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MG 08

The MG 08 (German: Maschinengewehr 08, lit. 'Machine gun 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 08 also saw service during World War II in the infantry…

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Action
Short recoil, toggle locked
Barrel length
721 mm (28.39 in)
Cartridge
7.92×57mm Mauser · 7.65×53mm Mauser · 7×57mm Mauser
Crew
4
Designer
DWM · Mauser (MG 18 TuF)
Developed from
Maxim MG

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MG 08/15

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Chinese derivative

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MG 08

Nodes161
Edges160
Triples222
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.012422
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MG 08

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related to Users · 67
MG 08 → About, After World War, April, At, Austria-HungaryArgentinaBelgiumBrazil Bulgaria, Balkan Wars, Between, By, Chile, China, Chinese Type, Commercial MG, Continuation War, Czechoslovakia, Despite, Deutsches Heer, Dutch, DWM, Emil Körner, Ex-German MG
related to Chinese derivative · 26
MG 08 → Based, Chinese, Chinese Civil War, Communists, German, Hanyang Arsenal, Heavy, Heavy Machine Gun, It, KPA, Like, M1917 Browning, Machine, MG, National Revolutionary Army, Nationalists, NRA, NVA, PLA, SG-43 Goryunov
related to External links · 21
MG 08 → Anti-tank, Archived, Australian War Memorial, Battalion AIF, December, French, German, Gun, January, Machine Guns, Maxim MG08/15 Light Machine, MG, Mitrailleuse MG, Mont St Quentin, Overseas Forces, Russian, Schutztruppe, Sir Hiram Maxim's, The, TUF
related to Variants · 20
MG 08 → An, Bulgaria, Chile, Commercial, Deutsches Heer, Due, DWM, Exported, German, Germany's, Introduced, Machine, Maschinengewehr, MG, Modified Maxim, Only, Romania, Switzerland, The MG, World War
related to lMG 08 · 19
MG 08 → Albatros, DWM, Fokker, Fokker Eindecker, Fokker Stangensteuerung, III, It, Luft, Maxim, May, MG, MG Eindecker, Otto Parschau, Parabellum, Parschau, Parschau's, Spandau, The, The Parabellum MG14
related to MG 08/15 · 18
MG 08 → Accurate, At, Chauchat, French Chauchat, Friedrich, German, In, Intended, It, Lewis Gun, Machine, Maschinengewehr, Merkatz, MG, Oberst, The, The MG, To
related to LMG 08/15 · 15
MG 08 → C-class, Fokker Eindecker, German, Germany's, Halberstadt, II, Later, LMG, LMG08/15, May, MG, Robert Thelen's Albatros, Spandau Arsenal, The, The LMG
No. built · 6
MG 08 → DWM:, LMG 08/15: 23,000, MG 08/15: 130,000, MG 08: 72,000, MG 18 TuF: 50, W+F Bern:
Cartridge · 3
MG 08 → 7.65×53mm Mauser, 7.92×57mm Mauser, 7×57mm Mauser
In service · 3
MG 08 → 1899–1945 (Germany), 1911–1980s (Switzerland), 1935–1960s (China)

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mg 08 gun german machine war 15 used guns world lmg army type maxim heavy fire aircraft dwm 24 infantry

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MG 08ActionShort recoil, toggle locked1.00infobox
MG 08Barrel length721 mm (28.39 in)1.00infobox
MG 08Cartridge7.92×57mm Mauser1.00infobox
MG 08Cartridge7.65×53mm Mauser1.00infobox
MG 08Cartridge7×57mm Mauser1.00infobox
MG 08Crew41.00infobox
MG 08DesignerDWM1.00infobox
MG 08DesignerMauser (MG 18 TuF)1.00infobox
MG 08Developed fromMaxim MG1.00infobox
MG 08Effective firing range2,000 m (2,190 yd)1.00infobox
MG 08Feed system250-round cloth belt1.00infobox
MG 08Feed system500-round cloth belt (aircraft)1.00infobox
MG 08In service1899–1945 (Germany)1.00infobox
MG 08In service1911–1980s (Switzerland)1.00infobox
MG 08In service1935–1960s (China)1.00infobox
MG 08Length1,175 mm (46.26 in)1.00infobox
MG 08ManufacturerSee § Manufacturers1.00infobox
MG 08MassGun body: 26.5 kg (58.42 lb)1.00infobox
MG 08MassTripod: 38.5 kg (84.88 lb)1.00infobox
MG 08MassWater: 4 kg (8.82 lb)1.00infobox
MG 08Maximum firing range3,700 m (4,050 yd) (S Patrone)1.00infobox
MG 08Maximum firing range4,700 m (5,140 yd) (s.S. Patrone)1.00infobox
MG 08Muzzle velocity878 m/s (2,880 ft/s) (S. Patrone)1.00infobox
MG 08Muzzle velocity765 m/s (2,510 ft/s) (s.S. Patrone)1.00infobox
MG 08No. builtMG 08: 72,0001.00infobox
MG 08No. builtMG 08/15: 130,0001.00infobox
MG 08No. builtLMG 08/15: 23,0001.00infobox
MG 08No. builtMG 18 TuF: 501.00infobox
MG 08No. builtDWM:1.00infobox
MG 08No. builtW+F Bern:1.00infobox

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