MG 17 (7.92 mm)

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.

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

• MG 15 (7.92 mm)
• MG 34 (7.92 mm)
• MG 42 (7.92 mm)
• Vickers (7.7 mm)

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:

• Less damaging compared to Russian counterparts

History

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See also

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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