The MG 15 was a German 7.92 mm 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.

The Bergmann MG 15nA was a World War I light machine gun produced by Germany starting in 1915. It used 100- and 200-round belts and utilized a bipod, which allowed the weapon to be mounted on a flat surface for more accurate firing.

The MG 08 (Maschinengewehr 08) is a heavy machine gun (HMG) which served as the standard HMG of the Imperial German Army during World War I. It was an adaptation of Hiram Maxim 's 1884 Maxim gun design, and was produced in a number of variants during the war.

The MG 15 was a German 7.92 mm 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.

Oct 29, 2017 · The MG-15 was the first standard flexible-mounted aircraft machine gun adopted by the Luftwaffe in the 1930s. Both it and the MG-17 are evolved form a Rheinmetall/Solothurn design which would also become the Austrian and Hungarian M30 infantry light machine guns.

The MG 15 machine gun was in service with the Luftwaffe before and during World War II (1939-1945). It stems from an initiative in 1932, stemming from the existing early MG 30 model, which originated in Switzerland.

Dec 5, 2019 · For the tasks of a light machine gun in close combat, the Bergmann was actually much better suited than the MG 08 or MG 08/15. The authors of the manual did, however, capture well the conceptual formulation for a firefight at short range: “The l.M.G. 15s …

The MG 08/15 represented Germany’s primary attempt at a light machine gun. Taking the standard tripod-mounted MG 08 and lightening by redesigning the receiver. However, the weapon retained its water jacket and added a large wooden buttstock resulting in …

The MG 15 was a German machine gun primarily used during World War II, particularly in aircraft. It was designed and manufactured by the renowned German arms manufacturer Rheinmetall-Borsig. The MG 15 was an air-cooled, belt-fed machine gun chambered in …

May 9, 2016 · The MG 15 machine gun served the German Luftwaffe (Air Force) heading into, and during, World War 2 (1939-1945). It was derived from a 1932 initiative and born from the existing, earlier MG 30 model that originated in Switzerland.