MG 34 Panzerlauf
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The MG 34 Panzerlauf is an armored-vehicle version of the German MG 34 machine gun, designed with a heavier, shrouded barrel and fittings for use as a coaxial or hull-mounted tank weapon during World War II.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
coaxial machine gun
ⓘ
hull-mounted machine gun ⓘ tank machine gun ⓘ |
| action | recoil-operated ⓘ |
| ammunition | 7.92×57mm Mauser ⓘ |
| basedOn | MG 34 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| caliber | 7.92×57mm Mauser ⓘ |
| coolingSystem | air-cooled ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| designedAs | vehicle-mounted variant of MG 34 ⓘ |
| designedFor |
armored vehicles
ⓘ
tanks ⓘ |
| designedPeriod | 1930s ⓘ |
| designedToWithstand | sustained fire in enclosed mounts ⓘ |
| era | World War II German weapons ⓘ |
| feedSystem | belt-fed ⓘ |
| hasBarrelFeature | shrouded barrel ⓘ |
| hasBarrelType | heavier barrel ⓘ |
| hasFitting |
armored sleeve for barrel
ⓘ
tank mounting fittings ⓘ |
| hasModificationComparedTo | standard MG 34 ⓘ |
| hasMounting |
coaxial mount
ⓘ
hull mount ⓘ |
| inServiceDuring | 1939–1945 ⓘ |
| manufacturer | various German arms manufacturers ⓘ |
| modificationDetail |
barrel jacket adapted for armored mantlets
ⓘ
provision for remote or internal triggering ⓘ |
| mountedOn |
Panther tank
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Panzer III NERFINISHED ⓘ Panzer IV NERFINISHED ⓘ StuG III NERFINISHED ⓘ Tiger I NERFINISHED ⓘ Tiger II NERFINISHED ⓘ other German armored fighting vehicles ⓘ |
| operatedFrom | inside the vehicle ⓘ |
| partOf | German tank armament systems ⓘ |
| primaryUse |
anti-infantry
ⓘ
self-defense for tanks ⓘ |
| rateOfFireApprox | 800–900 rounds per minute ⓘ |
| role |
coaxial armament
ⓘ
hull machine gun ⓘ |
| usedBy |
German armored forces
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Waffen-SS NERFINISHED ⓘ Wehrmacht ⓘ |
| usedInConflict | World War II ⓘ |
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