Title: Name: | MG 81 | MG 81 |
Original title: Original Name: | MG 81 | |
Manufacturer: Producer: | Mauser Werke AG, Isny im Allgäu, Oberndorf | |
Period of production: Production Period: | DD.MM.1940-DD.MM.1945 | |
Made pieces: Number of Produced: | More than 46,000. | |
a Prototype made: Prototype Built: | DD.MM.1938 | |
Use: Use: | Arado Ar 196 A-5 Arado Ar 240 A-0 Blohm & Voss Bv 222 And Wiking Dornier do 217 K-2, M-1 and P-0 Focke-Wulf Fw 189 a-2, Fw 189 C the Focke-Wulf Fw 191 Heinkel He 111 H-21 Heinkel He 177 a-1, A-3 and A-5 Heinkel He 277 Junkers Ju 87 D-1, D-2, D-5 and G-1 the Junkers Ju 88 A-4 and other versions Junkers Ju 188 a-2, Ju 188 D-2 and the Ju 188 E-1 the Junkers Ju 288 And and on the other | |
Technical data: Technical Data: | ||
Weight: Weight: | 6.5 kg | 14 lb |
Caliber: Calibre: | 7.92 mm / 3.1 in | |
Charge: Cartridge: | 7,92x57mm Mauser | |
barrel Length: Barrel Length: | 475 mm | 1ft of 6.69 in |
Overall length: Overall Length: | 915 mm | 3ft |
Used ammunition: Ammo Used: | armor-piercing (steel core), tracer incendiary | AP-T I |
Feats: Performance: | ||
Maximum range: Maximum Range: | 0,6 - 0,8 km | 0.4 - 0.5 |
Rate of fire: Rate of Fire: | 1400 - 1600 rounds/min | 1400 - 1600 rpm |
Muzzle velocity: Muzzle Velocity: | 705 - 790 m/s | 2313 - 2591.9 ft/s |
Note: Note: | If it was used a standard charge of 7,92x57 Mauser, the weapon had a low muzzle velocity (705 m/s) and armor-piercing bullet broke through the 5 mm armor at a distance of 100 m, it was later introduced a more powerful charge In-Patron. A new hub design to increase the muzzle velocity of 760 - 790 m/s and penetrated the armour of the tl. 17 mm at a distance of 50 m, with a new charge has also been achieved cadence 1 600 shots/min. | Feed system Belt-fed Muzzle velocity of only 705m/s (when using the standard 7.9 mm Mauser - ammo of the MG 34 and MG 42) ammo with sS projectile; with the stronger V-Patrone it reached between 2,493 and 2592 ft/s depending on projectile type; the high rate of fire of 1,600 rounds/min was not unproblematic for field use. |
Source: Sources: | http://www.airwar.ru/weapon/guns/mg-81.html http://www.luftwaffe39-45.historia.nom.br/mg81.htm www.geocities.com http://www.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/LRG/mg81.html http://www.snipview.com/q/MG%2081%20machine%20gun http://www.desertwar.net/mg-81-machine-gun.html http://www.airpages.ru/lw/mg81.shtml http://www.waffeninfo.net/mun_8x57.php |