avia.wikisort.org - WeaponThe MG 17 was a 7.92 mm machine gun produced by Rheinmetall-Borsig for use at fixed mountings in many World War II Luftwaffe aircraft, typically as forward-firing offensive armament. The MG 17 was based on the older MG 30 light machine gun, as was its defensive flexible-mount counterpart, the MG 15 machine gun.
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Aircraft machine-gun
MG 17 machine gun |
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Type | Aircraft machine-gun |
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Place of origin | Nazi Germany |
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Used by | Nazi Germany |
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Wars | World War II |
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Designed | 1934 |
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Manufacturer | Rheinmetall-Borsig |
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Produced | 1934-1944 |
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No. built | At least 24,271 (including those modified for infantry use) |
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Variants | Modular design |
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Mass | 10.2 kg (22 lb) |
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Length | 1,175 mm (46.3 in) |
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Barrel length | 600 mm (24 in) |
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Cartridge | 7.92×57mm Mauser |
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Caliber | 7,9 (7,92+0,04) |
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Action | Recoil operated, firing from closed bolt |
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Rate of fire | 1,200 rpm |
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Muzzle velocity | from 885 m/s (2,900 ft/s) (Phosphor "B" round ) to 905 m/s (2,970 ft/s) (Armor Piercing Tracer "SmK L'spur" round) |
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Feed system | 500 round belt |
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Sights | Various types |
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History
A mainstay fixed machine gun in German built aircraft (many of which were sold to other countries) well before World War II, by 1940 it was starting to be replaced with heavier caliber machine gun and cannons. By 1945 very few if any aircraft mounted the MG 17.
The MG 17 was installed in the Messerschmitt Bf 109, Messerschmitt Bf 110, Focke-Wulf Fw 190, Junkers Ju 87, Junkers Ju 88C Nightfighter, Heinkel He 111, Dornier Do 17/215 Nightfighter, Focke-Wulf Fw 189 and many other aircraft. Many MG 17s were later modified for infantry use, as the Luftwaffe replaced them with the heavier-calibre MG 131, which replaced both the MG 15 in bomber defense applications and the MG 17 as the standard fighter's forward-firing offensive armament (unless the machine guns were replaced by autocannons, such as the MG 151/20, altogether). Official numbers of conversions was about 24,271 by January 1, 1944, although additional conversions may have been done as well.[1]
Modifications to the design included removal of the buttstock, switching from magazine to belt-fed ammunition, and from open-bolt operation to closed bolt operation, to allow it to be installed in synchronized applications, firing through the propeller arc. The MG 15 retained open bolt operation, but used 75 round saddle-type drum magazines, and likewise lost its buttstock, to fit better in the tight confines of an aircraft. The MG 30 was also the basis for the famed MG 34 and MG 42 designs; variants of the latter are still in service in certain areas.
Specifications
- Calibre: 7.9 +/- .04 mm
- Cartridge: 7.92×57mm IS
- Round weight: 35.5 grams (cartridge 24 grams, bullet 11.5 grams)
- Muzzle velocity: from 885 m/s (Phosphor "B" round ) to 905 m/s (Armor Piercing Tracer "SmK L'spur" round)
- Rate of fire: 1200 rpm
Dimensions
- Length: 1175 mm
- Weight: 10.2 kg
- Action: Recoil
- Feed system: Belt magazine
- Sights Remotely located, various types
References
See also
German firearms and light weapons of World War II |
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Sidearms |
- Mauser C96
- Luger
- Walther P38
- Walther PP and PPK
- Sauer 38H
- Mauser HSc
- Sturmpistole
- Dreyse M1907 Pistol
- Volkspistole
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Rifles and carbines |
- FG 42
- G 98/40
- Gewehr 41
- Gewehr 43/Karabiner 43
- Grossfuss Sturmgewehr
- Karabinek wz. 1929
- Karabiner 98k
- M30 Luftwaffe drilling
- MKb 42(W) / MKb 42(H)
- MP 43/MP 44/StG 44
- StG 45(M)
- VG 1-5
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Submachine guns |
- MP 18/MP 28
- MP 34
- MP35
- MP 38/MP 40
- MP 41
- MP 3008
- Erma EMP
- EMP 44
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Machine guns and other larger weapons | |
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Infantry mortars |
- 5 cm leGrW 36
- 8 cm GrW 34
- kz 8 cm GrW 42
- 12 cm GrW 42
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Grenade launchers |
- Kampfpistole
- Leuchtpistole 34
- Leuchtpistole 42
- Schiessbecher
- Sturmpistole
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Grenades |
- Blendkörper 1H
- Blendkörper 2H
- Fallschirm Leuchtpatrone
- Gewehr-Panzergranate
- Gross Gewehr-Panzergranate
- Gewehr-Granatpatrone 40
- Gross Panzergranate 46 & 61
- Gewehr-Sprenggranate
- Hafthohlladung
- Model 1924 Stielhandgranate
- Model 1939 Eihandgranate
- Model 1943 Stielhandgranate
- Multi-Star Signal Cartridge
- Nebelpatrone
- Panzerwurfkörper 42
- Panzerwurfmine
- Propaganda-Gewehrgranate
- Shaving Stick Grenade
- Splitterring
- Sprengpatrone
- Wurfgranate Patrone 326
- Wurfkörper 361
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Notable foreign-made weapons |
- Modele 1935A (Pistole 625(f))
- Browning Hi-Power as P 640(b)
- Radom wz. 35 Vis as P 645(p)
- Puška vz. 24 as Gewehr 24(t)
- Puška vz. 33 as G 33/40(t)
- Lewis gun as MG 137(e)
- Bren light machine gun as 7.7 mm Leichtes MG 138(e)
- Kulomet vz. 37 as MG 37(t)
- Browning wz. 1928 as IMG 28(p)
- Beretta Model 38 as MP 738(i)
- ZB vz. 26 as MG 26(t)
- PPS submachine gun as Maschinenpistole 719(r)
- SVT-40 as Selbstladegewehr 259 (r)
- Kb ppanc wz. 35 as Panzerbüchse 35(p)
- Bazooka as 6 cm Raketenpanzerbüchse 788 (a)
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German cartridges of the Wehrmacht |
- 7.63×25mm Mauser
- 7.65×17mmSR Browning
- 7.65×21mm Parabellum
- 7.92×33mm Kurz
- 7.92×57mm Mauser
- 7.92×94mm Patronen
- 9×19mm Parabellum
- 13.2×92mmSR
- 20×138mmB
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German aerial weapons of the Second World War |
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Machine guns | |
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Autocannons | |
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Anti-tank autocannons | |
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Unguided rockets | |
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Guided bombs and missiles | |
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Anti-personnel bombs | |
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Armor-piercing bombs | |
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Cluster bombs | |
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High-explosive bombs | |
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Experimental weapons | |
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На других языках
- [en] MG 17 machine gun
[fr] Maschinengewehr 17
La Rheinmetall-Borsig MG 17 était une mitrailleuse allemande qui fut très largement utilisée sur les avions de la Luftwaffe au cours de la Seconde Guerre mondiale. Basée sur la Maschinengewehr 30, elle était destinée à servir en affût fixe dans les avions, contrairement à la MG 15, utilisée comme arme de sabord servie par un tireur.
[it] MG 17
La MG 17, abbreviazione di Maschinengewehr 17, era una mitragliatrice aeronautica da installazione fissa costruita dalla Rheinmetall-Borsig.
[ru] MG-17
MG 17 — 7,9-мм германский авиационный пулемёт времён Второй мировой войны. Разработан концерном Рейнметалл в 1936 году на базе швейцарского ручного пулемета MG 30.
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