP was later cancelled at the prototype stage. The UCP was to be the companion sidearm to the HK MP7, using the same HK 4.6×30mm cartridge . The 4.6×30mm round is a direct competitor to the 5.7×28mm by Fabrique Nationale de Herstal (FN). As such, the UCP would have been a direct competitor to the FN Five-seven pistol. Both have greater armor-piercing capabilities and less recoil compared to other commonly used military handgun cartridges, such as

416-456: The MP7 (along with the cancelled UCP pistol, which was to use the same ammunition) to penetrate soft body armor while being small enough to be used in place of either a pistol or a submachine gun. The MP7 uses a short-stroke piston gas system as is used on H&K's G36 and HK416 in place of a blowback system traditionally seen on submachine guns. The 4.6×30mm ammunition is exclusive to

442-508: The MP7 to be mounted with other accessories such us a laser aiming modules (LAM), tactical flashlights , and more, without obscuring the view while aiming. The MP7 can also accept a suppressor , and its tailor-made suppressor does not interfere with its accuracy or rate of fire . The Heckler & Koch Universal Combat Pistol (HK UCP) , also known as the HK P46 is a double action , semi-automatic handgun developed under commission for

468-532: The Norwegian Home Guard, and contains flexible and mobile units. It has top priority when concerning weapons, material and training resources. The force is ready to respond within hours to acts of terrorism, bomb threats, and or other emergencies. In peacetime, the RRFs can support the police and civilian community with a variety of tasks, including providing security for the public and enforcing police regulations. The RRFs are named after operations executed during WW2 by

494-566: The armed forces. HVVS schools 1200 NCOs and officers yearly, and offers 70 different courses of various length. Norwegian Cyber Defence Force The Norwegian Cyber Defence Force ( Norwegian : Cyberforsvaret ) is a branch of the Norwegian Armed Forces responsible for military communications and defensive cyberwarfare in Norway . The force employs 1,500 people located at more than 60 locations. The main base

520-477: The civil community through a civil-military network based on mutual knowledge and trust. The local commanders are responsible for fostering cooperation with the police and the civil sector at local and county levels. The Home Guard has 45,000 soldiers all over the country, distributed on eleven regional districts. The Home Guard also has several rapid-reaction intervention forces consisting of 3,000 voluntarily recruited and well-trained soldiers. The Home Guard does

546-475: The content of the permanent wound cavity and double the chance to hit a vital organ. Heckler & Koch claims that the CPS Black Tip ammunition made by Fiocchi has a muzzle energy of approximately 525 J, which would be comparable to 9×19mm Parabellum rounds. The MP7 features a full-length, top-mounted Picatinny rail that comes as standard with folding fore and rear iron sights attached. When

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572-423: The gun and offers low recoil . This ammunition is unique among submachine guns in that the bullet is made almost entirely of a hardened steel penetrator instead of softer copper or lead. The MP7 has a cyclic rate of fire of around 950 rounds per minute (which is around 15.8 rounds per second). The MP7 allows a conventional 20, 30 or 40-round box magazine to be fitted within the pistol grip (the 20-round magazine

598-404: The older MB 240 wagons. Region 1 Region 2 Region 3 Region 4 The Home Guards weapon school Heimevernets våpenskole (HVVS) established in 1947 is located at Dombås . The training centre is providing education and courses for Home Guard personnel, but also for the other branches in

624-412: The sights are folded flat, they resemble Patridge style open sights . Folded up, they feature aperture sights . The sights can easily be removed by loosening a single screw and lifting them off. Besides iron sights, other optics such as a red dot sight or a scope can also be mounted on the top picatinny rail. the MP7 is also usually fitted with additional rails on both sides of the barrel, which allows

650-413: The use of polymers in its construction. The MP7's specially designed armor piercing (AP) high-velocity rounds consist of either copper-plated solid steel (DM11), alloy-plated steel jacket (DM21) or copper-alloy-jacketed lead core projectiles (Fiocchi FMJ ZP). Standard AP high-velocity DM11 (Ultimate Combat) round with a 2.0-g (31 gr) projectile has a muzzle velocity of 720 m/s (2,362 ft/s) and

676-674: Was the defense of the former Fornebu airport ; this mission was changed to escort duties, and it is now one of the rapid response units in Oslo. Until the end of the 1960s, the Home Guard used second-hand weapons from the Norwegian Army . At the end of the period, the Home Guard was equipped with more modern and heavier weapons. The Home Guard today uses small arms like the MP-7 submachine guns , HK416 automatic rifles , MG-3 machine gun and FN Minimi light machine guns . Additionally,

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