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Mg 81
General Historical Information
Place of origin Germany
Type Machinegun
Rate of Fire 1800 rpm
Ammunition 7.92mm
General Ingame Information
Debut in FHSW v0.4
Used by Germany
Italy
Used in vehicles Fl 282 "Raucher"


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
General Historical Information
Place of origin Germany
Type Machinegun
Rate of Fire 3000 rpm
General Ingame Information
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

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[]

Mg 81 Achtling
General Historical Information
Place of origin Germany
Type Machinegun
Rate of Fire 12000 rpm
General Ingame Information
Debut in FHSW v0.4
Used by Germany
Comments Only used in FHSW as Anti-Airgun

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)
General Historical Information
General Ingame Information
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.

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