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The G36 (Gewehr 36) , known more simply as the G36, is a gas-operated, select -fire 5.56x45mm rifle developed by German arms manufacturer Heckler and Koch. It was designed as a replacement for the venerable G3 battle rifle, which had served West Germany throughout the Cold War. It The G36 entered service with the German military service Bundeswehr in 1997, and continues to serve has served as the main standard-issue rifle of the Bundeswehrfor the entirety of the 21st century thus far. In 2021, it was decided that the G36 rifle would be replaced as the Bundeswehr's main rifle by a variant of the HK416.<ref name "G36 Wiki">[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heckler_%26_Koch_G36 Wikipedia entry on the G36]</ref>

A development program working on a replacement for the G3 rifle had been ongoing since the late 1970's. This program resulted in the G11 rifle, with its unique and innovative caseless ammunition. The G11 was actually slated to enter into service with the Bundeswehr in the early 1990's, however this where it would have been the first caseless ammo rifle to be fielded as a standard issue infantry rifle. This would not come to pass. In , as in 1990, East and West Germany reunified. As a result of reunification, cuts were made to the German defense budget, and the Bundeswehr cancelled procurement of the G11 due to defense budget cuts following reunification.

Following German reunification, calls for a new modern service rifle chambering the 5.56x45mm NATO standard intermediate cartridge began to grow. Heckler and Koch were kind of caught with their pants down, as they had neglected research into a new 5.56mm rifle, confident that the G11 would see adoption by the German Armed Forces. They would initially offer the G41 rifle, but this design was rejected by the Bundeswehr. And so, H&K would begin work on a completely new rifle, initially called the HK50, that would chamber the 5.56x45mm NATO standard cartridge. Development on the G36 would conclude in 1995, and with adoption and production would follow the next year.<ref name = "Forgotten Weapons G36 info">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQNsZ8Qbd8A Forgotten Weapons video on the G36]</ref>

Compared to the radical design of the G11, the G36 is a much more conventional rifle in terms of layout and function. It fires from a closed bolt, and utilizes the signature H&K short-stroke gas piston mechanism. This gas piston system would later be used by both the XM8 and HK416 rifles. The G36 has an effective firing range of up to 800 meters, with a rate of fire of around 750 rounds per minute. The rifle feeds was designed to feed from a proprietary 30 round staggered fit magazine designed made specifically for the rifle. After , although with a slight modification to the magazine housing, the G36 is able to accept and feed from STANAG pattern magazines. Other notable features of the weapon include a free-floated barrel, skeletal folding stock, and a frame made from lightweight corrosion-resistant synthetic materials. Like most modern assault rifles military rifle designs, the G36 can mount multiple combat accessories and a under-rail grenade launcher. Should a grenade launcher unit not be issued to the user, the muzzle of the weapon has a slotted flash suppressor, onto which one can fit and launch rifle grenades using blank munitions. The flash suppressor also serves as a mounting position for affixing a bayonet. The Bundeswehr standard-issue G36 features a ZF 3×4° dual optical sight, which is a combination of a 3× magnified telescopic sight and a unmagnified reflex sight.<ref name = "Inrange G36 Optic">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9J0psXVo5Uo InRangeTV video on the G36's dual optic]</ref>

In 2010, Bundeswehr forces equipped with G36 rifles entered into a combat encounter with members of the Talibanin Afghanistan. During this firefight, the barrels of the G36 overheated, and three causing the rifles to lose accuracy. Three German soldiers were killed. This prompted during this engagement, prompting an investigation into the performance of the G36. The investigation found that dumping two magazines (60 rounds) in quick succession was enough to overheat the G36's barrel to a severe enough extent to cause accuracy degradation. The G36 is made largely of polymer to keep it lightweight, and it has been was suggested that the polymer barrel housing this may be have been the cause of this issue. After However, in February 2014, the German Federal Ministry of Defense announced that the overheating issues were not a result of the incidentweapon's inherent design, but rather were the fault of the ammunition. A report by the Bundeswehr revealed that one manufacturer of ammunition had been making bullets with copper-plated jackets that were too thin, resulting in excessive heat being dumped into the barrels. Regardless of this report, controversy surrounding the rifle continued. In 2015, German Minister of Defense, Ursula von der Leyenreasserted the claim that the issues with the G36 were the result of the rifle's use of weight-saving polymers. She then announced that the G36 would be phased out of German military service as a result of these concerns, claimed stating that "The Heckler & Koch G36 has no future in the German army in its current state of construction", and that "the German military will stop using a plastic assault rifle that can't shoot straight when temperatures increase by 30°C or when the rifle heats up during a firefight". Heckler & Koch rejected these claims, asserting that the faults of the rifle came from faulty ammunition, or the tin barrel covering applied by the Bundeswehr, and also cited its widespread usage as proof of the weapon's effectiveness. It was eventually determined that the overheating issue was in fact the result of using bullets with copper-plated jackets that were too thin, and once the ammo was changed the problems were resolved.<ref name = "Forgotten Weapons G36 Controversy">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MfPHZFsw40M Video by Forgotten Weapons going over the G36 overheating controversy]</ref>

Despite After the G36's name being cleared, the Ministry of Defense attempted to sue H&K, saying they were legally obligated to repair their rifles and pay damages. The court ruled in H&K's favor, saying announcement that since the G36 was designed according to the Ministry's own specifications, H&K was not responsible for any faults in the weapon. H&K would eventually make their own replacement for the G36 in the early 2000's, the HK416, which was adopted by several countries, including Germany and the United States. On 22 April 2015, the German Minister of Defense announced that the G36 would be phased out of the German army due service, trials to the accuracy and overheating concerns. Trials for select a replacement rifle would begin in 2017, with a number of competitors looking to score a lucrative contract with the German military. Despite H&K being the favored one to win the trials, the contract would go instead be given to C. G. Haenel and their MK 556 rifle. Several other companies, including H&K and SIG Sauer, contested the results of the trial, complaining that there was had been lack of fairness in the proceedings. Despite this, the results of the trial were finalized in September of 2020, and procurement of the Haenel MK 556 was expected to begin in mid to late October. However, the contract was cancelled in early October after it was found that several internal components of the MK 556 infringed on patents held by Heckler and Koch.<ref name = "G36 MK556 Cancellation Article">[https://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2020/10/09/breaking-bundeswehr-withdraw-order-for-haenel-mk556/ Article covering the cancellation of the MK 556's adoption]</ref> As Several months later in spring of 2021, the HK416A8 would be selected to replace the time G36 instead of writingthe Haenel rifle. Haenel filed a lawsuit in an attempt to reverse the decision, but a German court dismissed the lawsuit in June 2022. In December 2022, the G36 Bundestag approved initial funding to begin procuring the rifles. The German military is still expected to purchase around 118,718 HK416 rifles (these rifles are designated as the G95A1 within German military's standard infantry service). The Bundeswehr is expected to begin fielding the new rifle, although its future remains uncertainin 2024.

A neat and tidy T-Doll in formal maid attire with piercing green eyes. G36 has curvy blonde, curvy hair that she typically keeps in a long braid. Her height is estimated to be around 150 cm. G36's character artist, Imoko, was interviewed on the 28th of May 2018, and was asked how the design of G36 came to be. Apparently, the maid concept was suggested by a developer (along with the overall body proportions <del>C-cup</del>).<ref name="nga-interview">[http://bbs.nga.cn/read.php?tid=14171404 Imoko forum post interview (Written in Chinese)]</ref>

Her default outfit, her 'Petit Waitress' costume, and her neural upgrade outfit have sewing patterns on the side of their dress that resembles the Roman numerals III and VI, representing the 3 and 6 in G36. However the correct way to write 36 should be XXXVI, but perhaps this was too long to fit on the costume.

Following her neural upgrade, G36's outfit changes significantly. G36 has removed her long braid, and now keeps her blonde hair at shoulder length. Most of the frills on the upper part of her uniform have been removed, and she now wears a metal breastplate over a white dress shirt and short black jacket. The wrapping around her torso has been done away with, and G36 now bares her midriff proudly. Her frilly skirt has been retained, although she now wears a set of black pantyhose underneath it, and she has swapped out her combat boots for a pair of high heels. Truly, she is has become the spitting image of a 'combat maid'.