Difference between revisions of "MG 17 (7.92 mm)"

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Starter belt for either role:
 
Starter belt for either role:
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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}}
 
* '''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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Offensive belts:
 
Offensive belts:
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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}}
 
* '''Universal:''' {{Annotation|AP-T|Armour-piercing tracer}}{{-}}{{Annotation|AP|Armour-piercing}}{{-}}{{Annotation|AI|Adjustment incendiary}}{{-}}{{Annotation|AP-I|Armour-piercing incendiary}}
 
* '''Tracers:''' {{Annotation|AP-T|Armour-piercing tracer}}
 
* '''Tracers:''' {{Annotation|AP-T|Armour-piercing tracer}}
 
* '''Stealth:''' {{Annotation|AI|Adjustment incendiary}}{{-}}{{Annotation|AP|Armour-piercing}}{{-}}{{Annotation|AP|Armour-piercing}}{{-}}{{Annotation|AP|Armour-piercing}}{{-}}{{Annotation|AI|Adjustment incendiary}}
 
* '''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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Defensive belts:
 
Defensive belts:
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*'''Armoured targets:''' {{Annotation|AP|Armour-piercing}}{{-}}{{Annotation|AP|Armour-piercing}}{{-}}{{Annotation|AP|Armour-piercing}}{{-}}{{Annotation|AP-T|Armour-piercing tracer}}
 
*'''Armoured targets:''' {{Annotation|AP|Armour-piercing}}{{-}}{{Annotation|AP|Armour-piercing}}{{-}}{{Annotation|AP|Armour-piercing}}{{-}}{{Annotation|AP-T|Armour-piercing tracer}}
 
* '''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}}
 
* '''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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* High muzzle velocity
 
* High muzzle velocity
 
* Common round with other machine guns
 
* Common round with other machine guns
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* Respectable fire rate
  
 
'''Cons:'''
 
'''Cons:'''
  
 
* Less damaging compared to Russian counterparts
 
* Less damaging compared to Russian counterparts
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* Easily jams
  
 
== History ==
 
== History ==

Revision as of 01:37, 11 February 2022

Description

Named MG 17 to fool the allies to believing it was a late-war design thus not being 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  Flegel's Bf 109 A
Bf 109 B  Bf 109 B-1
Bf 109 E  Bf 109 E-1 · Bf 109 E-3 · Bf 109 E-4 · ▅Bf 109 E-7 · Bf 109 E-7/U2
Bf 109 F  Bf 109 F-1 · Bf 109 F-2 · Bf 109 F-4 · ▃Bf 109 F-4 · Bf 109 F-4/trop
Bf 109 G  Bf 109 G-2 · ◐Bf 109 G-2 · Bf 109 G-2/trop
Fw 190 A  Fw 190 A-1 · Fw 190 A-4 · Fw 190 A-5 · Fw 190 A-5/U12 · ▅Fw 190 A-5
Fw 190 C  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 · A7He1 · He 112 B-1/U2 · He 112 B-2/U2 · He 112 V-5
S-199  Sakeen
Twin-engine fighters 
Do 17  Do 17 Z-7
Do 217  Do 217 J-1 · Do 217 J-2 · Do 217 N-1 · Do 217 N-2
Ju 88  Ju 88 C-6
Me 410  Me 410 A-1/U2
Strike aircraft 
Bf 110  Bf 110 C-6 · Bf 110 C-7 · Bf 110 F-2
Hs 129  Hs 129 B-2 · Hs 129 B-2 (Romania) · Hs 129 B-2 (Romania) · Hs 129 B-3
Me 410  Me 410 A-1
Bombers 
Ar 196  Ar 196 A-3
Fw 189  Fw 189 A-1
He 111  He 111 H-6 (Defensive)
Hs 123  Hs 123 A-1 · ␗Hs 123 A-1
Ju 87  Ju 87 B-2 · Ju 87 D-3 · ▄Ju 87 D-3 · Ju 87 R-2 · ▄Ju 87 R-2

General info

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Available ammunition

Starter belt for either role:

  • Default: AP-T · Ball · Ball · AP-I · AI

Offensive belts:

  • Universal: AP-T · AP · AI · AP-I
  • Tracers: AP-T
  • Stealth: AI · AP · AP · AP · AI

Defensive belts:

  • Armoured targets: AP · AP · AP · AP-T
  • AP-T: AP-I · AP-T · AP-I · AP-T
Penetration statistics
Ammunition Penetration @ 0° Angle of Attack (mm)
10 m 100 m 500 m 1,000 m 1,500 m 2,000 m
AI 3 3 3 3 3 3
AP 13 12 7 2 1 1
AP-I 10 9 7 4 1 1
AP-T 13 12 7 2 1 1
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)
Normalisation at 30°
from horizontal
Ricochet
0% 50% 100%
AI 870 0.0109 N/A 3.0 N/A +2.0° 47° 60° 65°
AP 855 0.0115 N/A N/A N/A +2.0° 47° 60° 65°
AP-I 880 0.0102 N/A N/A N/A +2.0° 47° 60° 65°
AP-T 905 0.01 N/A N/A N/A +2.0° 47° 60° 65°
Ball 855 0.01 N/A N/A N/A +2.0° 47° 60° 65°

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
  • Respectable fire rate

Cons:

  • Less damaging compared to Russian counterparts
  • Easily jams

History

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Media

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See also

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  • references to approximate analogues by other nations and research trees.

External links

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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