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MG 17
Revision as of 23:30, 7 January 2023 by Alex T Snow (talk | contribs) (Alex T Snow moved page MG17 to MG 17: correcting German nomenclature)
The MG 17 is a German aircraft machine gun, developed as the fixed-mount sibling to the MG 15 flexible-mount machine gun. The MG 17 was the standard rifle-calibre armament of Luftwaffe aircraft during most of the 1930s and into mid-WWII, being phased out before the end of the war in favour of the 13mm MG 131. Two major changes from the MG 15 are conversion from open bolt to closed bolt firing, allowing for synchronized fire through the propeller arc, as well as converting from magazines to belt-feed. Despite these changes, like the MG 15 many were converted to infantry weapons after being withdrawn from aircraft service.
Specifications
- Production 1934 - 1944
- Manufacturer: Rheinmetall-Borsig
- Caliber: 7.92x57mm
- Length: 1175mm
- Weight: 10.2kg
- Muzzle Velocity: 855m/s to 905m/s
- Cyclic rate of fire: 1200 rounds per minute
- Intended Use: Fixed armament for aircraft and infantry vehicles
Appearances
The MG17 machine gun can be seen in the following films, anime and video games used by the following actors:
Film
| Title | Actor | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Above Us the Waves | German sailors | Ground fighting conversion | 1955 | |
| A Clockwork Orange | N/A | Luftwaffe pilot | Stock WWII combat footage | 1971 |
| Pearl Harbor | N/A | Luftwaffe pilots | Mounted on Me 109s | 2001 |
| Lieutenant Suvorov | German Luftwaffe | Mounted on Ju 87 Stuka; mockups | 2009 | |
| The Phobos (Fobos. Klub strakha) | Mounted on turel | 2009 | ||
| Stalingrad | Luftwaffe pilots | mounted on Ju 87 | 2013 |
Television
| Title | Actor | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bitch War (Suchya voyna) | Nose-mounted on Bf 110; Seen in documentary footage | 2014 |
Anime
| Title | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arcadia of My Youth | Phantom F. Harlock II | mounted to Messerschmitt Bf 109 | 1982 |
| The Cockpit | Ep. 1 "Slipstream"; mounted in Focke-Wulf Fw 190 | 1993 | |
| First Squad: The Moment of Truth | mounted in Ju 87 Stuka dive bombers | 2009 | |
| JoJo's Bizarre Adventure | Joseph Joestar | Mounted in seaplane; S1E25, "The Birth of a Superbeing" | 2012 |
| Brave Witches | Mounted in Bf 109 fighters | 2016-2017 | |
| Sirius the Jaeger | mounted in Junkers F 13 seaplane | 2018 | |
| Strike Witches: Road to Berlin | Mounted in Bf 109 fighters | 2020 |
Video Games
| Game Title | Appears as | Mods | Notation | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medal of Honor: Frontline | Mounted on Me 109, unusable | 2002 | ||
| Battlefield Heroes | Mounted on Me 109 | 2009 | ||
| Red Orchestra 2: Heroes of Stalingrad | Mounted on Ju 87 Stuka dive bombers, unusable | 2011 | ||
| Heroes & Generals | Mounted in various airplanes | 2016 | ||
| Battlefield V | Mounted in Ju 87 Stuka dive bombers | 2018 | ||
| Call of Duty: Vanguard | Unusable; mounted on Ju 87 Stuka dive bombers | 2021 |
Animation
| Title | Voice Actor | Characters | Notation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| What If...? - Season 1 | mounted on HYDRA fighter and Schnellzug EB912 train; "What If... Captain Carter Were The First Avenger?" (S1E01) | 2021 |