Germany 7.92mm MG 34 7.92mm Maschinengewehr 34 (translates as Machine Gun)

Showing the details of the shells used(where known)   Tweet Weapon Details 7.92mm MG 34 7.92mm Maschinengewehr 34 (translates as Machine Gun) History Derived from the Solothern Maschinengewehr Modell 30, it became the main machine gun for the German army. It could be fitted with a bipod for infantry use, an Anti Aircraft mount, or a heavy tripod to turn the gun into a heavy machine gun. Manufacturer Mauser-Werke Manufactured 1936 - 1943 Calibre 7.92mm Length L/79 Rate of Fire 800 rpm   S.m.K.H tungsten cored (AP Standard Small Arms) 7.92mm 0.013Kg 910M/Sec Quoted Penetration 13mm@100m/30° Range(Mtr) 100 200 400 800 1200 1600 2000 2400 Flight Time(Secs) 0.13 0.33 1.04 Penetration(mm@30°) 15 11 6 Penetration(mm@0°) 18 13 7 Hit Probability(%) 98 98 98 S.m.K (BALL Standard Small Arms) 7.92mm 0.012Kg 785M/Sec Quoted Penetration 8mm@100m/30° Range(Mtr) 100 200 400 800 1200 1600 2000 2400 Flight Time(Secs) 0.2 Penetration(mm@30°) 5 Penetration(mm@0°) 6 Hit Probability(%) 98 Vehicles in our database using this gun Vehicle Name Common Name   PzKpfw IV Ausf A SdKfz 161 Panzer IV     PzKpfw V Ausf A (Panther) SdKfz 171 Panther     SdKfz 251/ 1 Ausf D Armoured Personnel Carrier Hanomag     SdKfz 251/ 1 Ausf A,B,C Armoured Personnel Carrier Hanomag     7.5cm Pak 39 Jagdpanzer 38(t) Hetzer     SdKfz 232 Schwere Panzerspähwagen 8rad     PzKpfw IV Ausf J SdKfz 161/2 Panzer IV     PzKpfw IV Ausf H SdKfz 161/2 Panzer IV     PzKpfw IV Ausf G SdKfz 161/1 Panzer IV     PzKpfw IV Ausf F2 SdKfz 161/1 Panzer IV     PzKpfw IV Ausf F SdKfz 161 Panzer IV     PzKpfw IV Ausf E SdKfz 161 Panzer IV     PzKpfw IV Ausf D SdKfz 161 Panzer IV     PzKpfw IV Ausf C SdKfz 161 Panzer IV     PzKpfw IV Ausf B SdKfz 161 Panzer IV     PzKpfw III Ausf E Panzer III     PzKpfw III Ausf A Panzer III     PzKpfw III Ausf B Panzer III     PzKpfw III Ausf D Panzer III     PzKpfw III Ausf F Panzer III     PzKpfw III Ausf G Panzer III     PzKpfw III Ausf H Panzer III     PzKpfw III Ausf J Panzer III     PzKpfw III Ausf L Panzer III     PzKpfw III Ausf M Panzer III     PzKpfw III Ausf N Panzer III     PzKpfw III Ausf C Panzer III     PzKpfw III Flammpanzer III Flammpanzer III     SdKfz 263 Panzerfunkwagen 8 rad     SdKfz 250/ 1 Leichte Schutzenpanzerwagen Armoured Personnel Carrier     SdKfz 250/ 2 Leichte Fernsprechpanzerwagen Telephone Vehicle     SdKfz 250/ 3 Liechte Funkpanzerwagen Wireless Vehicle     SdKfz 250/ 4 Liechte Beobachtungspanzerwagen Artillery Observation     SdKfz 250/ 5 Leichte Beobachtungspanzerwagen Observation Post Vehicle     SdKfz 250/ 6 Leichte Munitionspanzerwagen Munitions carrier     SdKfz 250/ 7 Leichte Schutzenpanzerwagen Schwerer Granatwerfer     SdKfz 250/ 8 7.5cm KwK 37 L/24 Self propelled Artillery     SdKfz 250/ 9 2cm KwK38 Armoured Reconnaissance Vehicle     SdKfz 250/10 3.7cm Pak Self propelled A/T     SdKfz 250/11 2.8cm sPzB41 Self propelled A/T     SdKfz 250/12 Messtruppanzerwagen Survey and Range Plotting

Hit probability is based on a static 2 x 2.4 metre panel at 0 degrees(vertical) at the range specified.

The data that has been used to create these records has come from Wikipedia, The Lone Sentry, The Bundes Archive and numerous books and websites that have provided the detailed information that has not been available anywhere else. The information we use to calculate the penetration tables, flight times and the hit probability comes from the Gun Calibre, the Shell Mass(Kg) and the muzzle velocity, plus range reductions to allow for gravity and wind resistance. This calculation originally came from a pre-war Krupp calculation which has been modified, and seems to fit the actual test results.

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