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.

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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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MG 34 notableVariant MG 34 Panzerlauf