Pindad PM2 explained

Pindad PM2
Origin:Indonesia
Type:Submachine gun
Is Ranged:yes
Service:2006 to present
Used By:See Users
Designer:PT Pindad
Manufacturer:PT Pindad
Weight:2.9kg (06.4lb) (with empty magazine), 3.18kg (07.01lb) (with magazine)
Length:625mm (with buttstock extended), 417mm (with buttstock retracted)
Height:270 mm (with magazine), 225 mm (without magazine)
Cartridge:9×19mm Parabellum
Action:Blowback
Feed:20- or 30-round detachable box magazine
Sights:Iron; MIL-STD-1913 rail provided for optics

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

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Defense & Security 2009 – Small Arms Defense Journal .
  2. http://bumn.go.id/pindad/berita/276
  3. https://www.fundasaunmahein.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/MNL_Nu.82_24072014_Weapons.pdf
  4. Web site: Police to acquire 72 MB5 guns from Indonesia .
  5. Web site: Governu Presiza Kria Komisaun Investigasaun Ba Kilat PNTL .
  6. Web site: PNTL Officers Should Carry Appropriate Weaponry - Fundasaun Mahein . 9 August 2017 .
  7. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20120405150215/http://www.rindam5brw.mil.id/arsip/artikel/180-pm2-v2-pindad. Senapan PM2 V2 Pindad. 2013-01-17. 2011-01-08. 2012-04-05. Indonesian. Kodam V/Brawijaya.
  8. Web site: PINDAD PM2 submachine gun . 21 April 2018 .
  9. Web site: PT. Pindad (Persero) - PM2-V1 Kal. 9 mm .
  10. Web site: PINDAD PM2 submachine gun . 21 April 2018 .
  11. Web site: PT. Pindad (Persero) - PM2-V2 Kal. 9 mm .
  12. Web site: Pindad PM2 .
  13. Web site: Kekuatan Militer Indonesia 2019, dari Senjata hingga Pasukan Khusus .
  14. Web site: Visit of Timor Leste Delegation to PT Pindad (Persero). PT Pindad. 2012-12-02. 2013-01-17. 2013-01-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130117185753/http://www.bumn.go.id/pindad/publikasi/berita/visit-of-timor-leste-delegation-to-pt-pindad-persero/.