
MG34 vs MG42 | WWII Forums - ww2f.com
2002年4月12日 · Its velocity is so high that you have to change the barrel and it is heavier than the MG-34. Thatt is why I preffer MG-34, because you can use it as your personal weapons as if it was a Schmeisser or so... I have fired both also. The power of the 42 has no paralel, except for the bloody Browning 0.50... But I think that the 34 is more charming ...
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2008年7月20日 · The main reason being, both the mg-34 and 42 ( like every other machine gun), fire from an open bolt. That is, the bolt stays to the rear after the trigger is released. This is so a round doesnt get left in the hot chamber and cook off, firing when the gunner may not want it to and maybe killing somebody on your own side.
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2011年1月7日 · Hi, what was the difference in the rate of fire and the maximum range of the MG.34 & MG.42 in there repected firing modes, Bi-pod (LMG) Tri-pod (MMG) I have this data only, MG.34 Rate of fire: 800 rpm Range: 2000m MG.42 Rate of fire: 1500 rpm Range: 2000m There must of been some difference in the data of the two models when used in the two ...
What advantages did the MG34 have over the MG42?
2008年7月5日 · a. MG 34 Modified The MG 34 (modified) is used principally in armored vehicle hull mounts and differs from the MG 34 in the following: (1) Heavier barrel jacket adapted to fit in ball type hull mounts (2) Absence of antiaircraft sight bracket (3) Simplified and easily operated firing pin nut lock (4) Bipod clamps for attaching bipod for ...
How do I use an MG34's Sights? | WWII Forums - ww2f.com
2018年7月28日 · The rear sight on the MG34 is an offset "ladder" type. There is one sight leaf, which is adjustable from 200 to 2000 meters.
Burning Out Machine Gun Barrels | WWII Forums - ww2f.com
2010年3月20日 · The MG 42 was a fearsome weapon but could not be fired at 1100-1200 rpm for long. Short burst and barrel changes eat into it's specifications. The slower firing MG 34's were often fed from a 60 round drum, still a gunner in a JU 88 would have been busy changing them out but also cooling his barrel.
Bomber Defensive Gunnery questions | WWII Forums
2010年9月3日 · - 7.92 rifle caliber guns (not the MG 34 but the MG 15 and MG 81 that were even faster firing than the MG 42 and used a slightly more powerful cartridge than the land weapons). - 13mm MG 131, - 15mm MG 151 - 20mm MG FF and MG 151/20 and some rarer guns like the HS404 and MG 204.
Did the Germans have better small arms and a fire power …
2016年12月19日 · The MG 34 could never be produced in sufficient numbers, in the first years of the war, the Wehrmacht uses all types of machine guns they could get. The czech ZB 26 was a standard Wehrmacht machine gun too. The MP 40 was a rare weapon compared to the K 98 and usually in the hand of the spuadron leader.
Heavy Weapons Platoons/Companies - WWII Forums
2008年12月24日 · German heavy weapons platoons often combined a few heavy machineguns (mg 34 or 42 on the tripod) with 2 to 6 8.1cm mortars. Soviet heavy weapons platoons had three sections, one of 2 to 4 water cooled maxim machineguns, one of 2 to 4 50mm mortars and one of 3+ antitank rifles.
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2007年7月9日 · the bren? man the bren isnt a sub machine gun so you cant pick that, if you pick bren i pick then i pick MG 34, so what it spits 15 bullets per second, i put it on a tripod if thats the case. News today, a man has fallen into a chocolate vat in the arnotts factory