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

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Description

Write an introduction to the article in 2-3 small paragraphs. Briefly tell us about the history of the development and combat using the weaponry and also about its features. Compile a list of air, ground, or naval vehicles that feature this weapon system in the game.

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) · 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 belts

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

Give a comparative description of cannons/machine guns, that have firepower equal to these type of weapons.

Usage in battles

Describe the cannon/machine gun in the game - its distinctive features, tactics of usage against the main 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

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

Pros:

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 If the historical reference turns out to be too big, take it to a separate article, taking a link to an article about the vehicle and adding a block "/ History" (example: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.

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
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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 == Description ==
-<!-- ''Write an introduction to the article in 2-3 small paragraphs. Briefly tell us about the history of the development and combat using the weaponry and also about its features. Compile a list of air, ground, or naval vehicles that feature this weapon system in the game.'' -->
+''Write an introduction to the article in 2-3 small paragraphs. Briefly tell us about the history of the development and combat using the weaponry and also about its features. Compile a list of air, ground, or naval vehicles that feature this weapon system in the game.''
-The '''7.92 mm MG 17''' is a German aircraft machine gun. It sees use in-game primarily as the offensive aircraft armament of German planes, though it sees rare usage as a defensive armament as well.
 === Vehicles equipped with this weapon ===
 <!-- ''List out vehicles that are equipped with the weapon.'' -->
 {{Navigation-Start|Vehicles equipped with this weapon}}
+{{Navigation-First-Line|Fighters}}Bf 109 A-E: {{Specs-Link|bf-109a_1}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|bf-109b_2}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|bf-109e-1}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|bf-109e-3}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|bf-109e-3_japan}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|bf-109e-4}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|bf-109e-7}}
-{{Navigation-First-Line|'''Fighters'''}}
+{{Navigation-Line|}}Bf 109 F-G: {{Specs-Link|bf-109f-1}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|bf-109f-2}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|bf-109f-4}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|bf-109f-4_trop}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|bf-109f-4_usa}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|bf-109g-2}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|bf-109g-2_romania}}
-{{Navigation-Line|Bf 109 A}}{{Specs-Link|bf-109a_1}}
+{{Navigation-Line|}}Fw 190: {{Specs-Link|fw-189a-1}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|fw-190a-1}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|fw-190a-4}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|fw-190a-5}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|fw-190a-5_cannons}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|fw-190a-5_japan}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|fw-190c}}
-{{Navigation-Line|Bf 109 B}}{{Specs-Link|bf-109b_2}}
+{{Navigation-Line|}}He 51: {{Specs-Link|he51a1}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|he51b1}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|he51b_2w}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|he51c1}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|he51c1_late}}
-{{Navigation-Line|Bf 109 C}}{{Specs-Link|bf-109c_1}}
+{{Navigation-Line|}}He 100: {{Specs-Link|he_100d_1}}
-{{Navigation-Line|Bf 109 E}}{{Specs-Link|bf-109e-1}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|bf-109e-3}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|bf-109e-4}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|bf-109e-3_japan}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|bf-109e-7}}
+{{Navigation-Line|}}He 112: {{Specs-Link|he_112b_0}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|he_112b_1}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|he_112b_2}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|he_112v_5}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|a7he1}}
-{{Navigation-Line|Bf 109 F}}{{Specs-Link|bf-109f-1}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|bf-109f-2}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|bf-109f-4}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|bf-109f-4_trop}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|bf-109f-4_usa}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|bf-109f-4_hungary}}
+{{Navigation-Line|Twin-engine fighters}}Bf 110: {{Specs-Link|bf-110c-4}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|bf-110f-2}}
-{{Navigation-Line|Bf 109 G}}{{Specs-Link|bf-109g-2_romania}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|bf-109g-2_hungary}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|bf-109g-2_finland}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|bf-109g-2}}
+{{Navigation-Line|}}Do 217: {{Specs-Link|do_217j_1}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|do_217j_2}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|do_217n_1}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|do_217n_2}}
-{{Navigation-Line|Fw 190 A}}{{Specs-Link|fw-190a-1}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|fw-190a-4}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|fw-190a-5_cannons}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|fw-190a-5|Fw 190 A-5/U12}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|fw-190a-5_japan}}
+{{Navigation-Line|}}Me 410: {{Specs-Link|me-410a-1}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|me-410a-1_u2}}
-{{Navigation-Line|Fw 190 C}}{{Specs-Link|fw-190c}}
+{{Navigation-Line|}}Other: {{Specs-Link|do_17z_7}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|ju-88c-6}}
-{{Navigation-Line|He 51}}{{Specs-Link|he51a1}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|he51b1}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|he51b_2w}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|he51c1}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|he51c1_late}}
+{{Navigation-Line|Attackers}}{{Specs-Link|hs-129b-2}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|hs-129b-2_romania}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|hs-129b-2_romania_italy}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|hs-129b-3}}
-{{Navigation-Line|He 100}}{{Specs-Link|he_100d_1}}
+{{Navigation-Line|Bombers}}{{Specs-Link|he-111h-6}}
-{{Navigation-Line|He 112}}{{Specs-Link|he_112b_0}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|a7he1}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|he_112b_1}} (Germany){{-}}{{Specs-Link|he_112b_1_italy}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|he_112b_2}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|he_112v_5}}
+ (Defensive){{-}}{{Specs-Link|hs-123a-1}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|ju-87b-2}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|ju-87d-3}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|ju-87d-3_italy}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|ju-87r-2}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|ju-87r-2_italy}}
-{{Navigation-Line|S-199}}{{Specs-Link|s_199}}
-{{Navigation-First-Line|'''Twin-engine fighters'''}}
-{{Navigation-Line|Do 17}}{{Specs-Link|do_17z_7}}
-{{Navigation-Line|Do 217}}{{Specs-Link|do_217j_1}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|do_217j_2}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|do_217n_1}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|do_217n_2}}
-{{Navigation-Line|Ju 88}}{{Specs-Link|ju-88c-6}}
-{{Navigation-Line|Me 410}}{{Specs-Link|me-410a-1_u2}}
-{{Navigation-First-Line|'''Strike aircraft'''}}
-{{Navigation-Line|Bf 110}}{{Specs-Link|bf-110c-6}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|bf-110c-4}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|bf-110f-2}}
-{{Navigation-Line|Hs 129}}{{Specs-Link|hs-129b-2}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|hs-129b-2_romania}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|hs-129b-2_romania_italy}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|hs-129b-3}}
-{{Navigation-Line|Me 410}}{{Specs-Link|me-410a-1}}
-{{Navigation-First-Line|'''Bombers'''}}
-{{Navigation-Line|Ar 196}}{{Specs-Link|arado-196a-3}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|arado-196a-5}}
-{{Navigation-Line|Fw 189}}{{Specs-Link|fw-189a-1}}
-{{Navigation-Line|He 111}}{{Specs-Link|he-111h-6}}&nbsp;(Defensive)
-{{Navigation-Line|He 115}}{{Specs-Link|he_115c_1}}&nbsp;(Defensive)
-{{Navigation-Line|Hs 123}}{{Specs-Link|hs-123a-1}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|hs-123a-1_china}}
-{{Navigation-Line|Ju 87}}{{Specs-Link|ju-87b-2}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|ju-87d-3}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|ju-87d-3_italy}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|ju-87r-2}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|ju-87r-2_snake}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|ju-87r-2_italy}}
 {{Navigation-End}}
 == General info ==
-<!-- ''Tell us about the tactical and technical characteristics of the cannon or machine gun.'' -->
+''Tell us about the tactical and technical characteristics of the cannon or machine gun.''
-It was named MG 17 to fool the allies into believing it was a late-war design, thus not being in violation of the Treaty of Versailles that prohibited the development of machine guns by Germany.
-=== Available ammunition ===
+=== Available belts ===
-<!-- ''Describe the shells that are available for the weapon and their features and purpose. If it concerns autocannons or machine guns, write about different ammo belts and what is inside (which types of shells).'' -->
-'''Offensive belts:'''
+* Default: AP-T/Ball/Ball/AP-I/AI
-* '''Default:''' {{Annotation|AP-T|Armour-piercing tracer}}{{-}}{{Annotation|AP-I|Armour-piercing incendiary}}{{-}}{{Annotation|AI|Adjustment incendiary}}
+* Universal: AP-T/AP/AI/AP-I
-* '''Universal:''' {{Annotation|AP-T|Armour-piercing tracer}}{{-}}{{Annotation|AP|Armour-piercing}}{{-}}{{Annotation|AI|Adjustment incendiary}}{{-}}{{Annotation|AP-I|Armour-piercing incendiary}}
+* Tracers: AP-T
-* '''Tracers:''' {{Annotation|AP-T|Armour-piercing tracer}}
+* Stealth: AI/AP/AP/AP/AI
-* '''Stealth:''' {{Annotation|AI|Adjustment incendiary}}{{-}}{{Annotation|AP|Armour-piercing}}{{-}}{{Annotation|AP|Armour-piercing}}{{-}}{{Annotation|AP|Armour-piercing}}{{-}}{{Annotation|AI|Adjustment incendiary}}
-'''Defensive belts:'''
-* '''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}}
-* '''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}}
-{{:{{PAGENAME}}/Ammunition|Ball, AP-I, AP-T, AI, AP}}
 === Comparison with analogues ===
-''Give a comparative description of cannons/machine guns that have firepower equal to this weapon.''
+''Give a comparative description of cannons/machine guns, that have firepower equal to these type of weapons.''
 == 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.'' -->
+''Describe the cannon/machine gun in the game - its distinctive features, tactics of usage against the main opponents. Please don't write a "guide" - do not impose a single point of view, but give the reader food for thought.''
-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 ===
-<!-- ''Summarise and briefly evaluate the weaponry in terms of its characteristics and combat effectiveness. Mark pros and cons as a list.'' -->
+''Summarize and briefly evaluate the weaponry in terms of its characteristics and combat effectiveness. Mark pros and cons as a list.''
 '''Pros:'''
-* High muzzle velocity
+*
 '''Cons:'''
-* Low damage output
+*
-* Easily jams
 == History ==
-''Examine the history of the creation and combat usage of the weapon in more detail than in the introduction. If the historical reference turns out to be too long, take it to a separate article, taking a link to the article about the weapon and adding a block "/History" (example: <nowiki>https://wiki.warthunder.com/(Weapon-name)/History</nowiki>) and add a link to it here using the <code>main</code> template. Be sure to reference text and sources by using <code><nowiki><ref></ref></nowiki></code>, as well as adding them at the end of the article with <code><nowiki><references /></nowiki></code>.''
+''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: <nowiki>https://wiki.warthunder.com/(weapon-name)/History</nowiki>) and add a link to it here using the <code>main</code> template. Be sure to reference text and sources by using <code><nowiki><ref></nowiki></code>, as well as adding them at the end of the article.''
 == Media ==
-''Excellent additions to the article would be video guides, screenshots from the game, and photos.''
+''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:''
+''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.'' -->
+* ''references to approximate analogues by other nations and research trees.''
-* [[MG 15 (7.92 mm)]]
+== External links ==
-* [[MG34 (7.92 mm)]]
+''Paste links to sources and external resources, such as:''
-* [[MG42 (7.92 mm)]]
-* [[Vickers (7.7 mm)]]
-== External links ==
-<!-- ''Paste links to sources and external resources, such as:''
 * ''topic on the official game forum;''
-* ''other literature.'' -->
+* ''encyclopedia page on the weapon;''
-* [https://www.forgottenweapons.com/mg-17-german-aircraft-machine-gun/ [Forgotten Weapons<nowiki>]</nowiki> MG-17 German Aircraft Machine Gun]
+* ''other literature.''
-* [http://www.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/LRG/luftwaffe_barrel_armaments_mg17.html [Warbirds Resource Group<nowiki>]</nowiki> Rhienmetall Borsig MG 17]
 {{Aircraft machine guns}}
 [[Category:Aircraft machine guns]]

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