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Aircraft machine-gun
MG 17 machine gun
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Type
Aircraft machine-gun
Place of origin
Nazi Germany
Service history
Used by
Nazi Germany
Wars
World War II
Production history
Designed
1934
Manufacturer
Rheinmetall-Borsig
Produced
1934-1944
No. built
At least 24,271 (including those modified for infantry use)
Variants
Modular design
Specifications
Mass
10.2 kg (22 lb)
Length
1,175 mm (46.3 in)
Barrel length
600 mm (24 in)
Cartridge
7.92×57mm Mauser
Caliber
7,9 (7,92+0,04)
Action
Recoil operated, firing from closed bolt
Rate of fire
1,200 rpm
Muzzle velocity
from 885 m/s (2,900 ft/s) (Phosphor "B" round ) to 905 m/s (2,970 ft/s) (Armor Piercing Tracer "SmK L'spur" round)
Feed system
500 round belt
Sights
Various types
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