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== Description ==
 
== Description ==
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The '''7.92 mm MG 81''' is a German aircraft machine gun. It sees use in-game primarily as a defensive armament for larger German aircraft, though it sees rare usage as a offensive armament as well.
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The MG 81 comes in either single or twin-mounted configuration. The twin-mounted configuration of the MG 81 was designated ''MG 81Z'', with "Z" standing for ''Zwilling'', or "twin".
  
 
=== Vehicles equipped with this weapon ===
 
=== Vehicles equipped with this weapon ===
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{{Navigation-Start|Vehicles equipped with this weapon}}
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{{Navigation-First-Line|'''Twin-engine fighters'''}}{{Specs-Link|ju-88c-6}}
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{{Navigation-Line|'''Strike aircraft'''}}
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{{Navigation-Line|Bf 110}}{{Specs-Link|bf-110g-2}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|bf_110g_4}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|bf_110g_4_hungary}}
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{{Navigation-Line|Ju 87}}{{Specs-Link|ju-87g_1}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|ju-87g_2}}
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{{Navigation-Line|'''Bombers'''}}
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{{Navigation-Line|Ar 196}}{{Specs-Link|arado-196a-5}}
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{{Navigation-Line|Do 217}}{{Specs-Link|do_217k_1}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|do_217m_1}}
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{{Navigation-Line|He 111}}{{Specs-Link|he-111h-16_winter}}
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{{Navigation-Line|He 177}}{{Specs-Link|he-177a-3}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|he-177a-5}}
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{{Navigation-Line|Ju 87}}{{Specs-Link|ju-87d-3}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|ju-87d-3_italy}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|ju-87d-5}}*
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{{Navigation-Line|Ju 88}}{{Specs-Link|ju-88a-4}}*{{-}}{{Specs-Link|ju-88a-4_finland}}*
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{{Navigation-Line|Ju 188}}{{Specs-Link|ju-188a-2}}
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{{Navigation-First-Line|}}<small>* Available as an offensive armament or gunpod, in addition to the defensive turret(s)</small>
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{{Navigation-End}}
  
 
== General info ==
 
== General info ==
 
''Tell us about the tactical and technical characteristics of the cannon or machine gun.''
 
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=== Available shells ===
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=== Available ammunition ===
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'''Offensive belts:'''
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* '''Default:''' {{Annotation|AP-T|Armour-piercing tracer}}{{-}}{{Annotation|AP-I|Armour-piercing incendiary}}{{-}}{{Annotation|AI|Adjustment incendiary}}
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:: The default belt that all players start with. With a mix of AP-T, AP-I, and AI rounds, its efficiency is severely limited as it does not focus on any role but rather tries to fulfill all of them in the same belt. It keeps damaging planes until 1,500 m distance.
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* '''Universal:''' {{Annotation|AP-T|Armour-piercing tracer}}{{-}}{{Annotation|AP|Armour-piercing}}{{-}}{{Annotation|AI|Adjustment incendiary}}{{-}}{{Annotation|AP-I|Armour-piercing incendiary}}
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:: This belt is the best to attack both air and ground targets. It keeps damaging planes until 1,500 m distance.
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* '''Tracers:''' {{Annotation|AP-T|Armour-piercing tracer}}
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:: This belt is uniquely composed of armour-piercing tracer shells. Its damage potential drops severely beyond 5,00 m distance.
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* '''Stealth:''' {{Annotation|AI|Adjustment incendiary}}{{-}}{{Annotation|AP|Armour-piercing}}{{-}}{{Annotation|AP|Armour-piercing}}{{-}}{{Annotation|AP|Armour-piercing}}{{-}}{{Annotation|AI|Adjustment incendiary}}
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:: This belt combines the benefits of armour-piercing rounds with incendiary rounds while packing no tracers to prevent from revealing your position. It keeps damaging planes until 1,500 m distance.
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'''Defensive belts:'''
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* '''Default:''' {{Annotation|AP-T|Armour-piercing tracer}}{{-}}{{Annotation|Ball|Omni-purpose}}{{-}}{{Annotation|Ball|Omni-purpose}}{{-}}{{Annotation|AP-I|Armour-piercing incendiary}}{{-}}{{Annotation|AI|Adjustment incendiary}}
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* '''Armoured targets:''' {{Annotation|AP|Armour-piercing}}{{-}}{{Annotation|AP|Armour-piercing}}{{-}}{{Annotation|AP|Armour-piercing}}{{-}}{{Annotation|AP-T|Armour-piercing tracer}}
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:: This belt is for armoured targets due to the high content of armour-piercing rounds together with tracers to support your aim. Its damage potential drops severely beyond 500 m distance.
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* '''AP-T:''' {{Annotation|AP-I|Armour-piercing incendiary}}{{-}}{{Annotation|AP-T|Armour-piercing tracer}}{{-}}{{Annotation|AP-I|Armour-piercing incendiary}}{{-}}{{Annotation|AP-T|Armour-piercing tracer}}
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:: This belt combines the benefits of armour-piercing rounds with incendiary rounds. Its damage potential drops severely beyond 1,000 m distance.
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{{:{{PAGENAME}}/Ammunition|AP-T, AP-I, AI, AP, Ball}}
  
 
=== Comparison with analogues ===
 
=== Comparison with analogues ===
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! Name
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! Year of Creation
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! Mass
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! Rounds Per Minute
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! Ammunition
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! {{Annotation|Feed Type|Denotes whether belt, drum or magazine fed ammunition}}
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| [[Browning (7.62 mm)]]
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| style="text-align:center;" | 1919
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| 14 kg
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| style="text-align:center;" | 1,000 RPM
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| 7.62 × 63 mm
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| style="text-align:center;" | Belt
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| [[MG 17 (7.92 mm)]]
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| style="text-align:center;" | 1934
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| 10.2 kg
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| style="text-align:center;" | 1,150 RPM
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| 7.92 × 57 mm
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| style="text-align:center;" | Belt
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| [[MG 15 (7.92 mm)]]
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| style="text-align:center;" | 1932
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| 12.4 kg
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| style="text-align:center;" | 1,150 RPM
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| 7.92 × 57 mm
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| style="text-align:center;" | Drum
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| [[ShKAS (7.62 mm)]]
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| style="text-align:center;" | 1932
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| 10.5 kg
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| style="text-align:center;" | 1,800 RPM
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| 7.62 × 54 mm R
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| style="text-align:center;" | Belt
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| [[Browning (7.7 mm)]]
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| style="text-align:center;" | 1919
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| 14 kg
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| style="text-align:center;" | 1,000 RPM
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| 7.7 × 56 mm R
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| style="text-align:center;" | Belt
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| [[Vickers K (7.7 mm)]]
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| style="text-align:center;" | 1935
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| 13.4 kg
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| style="text-align:center;" | 950 RPM
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| 7.7 × 56 mm R
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| style="text-align:center;" | Pan
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| [[Type 1 (7.92 mm)]]
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| style="text-align:center;" | 1932
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| 12.8 kg
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| style="text-align:center;" | 1,150 RPM
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| 7.92 × 57 mm
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| style="text-align:center;" | Drum
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| [[Type 92 navy (7.7 mm)]]
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| style="text-align:center;" | 1932
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| 8 kg
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| style="text-align:center;" | 600 RPM
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| 7.7 × 56 mm R
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| style="text-align:center;" | Pan
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| [[Type 98 (7.92 mm)]]
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| style="text-align:center;" | 1932
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| 12.8 kg
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| style="text-align:center;" | 1,150 RPM
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| 7.92 × 57 mm
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| style="text-align:center;" | Drum
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| [[Lewis (7.7 mm)]]
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| style="text-align:center;" | 1911
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| 13 kg
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| style="text-align:center;" | 900 RPM
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| 7.7 × 56 mm R
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| style="text-align:center;" | Pan
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| [[Breda-SAFAT (7.7 mm)]]
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| style="text-align:center;" | 1935
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| 12.5 kg
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| style="text-align:center;" | 900 RPM
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| 7.7 × 56 mm R
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| style="text-align:center;" | Belt
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| [[MAC 1934 (7.5 mm)]]
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| style="text-align:center;" | 1934
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| 10.7 kg
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| style="text-align:center;" | 1,350 RPM
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| 7.5 × 54 mm MAS
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| style="text-align:center;" | Belt/Magazine
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| SW
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| [[Ksp m/22-37 R (8 mm)]]
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| style="text-align:center;" | 1919
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| 11.7 kg
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| style="text-align:center;" | 1,200 RPM
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| 8 × 63 mm
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| style="text-align:center;" | Belt
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* High rate of fire
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* Varied selection of belts
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* Accurate
  
 
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* Jams relatively quickly
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* Small calibre rounds don't do much damage
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Around 1938, Germany began seeking a replacement for their [[MG 15 (7.92 mm)|MG 15]] in the role of a flexible armament of their aircraft. To save on development time, the design is a variant of the [[MG34 (7.92 mm)|MG34]], one of the first general purpose machine guns to enter service. The new gun, designated the '''MG 81''', entered service in 1940 and would see service until the end of World War II in 1945.
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Compared to the original MG 34, the MG 81 is lighter and has a higher rate-of-fire at 1,600 rounds per minute, twice the cyclic rate of its base model. The gun is also shorter over all with shorter barrel. A variant mount exists for the MG 81 called the MG 81Z (short for ''Zwilling'' or "twin") which was a twin mount. The MG 81Z notable saw a total of four guns mounted in the hollow nose cone of the Dornier [[Do 217 (Family)|Do 217]] series of medium bombers which received the designation the R19 for the field modification kit. It was also notably in the ground attack role with [[Ju 87 (Family)|Ju 87]] and [[Ju 88 (Family)|Ju 88]] series of bombers. In the final months of the war, some MG 81s were modified to serve as infantry weapons.
  
 
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[[Category:Aircraft machine guns]]

Latest revision as of 11:20, 22 November 2024

Description

The 7.92 mm MG 81 is a German aircraft machine gun. It sees use in-game primarily as a defensive armament for larger German aircraft, though it sees rare usage as a offensive armament as well.

The MG 81 comes in either single or twin-mounted configuration. The twin-mounted configuration of the MG 81 was designated MG 81Z, with "Z" standing for Zwilling, or "twin".

Vehicles equipped with this weapon

Vehicles equipped with this weapon
Twin-engine fighters  Ju 88 C-6
Strike aircraft 
Bf 110  Bf 110 G-2 · Bf 110 G-4 · ◐Bf 110 G-4
Ju 87  Ju 87 G-1 · Ju 87 G-2
Bombers 
Ar 196  ▄Ar 196 A-5
Do 217  Do 217 K-1 · Do 217 M-1
He 111  He 111 H-16
He 177  He 177 A-3 · He 177 A-5
Ju 87  Ju 87 D-3 · ▄Ju 87 D-3 · Ju 87 D-5*
Ju 88  Ju 88 A-4* · ▄Ju 88 A-4*
Ju 188  Ju 188 A-2
  * Available as an offensive armament or gunpod, in addition to the defensive turret(s)

General info

Tell us about the tactical and technical characteristics of the cannon or machine gun.

Available ammunition

Offensive belts:

  • Default: AP-T · AP-I · AI
The default belt that all players start with. With a mix of AP-T, AP-I, and AI rounds, its efficiency is severely limited as it does not focus on any role but rather tries to fulfill all of them in the same belt. It keeps damaging planes until 1,500 m distance.
  • Universal: AP-T · AP · AI · AP-I
This belt is the best to attack both air and ground targets. It keeps damaging planes until 1,500 m distance.
  • Tracers: AP-T
This belt is uniquely composed of armour-piercing tracer shells. Its damage potential drops severely beyond 5,00 m distance.
  • Stealth: AI · AP · AP · AP · AI
This belt combines the benefits of armour-piercing rounds with incendiary rounds while packing no tracers to prevent from revealing your position. It keeps damaging planes until 1,500 m distance.

Defensive belts:

  • Default: AP-T · Ball · Ball · AP-I · AI
  • Armoured targets: AP · AP · AP · AP-T
This belt is for armoured targets due to the high content of armour-piercing rounds together with tracers to support your aim. Its damage potential drops severely beyond 500 m distance.
  • AP-T: AP-I · AP-T · AP-I · AP-T
This belt combines the benefits of armour-piercing rounds with incendiary rounds. Its damage potential drops severely beyond 1,000 m distance.

Penetration statistics
Ammunition Penetration @ 0° Angle of Attack (mm)
10 m 100 m 500 m 1,000 m 1,500 m 2,000 m
AP-T 9 8 6 3 0 0
AP-I 8 8 6 3 2 0
AI 3 3 3 3 3 3
AP 13 12 7 3 2 0
Ball 5 4 2 1 0 0
Shell details
Ammunition Velocity
(m/s) 		Projectile
mass (kg) 		Fuse delay
(m) 		Fuse sensitivity
(mm) 		Explosive mass
(TNT equivalent) (g) 		Ricochet
0% 50% 100%
AP-T 905 0.01 - - - 47° 56° 65°
AP-I 905 0.01 - - - 47° 56° 65°
AI 855 0.01 0 3 0 47° 56° 65°
AP 865 0.01 - - - 47° 56° 65°
Ball 855 0.01 - - - 47° 56° 65°

Comparison with analogues

Comparable machine guns to MG 81 (7.92 mm)
Name Year of Creation Mass Rounds Per Minute Ammunition Feed Type
▃ Browning (7.62 mm) 1919 14 kg 1,000 RPM 7.62 × 63 mm Belt
▀ MG 17 (7.92 mm) 1934 10.2 kg 1,150 RPM 7.92 × 57 mm Belt
▀ MG 15 (7.92 mm) 1932 12.4 kg 1,150 RPM 7.92 × 57 mm Drum
▂ ShKAS (7.62 mm) 1932 10.5 kg 1,800 RPM 7.62 × 54 mm R Belt
▄ Browning (7.7 mm) 1919 14 kg 1,000 RPM 7.7 × 56 mm R Belt
▄ Vickers K (7.7 mm) 1935 13.4 kg 950 RPM 7.7 × 56 mm R Pan
▅ Type 1 (7.92 mm) 1932 12.8 kg 1,150 RPM 7.92 × 57 mm Drum
▅ Type 92 navy (7.7 mm) 1932 8 kg 600 RPM 7.7 × 56 mm R Pan
▅ Type 98 (7.92 mm) 1932 12.8 kg 1,150 RPM 7.92 × 57 mm Drum
▄ Lewis (7.7 mm) 1911 13 kg 900 RPM 7.7 × 56 mm R Pan
▄ Breda-SAFAT (7.7 mm) 1935 12.5 kg 900 RPM 7.7 × 56 mm R Belt
▄ MAC 1934 (7.5 mm) 1934 10.7 kg 1,350 RPM 7.5 × 54 mm MAS Belt/Magazine
SW Ksp m/22-37 R (8 mm) 1919 11.7 kg 1,200 RPM 8 × 63 mm Belt

Usage in battles

Describe the cannon/machine gun in the game - its distinctive features, tactics of usage against notable opponents. Please don't write a "guide" - do not impose a single point of view, but give the reader food for thought.

Pros and cons

Summarise and briefly evaluate the weaponry in terms of its characteristics and combat effectiveness. Mark pros and cons as a list.

Pros:

  • High rate of fire
  • Varied selection of belts
  • Accurate

Cons:

  • Jams relatively quickly
  • Small calibre rounds don't do much damage

History

Around 1938, Germany began seeking a replacement for their MG 15 in the role of a flexible armament of their aircraft. To save on development time, the design is a variant of the MG34, one of the first general purpose machine guns to enter service. The new gun, designated the MG 81, entered service in 1940 and would see service until the end of World War II in 1945.

Compared to the original MG 34, the MG 81 is lighter and has a higher rate-of-fire at 1,600 rounds per minute, twice the cyclic rate of its base model. The gun is also shorter over all with shorter barrel. A variant mount exists for the MG 81 called the MG 81Z (short for Zwilling or "twin") which was a twin mount. The MG 81Z notable saw a total of four guns mounted in the hollow nose cone of the Dornier Do 217 series of medium bombers which received the designation the R19 for the field modification kit. It was also notably in the ground attack role with Ju 87 and Ju 88 series of bombers. In the final months of the war, some MG 81s were modified to serve as infantry weapons.

Media

Excellent additions to the article would be video guides, screenshots from the game, and photos.

See also

German airborne MG with the same calibre
Japanese airborne MG with the same calibre
Other airborne MG with the same calibre

External links

Paste links to sources and external resources, such as:

  • topic on the official game forum;
  • other literature.


Aircraft machine guns
USA 
7.62 mm  Browning · M134 Minigun
12.7 mm  GAU-19 · M2 Browning · M3 Browning
Germany 
7.62 mm  MG3
7.92 mm  MG 15 · MG 17 · MG 81
12.7 mm  FN M3P
13 mm  MG 131
USSR 
7.62 mm  DA · GShG-7.62 · PKT · PV-1 · ShKAS
12.7 mm  A-12.7 · Berezin UB · TKB-481 · YaK-B
Britain 
7.62 mm  FN 60.30 · L8A1
7.7 mm  Browning · Lewis · Vickers E · Vickers K
Japan 
7.7 mm  Te-1 · Type 89 · Type 89 'special' · Type 92 · Type 97 navy
7.92 mm  Type 1 · Type 98
12.7 mm  Ho-103 · Ho-104
13 mm  Type 2
13.2 mm  Type 3
China 
12.7 mm  QJK99-12.7-1
Italy 
7.7 mm  Breda-SAFAT · Lewis
7.92 mm  FN Browning
12.7 mm  Breda-SAFAT · FN M3M · Scotti
France 
7.5 mm  Darne 1933 · Fabrique Nationale Mle 38 · FN Browning · MAC 1934 · MAC 1934T · Mle 33 · Mle 1923
7.62 mm  PKA
7.92 mm  FN-Browning M.36 No.3 · FN-Browning M.36 No.4
Sweden 
7.7 mm  FN-Browning M.36 No.3
8 mm  Ksp m/22 · Ksp m/22 Fh · Ksp m/22 Fv · Ksp m/22-37 R
12.7 mm  Akan m/39A · Akan m/40 · Akan m/45 · LKk/42
13.2 mm  Akan m/39 · Akan m/39A

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