| Name: | LMG 08/15 | LMG 08/15 | ||
| Original Title: | LMG 08/15 Original Name. | |||
| Category: | Machine gun | Machinegun | ||
| Manufacturer: Producer: | Kőnigliche Gewehr und Munitionsfabrik Spandau | |||
| Technical data: Technical Data: | ||||
| Unloaded weight: Weight Unloaded: | 11.8 kg | 26 lb | ||
| Caliber: Calibre: | 7.92mm | 0.31in | ||
| Hub: Cartridge: | 7.92x57 | 7.92x57 | ||
| Length: | Length: | 1168 mm | 46 in | |
| Barrel length: Barrel Length: | 720 mm | 28.35 in | ||
| Magazine Capacity: Magazine Capacity: | 500 | |||
| Performance: Performance: | ||||
| Rate of Fire: Rate of Fire: | 450 rpm | 450 rpm | ||
| Rate of Attack: Muzzle Velocity: | 860 m/s | 2,821 ft/s | ||
| Note: Note: | Rate of fire varied between 400-500 rounds per minute synchronizer and engine speed dependent | Sources: Sources: | thevintageaviator.co.nz | |
DEU - LMG 08/15
The LMG 08/15 was an air-cooled aerial variant of the MG 08/15. LMG stands for Luft Maschinen Gewehr. The water cooler was replaced by a perforated heat dissipating jacket. The stock and pistol grip were also removed from the machine gun, and the trigger was transferred in the form of a button on the aircraft control stick. A massive breech tension lever was installed on the right side of the breech housing to allow pilots to clear a malfunction in the event of a jam. A 500-round belt was supplied as standard.
This version appeared sometime during 1915. At that time, the original MG 08/15 with a water cooler was apparently still installed on some aircraft, but without a cooling cartridge.
Combined with the Fokker synchronizer Zentralsteuerung, it was the standard synchronized weapon of the German Air Force during World War I. The machine gun was very reliable and had a good synchronisation cadence.
Under the name Spandau, after the town where the machine gun was manufactured, it gained considerable notoriety. It gained another nickname, the British began to call it the "Devil's Brush" after the lines of the glowing ammunition with which it "drew" across the sky.
Sources:
E. and J. Lawson: The First Air War, publ. Jota, Brno 1997, ISBN 80-7217-035-X
R. Ford: The most famous machine guns and submachine guns, publisher. Svojtka & Co. 1999, ISBN 80-7237-213-0
This version appeared sometime during 1915. At that time, the original MG 08/15 with a water cooler was apparently still installed on some aircraft, but without a cooling cartridge.
Combined with the Fokker synchronizer Zentralsteuerung, it was the standard synchronized weapon of the German Air Force during World War I. The machine gun was very reliable and had a good synchronisation cadence.
Under the name Spandau, after the town where the machine gun was manufactured, it gained considerable notoriety. It gained another nickname, the British began to call it the "Devil's Brush" after the lines of the glowing ammunition with which it "drew" across the sky.
Sources:
E. and J. Lawson: The First Air War, publ. Jota, Brno 1997, ISBN 80-7217-035-X
R. Ford: The most famous machine guns and submachine guns, publisher. Svojtka & Co. 1999, ISBN 80-7237-213-0
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