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MG 15
- This article is about the aircraft machine gun produced in the 1930s. For the World War I light machine gun, see Bergmann MG 15nA.
The MG 15 is a German aircraft machine gun adopted by the Luftwaffe as a flexible-mounted machine gun in the 1930s. By 1941, it was phased out from air service by other machine guns (such as the MG 81, MG 81Z, MG 131, and MG 151) and some examples were converted for infantry use near the end of the war.
The MG 17 is the MG 15's fixed-mount sibling.
The MG 15 was produced under license in Japan as the Type 98 flexible-mounted machine gun in the Imperial Japanese Army and as the Type 1 machine gun in the Imperial Japanese Navy. The Type 98 was initially produced in 7.92mm Mauser but was later changed to the same 7.7x58mmSR cartridge as the Army's Type 89 machine gun; the 7.7mm version was designated Type 98 Otsu ("otsu" in this context being analogous to "B") with the 7.92mm version retroactively designated Type 98 Kou ("A"). The Navy's Type 1 was chambered in 7.7x56mmR (.303 British), ensuring ammo compatibility with their Type 97 and Type 92 machine guns. On the flip side, this meant the Army and Navy guns were not able to use the same ammo, a typical example of the state of the relationship between the two services.
Specifications
(1930 - 1940)
- Type - Machine Gun
- Place of origin - Nazi Germany
- Production - 1930s - 1940
- Manufacturer - Rheinmetall
- Caliber - 7.9mm
- Cartridge - 7.92 x 57mm Mauser
- Weight - 8.1 kg (18 lb)
- Length - 1,078 mm (42.4 in) (without attachments)
- Barrel length - 690 mm (27 in)
- Rate of fire - 1,000-1,050 rounds/min
- Effective range - N/A
- Feed system - 75 round "saddle" drum magazine
The MG 15 and variants can be seen in the following films, television series, video games, and anime used by the following actors:
Film
| Title | Actor | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Battle of Britain | German Luftwaffe gunners | Mounted in CASA 2.111s bombers | 1969 | |
| Patton | German Luftwaffe gunners | Mounted in CASA 2.111s bombers | 1970 | |
| The Seventeenth Transatlantic (Semnadtsatyy transatlanticheskiy) | Mounted on He 111 H-6 torpedo bomber; in documentary footage | 1972 | ||
| Oasis | Josef Vinklár | Nowak | 1973 | |
| Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope | Imperial stormtrooper on Tatooine | As the RT-97C heavy blaster rifle | 1977 | |
| From Hell to Victory | German Luftwaffe gunners | Mounted in CASA 2.111 (He 111) bombers | 1979 | |
| German soldiers | Twin AA mounting | |||
| Raiders of the Lost Ark | Karen Allen | Marion Ravenwood | Twin-mounted in rear turret of 'Flying Wing' aircraft, mocked up from MG 81Z | 1981 |
| Pearl Harbor | Mounted on Heinkel He 111 bombers | 2001 | ||
| Lieutenant Suvorov | German Luftwaffe gunners | Mounted on Ju 87 Stuka; mockup | 2009 | |
| New Kids Turbo | In weapons cache | 2010 | ||
| Burnt by the Sun 2 (Utomlennye solntsem 2) | Mounted in German aircraft | 2011 | ||
| Stalingrad | German Luftwaffe | Mounted on a He 111; mockup | 2013 | |
| The Axe (Topor) | Mounted on He 111 H; in documentary footage | 2018 |
Television
| Title | Actor | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waves of the Black Sea (Volny Chyornogo morya) | Mounted on He 111, documentary footage; Film 3 | 1976 | ||
| Eternal Call (Vechnyy zov) - Season 1 | Mounted on Luftwaffe bombers, documentary footage, Ep.9 | 1979 | ||
| Long Road in the Dunes (Ilgais cels kapas) | Mounted on Luftwaffe bomber, documentary footage, Ep.4 | 1982 | ||
| SS-GB | German bombers, opening credits | 2017 | ||
| One Warrior in the Field (Odin v pole voin) | Mounted on CGI He 111 | 2018 |
Video Game
| Game Title | Appears as | Notes | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medal of Honor: Underground | Mounted on enemy motorcycles and halftracks | 2000 | |
| Hidden & Dangerous 2 | 2003 | ||
| Call of Duty: Finest Hour | unusable; mounted on Junkers Ju 52 transport aircraft | 2004 | |
| Call of Duty 2: Big Red One | unusable; mounted on Junkers Ju 87 Stuka dive bombers | 2005 | |
| Red Orchestra: Ostfront 41-45 | unusable; mounted on destroyed Stuka Ju 87 dive bombers | 2006 | |
| Red Orchestra 2: Heroes of Stalingrad | unusable; mounted on destroyed Stuka Ju 87 dive bombers | 2013 | |
| Company of Heroes 2 | Mounted on Stuka Ju 87 dive bombers | 2013 | |
| Sniper Elite III | Mounted on Stuka Ju 87 dive bombers | 2014 | |
| Heroes & Generals | Mounted in Henschel Hs 126 B-1 (tailgun) | 2016 | |
| Sniper Elite 4 | Mounted on Stuka Ju 87 dive bombers and Ju 88 combat aircraft | 2017 | |
| Call of Duty: WWII | "MG 15" | Converted for ground usage | 2017 |
| World of Warships: Legends | Added in June 2021 update | 2019 | |
| Land of War: The Beginning | Unusable; mounted on Stuka Ju 87 dive bombers | 2021 | |
| Call of Duty: Vanguard | Unusable; mounted on Stuka Ju 87 dive bombers | 2021 | |
| Enlisted | Mounted in various planes | 2021 | |
| MG 15 infantry | |||
| Sniper Elite 5 | 2022 |
Anime
| Title | Characters | Notation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| First Squad: The Moment of Truth | mounted in German planes | 2009 | |
| Upotte!! | mounted in Ju 88 bombers | 2012 | |
| Witch Craft Works | mounted on a Ju 87 "Stuka", "Takamiya-kun and the Weekend (Part 3)" (ep.12) | 2014 | |
| Izetta: The Last Witch | Germanian pilots | mounted on Germanian planes | 2016 |
| The Magnificent Kotobuki | Type 98, mounted on "Ki-45 KAIb Toryu" | 2019 |
Animation
| Title | Voice Actor | Characters | Notation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| What If...? - Season 1 | HYDRA gunner | Mounted in the nose of He-111 bomber; "What If... Captain Carter Were The First Avenger?" (S1E01) | 2021 |