article_snippet.sent: Off target: It has been claimed the G36 (pictured)
article_snippet.sent: does not shoot straight when It overheats at 30C .
article_snippet.sent: An assault rifle used by counter-terror police does not shoot straight when An assault rifle used by counter-terror police gets hot, tests claim.
article_snippet.sent: the G36 (pictured) is inaccurate by up to 20 feet at long range when temperatures top 30C, the G36 (pictured) was found.
article_snippet.sent: The weapon also becomes unreliable when The weapon is left in direct sunlight, exposed to humidity or fired repeatedly, according to a confidential report.
article_snippet.sent: A leaked report commissioned by Berlin's defence ministry said the precision and accuracy of the G36 deteriorated when the G36 overheated, either because of the temperature or rapid fire.
article_snippet.sent: the G36 concluded that when the atmospheric temperature reached 30C (86F), bullets missed bullets mark by about 50cm (20 inches) at a range of 200m (220 yards) and by up to six metres – about 20ft – over 500m (546 yards).
article_snippet.sent: Reports in the German media claimed it also started to become seriously inaccurate after it fired just two magazines – about 60 rounds.
article_snippet.sent: Lieutenant-Colonel Markus Thull, of the German defence ministry, said the G36 was now 'not fit for purpose'.
highlights_snippet.sent: Leaked report suggests G36 rifle did not shoot straight when G36 rifle overheated .
  