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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 1 machine gun''' but chambered in the 7.7x58mm Arisaka round | + | 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 1 machine gun''' but chambered in the 7.7x58mm Arisaka round. Otherwise this weapon is near-identical. |
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Revision as of 18:18, 11 February 2015
MG 15
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 drum magazine
The MG 81 is used by the following actors in the following movies, television series, anime, and video games:
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 1 machine gun but chambered in the 7.7x58mm Arisaka round. Otherwise this weapon is near-identical.
Film
| Title | Actor | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oasis | Josef Vinklár | Nowak | 1973 | |
| Raiders of the Lost Ark | Karen Allen | Marion Ravenwood | Twin-mounted in rear turret of 'Flying Wing' aircraft | 1981 |
| Pearl Harbor | Mounted on Heinkel He-111 bombers | 2001 | ||
| Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope | (As the RT-97C heavy blaster rifle) Seen carried by an Imperial stormtrooper on Tatooine | 1979 | ||
| Battle of Britain | Mounted on Heinkel He-111 bombers | 1969 | ||
| New Kids Turbo | In weapons cache | 2010 | ||
| Burnt by the Sun 2 (Utomlennye solntsem 2) | Mounted in German aircraft | 2011 | ||
| Stalingrad | fake. mounted on a HE-111 | 2013 |
Video Game
| Title | Actor | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hidden & Dangerous 2 | 2003 |