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the-nomadicone · 2 years

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Ex. Baltic Tiger // German Maritime Forces

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historicalfirearms · 7 years

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Rheinmetall Machinengewehr 3

West Germany became a member of NATO in May 1955, six months later its army reformed as the Bundeswehr (Federal Defence Force). During the late 1950s and early 1960s the Bundeswehr began a program of rearmament adopting the Heckler & Koch G3 in 1959. Initially, the Bundeswehr continued to use the 7.92x57mm MG42 as their general purpose machine gun but NATO’s adoption of 7.62x51mm cartridge saw Rheinmetall begin to manufacture a rechambered version designated the MG1. The original factory drawings for the MG42 were acquired by the Soviets at the end of the war, they would eventually find their way to Czechoslovakia and Yugoslavia. This forced Rheinmetall to reverse engineer new ones from an original gun.

In 1958 Rheinmetall rechambered the remaining original MG42s, renaming them MG2s. In successive upgrades Rheinmetall made improvements including a chrome-lined barrel, a heavier bolt, new recoil springs, friction rings and sights. The definitive designation for newly made guns became the MG3 in 1959. Unlike the original MG42, the MG3 can use either disintegrating or continuous-link belts.

The MG3 is identical in operation to the MG42 using the same recoil-operated, roller locked action. The MG3, however, is slightly lighter than the MG42 weighing 23 lb (10.5 kg). Rheinmetall also made attempts to slow the weapon’s extremely high rate of fire by introducing a heavier bolt and a stronger buffer which reduced the rate of fire to 800 to 950 rounds per minute. Rheinmetall produced the MG3 until 1979 with Heckler & Koch later manufacturing some parts under license.

Diagrams showing the MG3′s rollers in the locked and unlocked positions (source)

A large number of other countries have adopted the MG3 with many manufacturing it under license. These include Austria, Argentina, Denmark, Italy, Estonia, Turkey, Mexico, Pakistan, Greece, Iran and Spain.

The MG3 remains in service with the Bundeswehr despite attempts to replace it with more modern designs. In 2005 the Bundeswehr selected the 5.56x45mm MG4 light machine gun and, following lessons learnt on operations in Afghanistan, adopted the MG5/HK121 General Purpose Machine Gun in 2012. However, production delays and reliability concerns have slowed the replacement of the MG3s currently in service. The MG3 is likely to continue in service as the standard secondary weapon on Germany’s armoured vehicles and other vehicle mounted roles as the MG5 will not fit current mounts.

The longevity of the MG42/MG3′s design has seen it remain in German service for over 70 years, the MG3 is likely to remain in service with the Bundeswehr and other militaries for some years to come.

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Manual Das Machinengewehr, 1979 (source)

Military Small Arms of the 20th Century, I.V. Hogg & J. Weeks, (1985)

Jane’s Infantry Weapons 1983-84, I.V. Hogg

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the-great-white-canuck · 7 years

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The Canucks Dino Loadout.

So this is a little more in depth response to @mikeneedsadrink Post concerning a hunting/raiding team within the Jurassic Park universe who would be operating on the abandoned island chain the 4 films take place on. Here’s Mike’s post https://mikeneedsadrink.tumblr.com/post/156762514989/dino-loadout

Team would consist of a single machine gunner armed with an HK121, a marksman armed with an M107a1 CQB, and a grenadier armed with a M32 grenade launcher, the rest of the team would carry DSA 16" SA58’s with railed hand guards, scope mounts and ACR stocks. Long guns would be outfitted with the mods of choice of the user but all would be equipped with AN/PEQ-11’s. Ever team member would also carry a Glock 17 with surefire x300u and loaded with high velocity full metal jacket ammunition. Machine gunner, riflemen and marksman’s weapons would all be loaded with AP ammo.

Team would all be wearing Crye G3 All Weather Combat Pants and Shirts in Multicam Tropic, and Crye Airframes with Multicam Tropic covers, and Wilcox NVG mounts for their AN/PSQ-36 FGS. Team would also all be equipped with Silynx Clarus comms systems for their radios. Everyone would have gps trackers on them, and IR strobes. Most other gear would be up to the team member and their personal preferences, scent control products would be a must, fuck loads of water, and medical gear including epipens in case of reaction to contact with no longer extinct plants. Breaching and electrical tools would also be carried if operations required recovery of InGen property from within their facilities, tranquilizer guns would also be accessible if the mission required live animal recovery.

Teams would operate out of a ship large enough to accommodate 3 fully geared teams, ships crew, team’s support staff, a doctor and nursing staff, 2 chopper pilots, two RHIB’s, and a UH-60 Black Hawk. Ship would also house a drone pilot that would pilot a drone that would follow the team to watch out for predators and scout for the team while on the island.

#jurassic park #jurassic world #gunblr

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tvideonet · 10 years

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Test af nyt let maskingevær

Forsvaret er i gang med at finde en afløser til det 50 år gamle maskingevær M62.

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#forsvaret #hk121 #Hærens Kampskole #Let maskingevær #Light Machine Gun #m60 #maskingevær

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the-nomadicone · 3 years

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The 371th Panzer Grenadier Battalion and their MG5s. [source]

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daltechforce · 4 years

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POTD: Defensive Combat Shooting with MG5 and G36

Photo Of The Day – Defensive Combat Shooting from the Panzergrenadier Battalion 122. We look at sergeant candidates in the Panzergrenadier Battalion 122, during their training in group defense. They are using the Maschinengewehr MG5 (HK121) and the standard-issue HK G36. 7,62 NATO and 5,56 NATO in a fine combination, but the G36 is soon in for […]