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MG 30

The Maschinengewehr 30, or MG 30 was a German-designed machine gun that saw some service with various armed forces in the 1930s. It was also modified to become the standard German aircraft gun as the MG 15 and MG 17. It is most notable as the design pattern that led to the MG 34 and therefor indirectly the MG 42, and thus is one of the major ancestors of…

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Action
Recoil
Barrel length
600 mm (24 in)
Cartridge
7.92×57mm Mauser 8×56mmR 7×57mm Mauser .303 British
Designed
1929
Designer
Louis Stange
Effective firing range
800 m

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MG 30

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Avg. degree1.96
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MG 30

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related to history · 20
MG 30 → Austria, Development, German Reichswehr, Germany, However, Louis Stange, Maschinengewehr Solothurn, MG, Production, Reichswehr, Rheinmetall, Rheinmetall's Sömmerda, Solothurn, Solothurn S2-200, Steyr-Daimler-Puch, Swiss, Switzerland, The, Versailles Treaty, Waffenfabrik Solothurn
related to Design · 6
MG 30 → Inside, It, Rotation, Safety, The, The MG
related to Germany · 5
MG 30 → Flugzeugmaschinengewehr, Further, MG, Rheinmetall's Borsig, The
Produced · 3
MG 30 → Solothurn 31.M: 1931–1943, Solothurn 43.M: 1943–1944, Solothurn S2-200: 1930–1940
Feed system · 2
MG 30 → 25-round box magazine (8×56mmR, .303 British), 30-round box magazine (7.92×57mm; 7×57mm)
Mass · 2
MG 30 → Solothurn 31.M: 8.4 kg (18.5 lb), Solothurn S2-200: 9.5 kg (20.9 lb)
Action · 1
MG 30 → Recoil
Barrel length · 1
MG 30 → 600 mm (24 in)
Cartridge · 1
MG 30 → 7.92×57mm Mauser 8×56mmR 7×57mm Mauser .303 British
Designed · 1
MG 30 → 1929

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mg machine 30 guns solothurn gun design 31 also 92 17 weapons hungarian bipod austria production forces aircraft 15 use

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
MG 30ActionRecoil1.00infobox
MG 30Barrel length600 mm (24 in)1.00infobox
MG 30Cartridge7.92×57mm Mauser 8×56mmR 7×57mm Mauser .303 British1.00infobox
MG 30Designed19291.00infobox
MG 30DesignerLouis Stange1.00infobox
MG 30Effective firing range800 m1.00infobox
MG 30Feed system30-round box magazine (7.92×57mm; 7×57mm)1.00infobox
MG 30Feed system25-round box magazine (8×56mmR, .303 British)1.00infobox
MG 30In service1930–1950s1.00infobox
MG 30Length1,162 mm (45.7 in)1.00infobox
MG 30ManufacturerSee § Manufacturers1.00infobox
MG 30MassSolothurn S2-200: 9.5 kg (20.9 lb)1.00infobox
MG 30MassSolothurn 31.M: 8.4 kg (18.5 lb)1.00infobox
MG 30Muzzle velocity807.92 m/s (2,650 ft/s)1.00infobox
MG 30No. built~17,0001.00infobox
MG 30Place of originSwitzerland Austria1.00infobox
MG 30ProducedSolothurn S2-200: 1930–19401.00infobox
MG 30ProducedSolothurn 31.M: 1931–19431.00infobox
MG 30ProducedSolothurn 43.M: 1943–19441.00infobox
MG 30Rate of fireCyclic: 450-500 Rounds/min Practical: 100 Rounds/min1.00infobox
MG 30TypeLight machine gun1.00infobox
MG 30Used bySee § Users1.00infobox
MG 30WarsAustrian Civil War Slovak–Hungarian War World War II Hungarian Revolution of 19561.00infobox

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