The PM2 (short for Indonesian: "Pistol Mitraliur 2", "Submachine Gun 2") is a submachine gun manufactured by Pindad of Indonesia. This sub-machine gun is intended to be used by forest guard authorities and by law enforcement.
History
Overseas, the PM2 was first shown to foreign visitors at the 2009 Tri-Service Asian Defense and Internal Security Event for Land, Sea and Air and Security event at the IMPACT Exhibition Center in Bangkok, Thailand.[1]
The PM2 went on display in 2013 before VIPs at the Pusat Pendidikan Kavaleri in Bandung.[2]
Exports
The PM2 was purchased for the PNTL in 2012.[3] Secretary of State Francisco Guterres demanded an answer after a senior PNTL officer informed Tempo Semanala that a training session showed some of the submachine guns were defective.[4] Around PM2-V1s were reported to be defective.[3] An inquiry was set up in 2013 to investigate the issue.[5]
PM2s are used by the PNTL during election security in 2017.[6]
Design
The Pindad PM2 is a submachine gun based on the Pindad SS2, using a similar receiver (although changed to use 9×19mm ammunition), grip, and folding stock. It is designed to exceed the performance of the popular German-made Heckler & Koch MP5.[7] It has a standard MIL-STD-1913 rail on top for optics and comes with a suppressor.
All PM2 types have fixed iron sights.[8]
Variants
PM2-V1
The V1 weighs 3.18 kg with its magazine. It is 625 mm long with a blowback firing system, outfitted with a folding stock.[9]
PM2-V2
The V2 is fixed with an integral suppressor.[10] It weighs 3.45 kg and is 720 mm long with a folding stock.[11]
PM2-V3
The V3 is fixed with a forward grip and is longer than the V1 but shorter than the V2.[12] It has a picatinny rail on the top body and has a different stock and grip design.[12]
Users
Indonesia: Indonesian Army and Kopassus.[13]
Timor Leste: 75 PM2-V1s bought from PT Pindad in 2012.[14][3] PM2s used by the PNTL.[6]
References
- ^ "Defense & Security 2009 – Small Arms Defense Journal".
- ^ http://bumn.go.id/pindad/berita/276
- ^ a b c https://www.fundasaunmahein.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/MNL_Nu.82_24072014_Weapons.pdf
- ^ "Police to acquire 72 MB5 guns from Indonesia".
- ^ "Governu Presiza Kria Komisaun Investigasaun Ba Kilat PNTL".
- ^ a b "PNTL Officers Should Carry Appropriate Weaponry - Fundasaun Mahein". 9 August 2017.
- ^ "Senapan PM2 V2 Pindad" (in Indonesian). Kodam V/Brawijaya. 2011-01-08. Archived from the original on 2012-04-05. Retrieved 2013-01-17.
- ^ "PINDAD PM2 submachine gun". 21 April 2018.
- ^ "PT. Pindad (Persero) - PM2-V1 Kal. 9 mm".
- ^ "PINDAD PM2 submachine gun". 21 April 2018.
- ^ "PT. Pindad (Persero) - PM2-V2 Kal. 9 mm".
- ^ a b "Pindad PM2".
- ^ "Kekuatan Militer Indonesia 2019, dari Senjata hingga Pasukan Khusus".
- ^ "Visit of Timor Leste Delegation to PT Pindad (Persero)". PT Pindad. 2012-12-02. Archived from the original on 2013-01-17. Retrieved 2013-01-17.
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