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MG 34
The MG34 is a general-purpose machine gun produced by Germany during the Second World War. The forerunner of the more widely produced MG42, the weapon was noted for long production times due to use of time-intensive machined parts, but remained in production alongside its replacement throughout the war.
A variation of the gun, the MG34 Panzerlauf, was commonly used as secondary armament on German tanks, since the MG42's barrel change system could not easily be operated when it was mounted. This version lacked a stock, featured an armoured barrel shroud and could be fitted with a solenoid for remote firing. Tanks carried a kit to allow the Panzerlauf variant to be converted for ground use, including a stock and bipod.
Specifications
Caliber: 7.92x57mm
Length: 48.25 inches
Barrel Length: 24.75 inches
Weight: 26.75 pounds
Capacity: 50 round belt drum, 75 round twin drum (with replacement receiver cover), belt (typically issued as 50 or 250 round)
Fire modes: Safe-semi-auto
The MG34 machine gun can be seen in the following films and video games used by the following actors:
Film
| Title | Actor | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lad from Our Town (Paren iz Nashego Goroda) | . | . | Mounted on German motorcycle | 1942 |
| Little Partisan (Malý partyzán) | . | German soldiers | . | 1950 |
| Action B (Akce B) | . | OUN fighters | . | 1952 |
| Soldiers (Soldaty) | . | German soldiers, Russian soldiers | . | 1956 |
| Canal (Kanal) | . | Polish insurgent | . | 1957 |
| Tam za lesem | . | German soldiers | . | 1962 |
| At Your Threshold (U Tvoyego Poroga) | . | Mounted in German Pz.Kpfw.IV medium tank | 1964 | |
| The Living and the Dead (Zhivye i Myortvye) | Russian soldiers | . | 1964 | |
| Die Abenteuer des Werner Holt | Klaus-Peter Thiele | Werner Holt | . | 1965 |
| Spring on The Oder (Vesna na Odere) | . | German soldiers | . | 1967 |
| At War as at War (Na Voyne kak na Voyne) | . | German soldier | . | 1968 |
| The Bridge at Remagen | . | German soldiers | . | 1969 |
| Play Dirty | . | German soldiers | . | 1969 |
| Play Dirty | Michael Caine | Captain Douglas | . | 1969 |
| Bedknobs and Broomsticks | . | German soldiers | . | 1971 |
| Trial of the Road (Proverka na dorogakh) | . | German soldiers | Mounted on motorcycle | 1971 |
| Oasis | Josef Vinklár | Nowak | 1973 | |
| Zdenek Rehor | Berg | |||
| Jaroslav Rozsíval | Olda | |||
| The Eagle Has Landed | . | German soldiers | Mounted on motorcycle side car | 1976 |
| The Anxious Month of September (Trevozhnyy Mesyats Veresen) | Victor Fokin | Ivan Kapelyukh | . | 1976 |
| Star Wars (Original Trilogy) | . | Imperial Stormtroopers | As the "DLT-19 heavy blaster rifle" | 1977, 1980, 1983 |
| Soldier of Orange | . | German soldiers | . | 1977 |
| A Bridge Too Far | . | German soldiers | . | 1977 |
| One-Two, Soldiers Were Going... | . | German soldiers | Mounted on motorcycle | 1977 |
| The Big Red One | . | German and Italian troops | . | 1980 |
| Raiders of the Lost Ark | Anthony Higgins | Maj. Gobler | Mounted on Maj. Gobler's car | 1981 |
| The Keep | . | German soldiers | . | 1983 |
| Les Morfalous | . | German soldiers | . | 1984 |
| Top Secret! | . | East German soldiers | Mounted on the car | 1984 |
| The Dirty Dozen: Next Mission | . | A German soldier | . | 1985 |
| The Red Spectacles | . | Members of the Kerberos Squad | . | 1987 |
| Schindler's List | . | German soldiers | Mounted on motorcycle side car | 1993 |
| Sahara (1995) | . | German soldiers | . | 1995 |
| Brother 2 (Brat 2) | . | . | In illegal Fascist's gunshop | 2000 |
| Charlotte Gray | . | German soldiers | . | 2001 |
| Avalon | . | A single Class-B player | . | 2001 |
| In August of 1944 | . | . | Seen in village chairman house and on former battlefield | 2001 |
| We Were Soldiers | . | NVA soldiers | . | 2002 |
| The Star (Zvezda) | . | German soldiers | . | 2002 |
| Attack on Leningrad | . | A German soldier | Mounted on a motorcycle | 2007 |
| Death Race | Max Ryan | Pachenko | Four MG-34 Light Machine Guns mount on Pachenko's 1966 Buick Riviera | 2008 |
| Female Agents | . | German soldiers | Mounted on a motorcycle sidecar | 2008 |
| Brother's War | . | A German soldier | . | 2009 |
| The Brest Fortress (Brestskaya Krepost) | . | German soldiers, Red Army soldiers | . | 2010 |
| My Way | . | German soldiers | . | 2011 |
Television
| Title | Actor | Character | Note / Episode | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Czterej pancerni i pies | . | German soldiers | . | 1966-1970 |
| Archiv des Todes | . | German soldiers | 9/ "Wettlauf mit der Zeit" | 1980 |
Video Games
| Game Title | Mods | Notations | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Commandos: Behind Enemy Lines | . | Hull mounted on Panzer III and Panzer IV tanks | 1998 |
| Hidden & Dangerous | . | . | 1999 |
| Return to Castle Wolfenstein | . | . | 2001 |
| Medal of Honor: Frontline | . | Mounted in German Panzer IV tanks | 2002 |
| Silent Storm | . | . | 2003 |
| Call of Duty | . | Mounted on German tanks | 2003 |
| Call of Duty: United Offensive | . | Man-portable and vehicle-mounted | 2004 |
| Call of Duty: Big Red One | . | . | 2005 |
| Call of Duty 3 | . | . | 2006 |
| Red Orchestra: Ostfront 41-45 | . | . | 2006 |
| Call of Duty: World at War: Final Fronts | . | Mounted on German Panzer IV tanks and Half-Tracks | 2008 |
| Wolfenstein | Mounted on Tiger tanks | 2009 | |
| Battlefield: Bad Company 2 | Battlefield: Vietnam | Mounted on T54 tanks and GAZ69 trucks | 2010 |
| World War II Online: Battleground Europe | . | . | 2001-2011 |
| Day of Defeat | . | . | ? |
| Star Wars: Battlefront | . | As the imperial sniper rifle | ? |
Anime
| Character | Film Title | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hanna Justina Marseille | Strike Witches | . | 2008-present |
| . | Asobi ni Ikuyo: Bombshells from the Sky | Mounted on Tiger I heavy tanks | 2010 |