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== Description == | == Description == | ||
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| + | Named MG 17 to fool the allies to beliving it was a late-war design thus being not in violation of the treaty of Versailles that prohibited the development of machine guns. | ||
=== Vehicles equipped with this weapon === | === Vehicles equipped with this weapon === | ||
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=== Comparison with analogues === | === Comparison with analogues === | ||
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| + | * [[MG 15 (7.92 mm)]] | ||
| + | * [[MG 34 (7.92 mm)]] | ||
| + | * [[MG 42 (7.92 mm)]] | ||
| + | * [[Vickers (7.7 mm)]] | ||
| − | + | == Usage in battles == | |
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| − | + | In the game, this machine gun works as all of the other rifle-calibre machine guns allowing for easier learning of ballistics. | |
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=== Pros and cons === | === Pros and cons === | ||
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'''Pros:''' | '''Pros:''' | ||
| − | + | * High muzzle velocity | |
| − | * | + | * Common round with other machine guns |
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'''Cons:''' | '''Cons:''' | ||
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Revision as of 19:58, 10 August 2019
Contents
Description
Named MG 17 to fool the allies to beliving it was a late-war design thus being not in violation of the treaty of Versailles that prohibited the development of machine guns.
Vehicles equipped with this weapon
| Vehicles equipped with this weapon | |
|---|---|
| Fighters | |
| Bf 109 A-E | Flegel's Bf 109 A · Bf 109 B-1 · Bf 109 E-1 · Bf 109 E-3 · ▅Bf 109 E-7 · Bf 109 E-4 · Bf 109 E-7/U2 |
| Bf 109 F-G | Bf 109 F-1 · Bf 109 F-2 · Bf 109 F-4 · Bf 109 F-4/trop · ▃Bf 109 F-4 · Bf 109 G-2/trop · Bf 109 G-2 |
| Fw 190 | Fw 189 A-1 · Fw 190 A-1 · Fw 190 A-4 · Fw 190 A-5 · Fw 190 A-5 · ▅Fw 190 A-5 · Fw 190 C |
| He 51 | He 51 A-1 · He 51 B-1 · He 51 B-2/H · He 51 C-1 · He 51 C-1/L |
| He 100 | He 100 D-1 |
| He 112 | He 112 B-0 · He 112 B-1/U2 · He 112 B-2/U2 · He 112 V-5 · A7He1 |
| Twin-engine fighters | |
| Bf 110 | Bf 110 C-7 · Bf 110 F-2 |
| Do 217 | Do 217 J-1 · Do 217 J-2 · Do 217 N-1 · Do 217 N-2 |
| Me 410 | Me 410 A-1 · Me 410 A-1/U2 |
| Other | Do 17 Z-7 · Ju 88 C-6 |
| Attackers | Hs 129 B-2 · Hs 129 B-2 (Romania) · Hs 129 B-2 (Romania) (Italy) · Hs 129 B-3 |
| Bombers | He 111 H-6 (Defensive) · Hs 123 A-1 · Ju 87 B-2 · Ju 87 D-3 · ▄Ju 87 D-3 · Ju 87 R-2 · ▄Ju 87 R-2 |
General info
Tell us about the tactical and technical characteristics of the cannon or machine gun.
Available shells
- Default: AP-T/Ball/Ball/AP-I/AI
- Universal: AP-T/AP/AI/AP-I
- Tracers: AP-T
- Stealth: AI/AP/AP/AP/AI
Comparison with analogues
Usage in battles
In the game, this machine gun works as all of the other rifle-calibre machine guns allowing for easier learning of ballistics.
Pros and cons
Pros:
- High muzzle velocity
- Common round with other machine guns
Cons:
History
Examine the history of the creation and combat usage of this weapon. If the historical reference turns out to be too big, take it to a separate article, taking a link to an article about the vehicle and adding a block "/ History" (example: https://wiki.warthunder.com/(weapon-name)/History) and add a link to it here using the main template. Be sure to reference text and sources by using <ref>, as well as adding them at the end of the article.
Media
An excellent addition to the article would be a video guide, as well as screenshots from the game and photos.
See also
Links to the articles on the War Thunder Wiki that you think will be useful for the reader, for example:
- reference to the article about the variant of the cannon/machine gun;
- references to approximate analogues by other nations and research trees.
External links
Paste links to sources and external resources, such as:
- topic on the official game forum;
- encyclopedia page on the weapon;
- 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 |
