Mitragliatrice MG 34

Mitragliatrice MG 34 The German Maschinengewehr 34 was an air-cooled mitragliatrice general-purpose firing the standard 7.92 x 57 mm Mauser rifle ammunition. First issued in 1935, the MG 34 served as a mitragliatrice da carro, mitragliatrice leggera da fanteria, o sustained fire mitragliatrice media della Wehrmacht e some Axis allies. The 1:35 scale MG 34 shown here is on a mounting contraerei, shortened to match smaller 1:55 scale sci-fi miniatures.

In the role mitragliatrice leggera, the MG 34 was fitted con a bipod ed a drum magazine containing a 50-round belt, which enabled the gunner to fire the weapon on the move, if need be, e without the help of a caricatore. In practise, the 4-man gruppo mitragliatrice of an fanteria section employed the MG 34 like una mitragliatrice media, firing 50-round belts of ammunition to support the advancing riflemen of the platoon. German fanteria tactics relied on converging suppressive fire from the pooled gruppi dei mitragliatrici leggeri of an plotone fanteria, while the rifle groups advanced to close con the enemy.

In the sustained fire role, the MG 34 was mounted on a tripod e fed from linked ammo belts of 200 to 250 colpi each. The first section of every German fanteria platoon carried a heavy tripod for this purpose.

After the war, mitragliatrici MG 34 continued to be produced in Czechoslovakia; many were exported to Israel ed altri paesi. Components of the mitragliatrice MG 34 were used to create the Star Wars movie prop of the BlasTech DLT-19 heavy blaster rifle used by Imperial Army Troopers, Stormtroopers, e certain Bounty Hunters.

Modellini Disponibili

MG 34 Gunner "Friedrich Kohler", 1:6 Dragon 70413
- MG 34 (T) Conversion, 1:6 Armorpax
Fanteria Tedesca Weapons Set, 1:35 Tamiya 35111
- MG 34 metal barrel, 1:35 Modelpoint MPT35100-1
- MG 34 brass barrel, 1:35 Schatton Modellbau 3512
- MG 34 brass barrel, 1:35 armorscale B35-030
- MG 34 brass barrel, 1:35 Adlers Nest ANM-35006
- MG 34(T) brass barrel, 1:35 Model Point MPT35100
Mitragliatrici MG 34 (5 ea, Vehicle Accessories), 1:76 Vac-U-Cast VA-103

Caratteristiche Tecniche

Maschinengewehr 34
Tipo: air-cooled recoil operated mitragliatrice general purpose
Calibro: 7.92 mm
Munizioni: 7.92 x 57 mm Mauser
Lunghezza: 1225 mm
Lunghezza canna: 627 mm
Peso: 12.1 kg con bipod
Alimentazione: nastri da 50/200 colpi o caricatori da 50 colpi
Velocità alla volata: 755 m/s
Muzzle Energy: 3600–5000 J
Gittata utile:
- 1200 m on bipod
- 3000–3500 m on tripod
Cadenza di tiro: 800–900 colpi/min
Manufacturer: Rheinmetall, Mauser Werke, ed others
Servizio: 1935–1945

La mitragliatrice MG 34 was made to a very high standard of quality, using machined o turned steel components, which resulted in high labour e materials costs. When l’armata tedesca prepared for war, the demand for mitragliatrici increased, ed a cheaper e more easily mass-produced replacement for the MG 34 was sought. Development of the new mitragliatrice started in the late 1930s ed a small production batch of 1500 new MG 39/41 entered combat trials in 1941. The new design was officially accepted e production of the mitragliatrice MG 42 began in 1942. The MG 42 proved to be more reliable than the MG 34, it was lighter, more robust, required less metal ed only 75 man-hours to produce, compared to nearly 150 man-hours for the MG 34.

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