Heckler & Koch HK31

"' 2000 G3s per day... can you imagine? Everyday, 2000 more fanatics joined the community. Of course, the days changed but we still want one. ' - The Range's Dealer"The Heckler & Koch HK31, commonly known as the HK G3, is a select-fire battle rifle manufactured by Heckler & Koch. It is the grand daddy of the entire Heckler & Koch serie of roller-delayed blowback rifles that we all know and love.

Real Life History
After the World War 2, the engineers that would soon create Heckler & Koch were continuing their experiments on the roller-delayed blowback discovery, unmastered at that time. Then, when the time came and the idea of licensing FN FALs got cancelled, the Bundeswehr decided to adopt the CETME rifle as the HK G3. The rest is history, as since, a number of iterations followed up based on the prefix/suffix system employed. While very rarely referred as the HK31, in the field stripping manual, it is refered as the Heckler & Koch Model 31, confirming the HK31 designation (3 stands for a select-fire shoulder-fired rifle and 1 for 7.62x51mm NATO).

These days, a number of variations originated, such as the HK54 (which later became the MP5), the HK21, HK33, HK32 and even, at some point, the HK25.

Developmental History
The HK31 began in the Pre-Alpha as the G3A3 (judging from the furniture at the time). It was one of the very early, if not the earliest, battle rifles to be implanted in the game. While not as used as the L96 (which later became the AWF), it served in various tests, particularly for testing the achievements that unlocked the NPS SG380.

In the Alpha, the G3 got a pretty big face lift and it was the early days of cartridges. In late Alpha, efforts to make the diopter functional were noticed.

Actually, in the Beta, the G3 became the HK31 and got a serious, yet unfinished rework due to the HK Batch taking so long it was considered preferable to keep it for the end, according to Arch. Nevertheless, in it's current form, the diopters are now completely functional and properly shaped and variations of the HK31 got implanted, including:

HK31A2: The original iteration of the HK31 with diopter sights and wood furniture.

HK31A3: A proper return of the Pre-Alpha G3, the HK31A3 sports the green polymer furniture (and tropical handguard).

HK31A4: The latest incarnation of the HK31, with collapsing stock and black furniture.

Gameplay
While not fully accurate in stats, it is envisioned as a very controllable battle rifle for his category. Roller-delayed blowback, paired with a slow RoF, makes it an easy to pick up rifle. However, recoil is nowhere as smooth as an assault rifle, making fully automatic still balsy. Paired with heavy weight and slow reloading, aggressive playstyle isn't recommended.

AI
Effective November 13th, 2020, The AI players in Rodblogan Warfare have the ability to use the HK31 and all of it's iterations. This means that both players and NPCs with the Onslaught unit (a Department of the Infantry unit) can use the HK31A3 (G3A3), HK31A4 (G3A4), HK31A2 (G3A2), and the HK31A4K (G3A4K, shorter version of the G3A4). This is part of the Dynamite Update (v0.7.6).