MG 17 (7.92 mm)

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.

General info

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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

• 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:

History

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Media

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See also

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