The MG 34 (shortened from German: Maschinengewehr 34, or "machine gun 34") is a German recoil-operated air-cooled general-purpose machine gun, first tested in 1929, introduced in 1934, and issued to units in 1936.

Feb 2, 2023 · Throughout WWII, German tanks opted to use the MG 34 even though it was arguably over-engineered and less resilient than other models.

The “tankers” MG 34 was fitted with a schwerer Lauf (“heavy barrel”) or Panzerlauf (“armor barrel”). That actual barrel of the tanker-model MG34 was the same weight and thickness of the standard infantry weapon.

Nov 3, 2017 · In this video I show you why the MG-34 was used up until 1945 inside most German tanks instead of the MG-42. A BIG THANK YOU to Philipp for heavy support!

Mar 8, 2025 · The Panzer III sported an armored MG 34 general purpose machine gun in a ball mount in the hull along with either one or two MG 34s in the turret mounted coaxially with the main gun. When mated with an advanced torsion bar suspension, the end result was a fast, stable gun platform. The Panzer III and IV subsequently formed the backbone of ...

Nov 14, 2021 · The MG-34 rotates the receiver to the side and the barrel can be pulled directly back out of the barrel shroud. The MG-42 requires the barrel the pull out the side of the receiver which is much more difficult in the cramped interior of a tank.

The Maschinengewehr 34, or MG 34, is a German recoil-operated air-cooled machine gun that was first tested in 1929 and was introduced in 1934, and first issued to units in 1936. It accepts the 7.92×57mm Mauser cartridge.

Maschinengewehr-34 (Machine gun, model of 1934), or MG-34, is known as a main infantry support weapon of the Wehrmacht (Nazi German Army) through first half of the World War II and main vehicle (tank) machine gun of the same during the whole war.

Oct 26, 2022 · Serie/La.S. mit MG 34/42 Zwillingssockel 36 (Eng. training vehicle 1-5. Series of agricultural vehicles with MG 34/42 dual mount 36) was a Panzer I training variant that mounted anti-aircraft weapons. It was a field conversion that first appeared in 1938 and was last seen in Denmark in 1945.

MG-34 is rightly famous as the world’s first Universal machine gun. That is, it could be used in any of the range of MG roles. As a light machine gun it could be fired from a bipod, a medium machine gun to provide sustained fire from a tripod, or as a tank / vehicle or AA gun.