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Maschinengewehr 18
TypeHeavy machine gun
Place of originGerman Empire
Production history
DesignerMaschinenfabrik Augsburg Nürnberg (MAN)
Designed1917
ManufacturerMAN
Produced1918
No. built50
Specifications
Mass133.7 kg (294.8 lb) total
37 kg (81.6 lb) gun
86 kg (189.6 lb) carriage
Length1.59 m (5 ft 3 in)
Barrel length96.01 cm (3 ft 1.80 in)[1]
Crew6

Cartridge13×92mm TuF (TuF variant)
ActionShort recoil, toggle locked
Rate of fire500 rpm cyclic
300 rpm practical
Muzzle velocity550 m/s (1,804 ft/s)
Effective firing range500 m (547 yd) horizontal
Maximum firing range6,400 m (6,999 yd) horizontal
3,000 m (9,843 ft) vertical
Feed system75-round belt (anti-tank)
50-round drum (anti-aircraft)[1]

The Maschinengewehr 18 Tank und Flieger or MG 18 TuF, is a German dual-purpose heavy machine gun that was designed to fill both anti-tank and anti-aircraft roles. Developed at the end of the First World War, it fired the same 13.25 × 92mm SR or tankpatrone 18 armor-piercing round later used by the Mauser 1918 T-Gewehr anti-tank rifle.

  1. ^ a b https://smallarmsreview.com/germanys-ultra-rare-mg18-the-13mm-maxim-t-u-f-mg-tank-und-fleigerabwehr-machine-gun-of-wwi/

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