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  2. MG 42 - Wikipedia

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    It could be quickly changed by the machine gun crew and weighed 1.75 kg (3.9 lb) including the locking piece. [6] The barrels could have traditional rifling or polygonal rifling. Polygonal rifling was an outgrowth of a cold-hammer forging process developed by German engineers before World War II. The process addressed the need to produce more ...

  3. MG 34 - Wikipedia

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    The MG 34 was intended to replace the MG 13 and other older machine guns, but these were still being used in World War II as demand was never met. [19] It was intended to be replaced in infantry service by the MG 42, but there were never enough MG 42s, and MG 34s continued to be used in all roles until the end of World War II. [20]

  4. MG 45 - Wikipedia

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    The main advantage of the new weapon was a reduced manufacturing time, the Waffenamt (German Army Weapons Agency) assumed 60% of that of the MG 42. In contrast to the MG 42, the MG 45 had no bottom piece, which is why the action had to be removed upwards with great difficulty.

  5. MG 13 - Wikipedia

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    The MG 13 was introduced into service in 1930, where it served as the standard light machine gun until 1935. [1] It was superseded by the MG 34 and then later the MG 42 . An unusual feature of the MG 13 was its double-crescent trigger, which provided select fire capability without the need for a fire mode selector switch.

  6. Category:World War II machine guns - Wikipedia

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    M1917 Browning machine gun; M1918 Browning automatic rifle; M1919 Browning machine gun; M1941 Johnson machine gun; Madsen machine gun; Maxim M/32-33; Maxim–Tokarev; MG 08; MG 13; MG 15; MG 17 machine gun; MG 30; MG 34; MG 42; MG 45; MG 131 machine gun; MG 151 cannon; Mitrailleuse d'Avion Browning - F.N. Calibre 13,2 mm; Modified Hotchkiss ...

  7. MG 131 machine gun - Wikipedia

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    The MG 131 (shortened from German: Maschinengewehr 131, or "machine gun 131") was a German 13 mm caliber machine gun developed in 1938 by Rheinmetall-Borsig and produced from 1940 to 1945. The MG 131 was designed for use at fixed, flexible or turreted , single or twin mountings in Luftwaffe aircraft during World War II .

  8. List of weapons of military aircraft of Germany during World ...

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    During World War II, the Luftwaffe (German air force) equipped their aircraft with the most modern weaponry available until resources grew scarce later in the war. Machine guns [ edit ]

  9. Category:Machine guns of Germany - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Machine guns of Germany" The following 29 pages are in this category, out of 29 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B.