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Great link! They did make some innovative redesigns on the concept, and their actual locking system is excellent.
The MP-5 was pretty singluar. At the time of its' intro, most SMG's were, perforce, cheap things, designed to be produced in incredible numbers and put into service under harsh conditions with great reliability. Other performance was a secondary concern, with the idea being volume of fire instead of individual performance. Your training will have showed you the error of that mentality.
Now there were a number of well designed, high-end SMG's (the Thompson and Sterling come to mind), they were the exception, not the rule. The MP-5 managed to be a precision piece and still capable of being produced in large numbers (not as easily as a Sten or a PPSGh, but you ge ta lot of performance loss for that ease of manufacture). One of the biggest differences was that it fired from a closed bolt, something very few SMG's did back then.
BTW - considering what you get for your money, I don't really consider H&K weapons to be expensive. They're high-dollar, but also very high value. The USP is pretty much a steal at the prices that you can usually get it for.
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