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''This is the page for the aircraft mounted 1930s Rheinmetall MG15 machine gun. For World War I light machine gun Bergmann MG 15nA see [[Bergmann MG 15nA|here]].''
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[[File:MG15.jpg|thumb|right|500px|MG15 with 75-round double drum - 7.92x57mm Mauser]]
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[[File:MG17.jpg|thumb|right|500px|MG15 - 7.92x57mm Mauser]]
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[[File:MG15 Infantry.jpg|thumb|right|500px|MG15 converted for ground usage - 7.92x57mm Mauser]]
  
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The '''MG15''' was a 7.92x57mm machine gun designed specifically as a hand manipulated defensive gun for combat aircraft during the early 1930s. By 1941 it was replaced by other types and found new uses with ground troops. It must be noted the MG15 was copied in Japan as the '''Type 98 flexible-mounted machine gun''' in aircraft and as the '''Type 1 machine gun''' in the Imperial Japanese Navy, but chambered in the 7.7x58mm Arisaka round. Otherwise this weapon is near-identical.
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:''This article is about the aircraft machine gun produced in the 1930s. For the World War I light machine gun, see [[Bergmann MG 15nA]].''
  
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==MG 15==
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The '''MG15''' was a 7.92x57mm German machine gun adopted by the Luftwaffe as a flexible-mounted machine gun in the 1930s. By 1941, it was phased out from air service by other machine guns, and some examples were converted to infantry usage near the end of the war.
  
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[[Image:MG15.jpg|thumb|right|500px|MG15 machine gun with 75-round double drum - 7.92x57mm Mauser]]
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The MG15 was copied in Japan as the '''Type 98 flexible-mounted machine gun''' in aircraft and as the '''Type 1 machine gun''' in the Imperial Japanese Navy, but chambered in the 7.7x58mm Arisaka round. Otherwise this weapon is near-identical.
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[[File:MG17.jpg|thumb|right|500px|MG15 machine gun - 7.92x57mm Mauser]]
 
  
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=== Specifications ===
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= Specifications =
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'''Place of origin - Nazi Germany<br>
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*'''Place of origin''' - Nazi Germany
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'''Production''' - 1930s - 1940<br>
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*'''Production''' - 1930s - 1940
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'''Manufacturer''' - Rheinmetall<br>
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*'''Manufacturer''' - Rheinmetall
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'''Caliber''' - 7.9mm<br>
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*'''Caliber''' - 7.9mm
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'''Cartridge''' - 7.92 x 57mm Mauser<br>
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*'''Cartridge''' - 7.92 x 57mm Mauser
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'''Weight''' - 8.1 kg (18 lb)<br>
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*'''Weight''' - 8.1 kg (18 lb)
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'''Length''' - 1,078 mm (42.4 in) (without attachments)<br>
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*'''Length''' - 1,078 mm (42.4 in) (without attachments)
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'''Barrel length''' - 690 mm (27 in)<br>
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*'''Barrel length''' - 690 mm (27 in)
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'''Rate of fire''' - 1,000-1,050 rounds/min<br>
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*'''Rate of fire''' - 1,000-1,050 rounds/min
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'''Effective range''' - N/A<br>
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*'''Effective range''' - N/A
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'''Feed system''' - 75 round "saddle" drum magazine<br>
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*'''Feed system''' - 75 round "saddle" drum magazine
  
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The '''MG 15''' is used by the following actors in the following movies, television series, anime, and video games:
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=== Film ===
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|''[[The Seven Red Berets]]''||  ||  || Carried by the squad  ||  1968
 
 
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| ''[[Battle of Britain]]'' ||  ||  || Mounted on Heinkel He 111 bombers || 1969
 
| ''[[Battle of Britain]]'' ||  ||  || Mounted on Heinkel He 111 bombers || 1969
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=== Video Game ===
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== Television==
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!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="200"|'''Title'''
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!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="100"|'''Actor'''
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!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="150"|'''Character'''
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| ''[[Waves of the Black Sea (Volny Chyornogo morya)]]'' || || || Mounted on He 111, documentary footage; [[Waves of the Black Sea (Volny Chyornogo morya) - Film 3|Film 3]] || 1976
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| ''[[Eternal Call (Vechnyy zov) - Season 1]]'' || || || Mounted on ''Luftwaffe'' bombers, documentary footage, Ep.9 || 1979
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| ''[[Long Road in the Dunes (Ilgais cels kapas)]]'' || || || Mounted on ''Luftwaffe'' bomber, documentary footage, Ep.4 || 1982
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| ''[[SS-GB]]''||||||German bombers, opening credits||2017
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| ''[[Hidden & Dangerous 2]]'' || || || || 2003
 
| ''[[Hidden & Dangerous 2]]'' || || || || 2003
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| ''[[Red Orchestra: Ostfront 41-45]]'' || ||  || unusable; mounted on destroyed Stuka Ju 87 dive bombers || 2006
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| ''[[Red Orchestra 2: Heroes of Stalingrad]]'' || || || unusable; mounted on destroyed Stuka Ju 87 dive bombers || 2013
 
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| ''[[Heroes & Generals]]'' || || || Mounted in Henschel HS 126 B-1 (tailgun) || 2016
 
| ''[[Heroes & Generals]]'' || || || Mounted in Henschel HS 126 B-1 (tailgun) || 2016
 
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| ''[[Call of Duty: WWII]]'' || MG 15 || || || 2017
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| ''[[Call of Duty: WWII]]'' || MG 15 || || Converted for ground usage || 2017
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==Anime==
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!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="250"|'''Title'''
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| [[First Squad: The Moment of Truth]] || || mounted in German planes || 2009
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| [[Witch Craft Works]] ||  || mounted on a Ju 87 "Stuka", "Takamiya-kun and the Weekend (Part 3)" (ep.12) || 2014
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| [[Izetta: The Last Witch]] || Germanian pilots || mounted on Germanian planes || 2016
 
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Revision as of 14:48, 7 April 2020

MG15 with 75-round double drum - 7.92x57mm Mauser
MG15 - 7.92x57mm Mauser
MG15 converted for ground usage - 7.92x57mm Mauser
This article is about the aircraft machine gun produced in the 1930s. For the World War I light machine gun, see Bergmann MG 15nA.

The MG15 was a 7.92x57mm German machine gun adopted by the Luftwaffe as a flexible-mounted machine gun in the 1930s. By 1941, it was phased out from air service by other machine guns, and some examples were converted to infantry usage near the end of the war.

The MG15 was copied in Japan as the Type 98 flexible-mounted machine gun in aircraft and as the Type 1 machine gun in the Imperial Japanese Navy, but chambered in the 7.7x58mm Arisaka round. Otherwise this weapon is near-identical.

Specifications

  • Place of origin - Nazi Germany
  • Production - 1930s - 1940
  • Manufacturer - Rheinmetall
  • Caliber - 7.9mm
  • Cartridge - 7.92 x 57mm Mauser
  • Weight - 8.1 kg (18 lb)
  • Length - 1,078 mm (42.4 in) (without attachments)
  • Barrel length - 690 mm (27 in)
  • Rate of fire - 1,000-1,050 rounds/min
  • Effective range - N/A
  • Feed system - 75 round "saddle" drum magazine

The MG 15 and variants can be seen in the following films, television series, video games, and anime used by the following actors:

Film

Title Actor Character Note Date
Battle of Britain Mounted on Heinkel He 111 bombers 1969
The Seventeenth Transatlantic (Semnadtsatyy transatlanticheskiy) Mounted on He 111H-6 torpedo bomber; in documentary footage 1972
Oasis Josef Vinklár Nowak 1973
Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope Imperial stormtrooper on Tatooine As the RT-97C heavy blaster rifle 1977
From Hell to Victory Luftwaffe Mounted on CASA 2.111 (He 111) bombers 1979
From Hell to Victory German soldiers Twin AA mounting 1979
Raiders of the Lost Ark Karen Allen Marion Ravenwood Twin-mounted in rear turret of 'Flying Wing' aircraft, mocked up from MG 81Z 1981
Pearl Harbor Mounted on Heinkel He 111 bombers 2001
Lieutenant Suvorov German Luftwaffe Mounted on Ju 87 Stuka; mockup 2009
New Kids Turbo In weapons cache 2010
Burnt by the Sun 2 (Utomlennye solntsem 2) Mounted in German aircraft 2011
Stalingrad German Luftwaffe Mounted on a He 111; mockup 2013

Television

Title Actor Character Note Date
Waves of the Black Sea (Volny Chyornogo morya) Mounted on He 111, documentary footage; Film 3 1976
Eternal Call (Vechnyy zov) - Season 1 Mounted on Luftwaffe bombers, documentary footage, Ep.9 1979
Long Road in the Dunes (Ilgais cels kapas) Mounted on Luftwaffe bomber, documentary footage, Ep.4 1982
SS-GB German bombers, opening credits 2017

Video Game

Title Appears as Mods Note Date
Medal of Honor: Underground Mounted on enemy motorcycles and halftracks 2000
Hidden & Dangerous 2 2003
Red Orchestra: Ostfront 41-45 unusable; mounted on destroyed Stuka Ju 87 dive bombers 2006
Red Orchestra 2: Heroes of Stalingrad unusable; mounted on destroyed Stuka Ju 87 dive bombers 2013
Heroes & Generals Mounted in Henschel HS 126 B-1 (tailgun) 2016
Call of Duty: WWII MG 15 Converted for ground usage 2017

Anime

Title Characters Notation Date
First Squad: The Moment of Truth mounted in German planes 2009
Witch Craft Works mounted on a Ju 87 "Stuka", "Takamiya-kun and the Weekend (Part 3)" (ep.12) 2014
Izetta: The Last Witch Germanian pilots mounted on Germanian planes 2016
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