Mg 81 | |
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General Historical Information | |
Place of origin | Germany |
Type | Machinegun |
Rate of Fire | 1800 rpm |
Ammunition | 7.92mm |
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Debut in FHSW | v0.4 |
Used by | Germany Italy |
Used in vehicles | Fl 282 "Raucher" |
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MG 81[]
The MG 81 was a German belt fed 7.9 mm machine gun, used in flexible installations in World War II Luftwaffe aircraft, replacing the older drum magazine-fed MG 15.
The MG 81 was developed by Mauser as a derivative of their successful MG 34 infantry machine gun. Development focus was to reduce production cost and time and to optimize for use in aircraft. Developed in 1938/1939, it was in production from 1940 to 1945.
Mg 81 Zwilling[]
Mg 81 Zwilling | |||
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General Historical Information | |||
Place of origin | Germany | ||
Type | Machinegun | ||
Rate of Fire | 3000 rpm | ||
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Debut in FHSW | v0.4 | ||
Used by | Germany Italy | ||
Used in vehicles | Heinkel He 111 H-11 Heinkel He 111Z Junkers Ju 87 B-2 Junkers Ju 87 D-3 Junkers Ju 87 G "Stuka" | ||
Comments | Only used in FHSW as Anti-Airgun | ||
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A special twin-mount MG 81Z (Zwilling-twin) was introduced in 1942, which paired up two of the weapons on one mount, to provide even more firepower with max 3000 rounds/min without requiring much more space than a standard machine gun.
Mg 81 Achtling[]
A special octuplets-mount MG 81A (Achtling), which paired up eight of the weapons on one mount, to provide even more firepower with max 12000 rounds/min without requiring much more space than a standard machine gun. But the reload time is long!
Giesskanne[]
Giesskanne (6x MG 81) | |
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Used in vehicles | Fl 282 "Fl 282 "Gießkanne" Junkers Ju 87 D-4 |
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Each Giesskanne contains six MG 81, and a pair of them twelwe. Resulting in incredible firepower mounted on Junkers Ju 87 D-4 during the war and in FHSW the Flettner in gunpods under the wings or the fuselage respectively. The Giesskanne is also a rare and remarkable handweapon in FHSW.
Template:Italian Stationary Weapons
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