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7.92mm MG 34
7.92mm Maschinengewehr 34
(translates as Machine Gun)

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7.92mm MG 34
7.92mm Maschinengewehr 34
(translates as Machine Gun)
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photo of 7.92mm MG 34 from Bundesarchiv(https://www.bild.bundesarchiv.de)
History
Derived from the Solothern Maschinengewehr Modell 30, it became the main machine gun for the German army. It could be fitted with a bipod for infantry use, an Anti Aircraft mount, or a heavy tripod to turn the gun into a heavy machine gun.
ManufacturerMauser-Werke
Manufactured1936 - 1943
Calibre7.92mm
LengthL/79
Rate of Fire800 rpm
 
S.m.K.H tungsten cored
(AP Standard Small Arms)
7.92mm 0.013Kg 910M/Sec
Quoted Penetration 13mm@100m/30°
Range(Mtr)1002004008001200160020002400
Flight Time(Secs) 0.13 0.33 1.04
Penetration(mm@30°) 15 11 6
Penetration(mm@0°) 18 13 7
Hit Probability(%) 98 98 98


 
S.m.K
(BALL Standard Small Arms)
7.92mm 0.012Kg 785M/Sec
Quoted Penetration 8mm@100m/30°
Range(Mtr)1002004008001200160020002400
Flight Time(Secs) 0.2
Penetration(mm@30°) 5
Penetration(mm@0°) 6
Hit Probability(%) 98

Vehicles in our database using this gun
Vehicle NameCommon Name
 PzKpfw IV Ausf A SdKfz 161Panzer IV 
 PzKpfw V Ausf A (Panther) SdKfz 171Panther 
 SdKfz 251/ 1 Ausf D Armoured Personnel CarrierHanomag 
 SdKfz 251/ 1 Ausf A,B,C Armoured Personnel CarrierHanomag 
 7.5cm Pak 39 Jagdpanzer 38(t)Hetzer 
 SdKfz 232 Schwere Panzerspähwagen8rad 
 PzKpfw IV Ausf J SdKfz 161/2 Panzer IV 
 PzKpfw IV Ausf H SdKfz 161/2 Panzer IV 
 PzKpfw IV Ausf G SdKfz 161/1 Panzer IV 
 PzKpfw IV Ausf F2 SdKfz 161/1 Panzer IV 
 PzKpfw IV Ausf F SdKfz 161 Panzer IV 
 PzKpfw IV Ausf E SdKfz 161 Panzer IV 
 PzKpfw IV Ausf D SdKfz 161 Panzer IV 
 PzKpfw IV Ausf C SdKfz 161 Panzer IV 
 PzKpfw IV Ausf B SdKfz 161Panzer IV 
 PzKpfw III Ausf EPanzer III 
 PzKpfw III Ausf APanzer III 
 PzKpfw III Ausf BPanzer III 
 PzKpfw III Ausf DPanzer III 
 PzKpfw III Ausf FPanzer III 
 PzKpfw III Ausf GPanzer III 
 PzKpfw III Ausf HPanzer III 
 PzKpfw III Ausf JPanzer III 
 PzKpfw III Ausf LPanzer III 
 PzKpfw III Ausf MPanzer III 
 PzKpfw III Ausf NPanzer III 
 PzKpfw III Ausf CPanzer III 
 PzKpfw III Flammpanzer IIIFlammpanzer III 
 SdKfz 263 Panzerfunkwagen8 rad 
 SdKfz 250/ 1 Leichte SchutzenpanzerwagenArmoured Personnel Carrier 
 SdKfz 250/ 2 Leichte FernsprechpanzerwagenTelephone Vehicle 
 SdKfz 250/ 3 Liechte FunkpanzerwagenWireless Vehicle 
 SdKfz 250/ 4 Liechte BeobachtungspanzerwagenArtillery Observation 
 SdKfz 250/ 5 Leichte BeobachtungspanzerwagenObservation Post Vehicle 
 SdKfz 250/ 6 Leichte MunitionspanzerwagenMunitions carrier 
 SdKfz 250/ 7 Leichte SchutzenpanzerwagenSchwerer Granatwerfer 
 SdKfz 250/ 8 7.5cm KwK 37 L/24Self propelled Artillery 
 SdKfz 250/ 9 2cm KwK38Armoured Reconnaissance Vehicle 
 SdKfz 250/10 3.7cm PakSelf propelled A/T 
 SdKfz 250/11 2.8cm sPzB41Self propelled A/T 
 SdKfz 250/12 MesstruppanzerwagenSurvey and Range Plotting 
 

Hit probability is based on a static 2 x 2.4 metre panel at 0 degrees(vertical) at the range specified.

The data that has been used to create these records has come from Wikipedia, The Lone Sentry, The Bundes Archive and numerous books and websites that have provided the detailed information that has not been available anywhere else. The information we use to calculate the penetration tables, flight times and the hit probability comes from the Gun Calibre, the Shell Mass(Kg) and the muzzle velocity, plus range reductions to allow for gravity and wind resistance. This calculation originally came from a pre-war Krupp calculation which has been modified, and seems to fit the actual test results.

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