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MG 17
The MG 17 is a German aircraft machine gun, developed as the fixed-mount sibling to the MG 15 flexible-mount machine gun. The MG 17 was the standard rifle-calibre armament of Luftwaffe aircraft during most of the 1930s and into mid-WWII, being phased out before the end of the war in favour of the 13mm MG 131. Two major changes from the MG 15 are conversion from open bolt to closed bolt firing, allowing for synchronized fire through the propeller arc, as well as converting from magazines to belt-feed. Despite these changes, like the MG 15 many were converted to infantry weapons after being withdrawn from aircraft service.
Specifications
(1934 - 1944)
- Type - Machine Gun
- Place of origin - Nazi Germany
- Production - 1934 - 1944
- Manufacturer - Rheinmetall-Borsig
- Caliber - 7.9mm
- Cartridge - 7.92 x 57mm Mauser
- Weight - 10.2kg
- Length - 1175mm
- Barrel length - 600 mm
- Rate of fire - 1200 rounds per minute
- Feed system - 500 round belt
The MG 17 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Above Us the Waves | German sailors | Ground fighting conversion | 1955 | |
| A Clockwork Orange | N/A | Luftwaffe pilot | Stock WWII combat footage | 1971 |
| Pearl Harbor | N/A | Luftwaffe pilots | Mounted on Me 109s | 2001 |
| Lieutenant Suvorov | German Luftwaffe | Mounted on Ju 87 Stuka; mockups | 2009 | |
| The Phobos (Fobos. Klub strakha) | Mounted on turel | 2009 | ||
| Stalingrad | Luftwaffe pilots | mounted on Ju 87 | 2013 |
Television
| Title | Actor | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bitch War (Suchya voyna) | Nose-mounted on Bf 110; Seen in documentary footage | 2014 |
Anime
| Title | Characters | Notation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arcadia of My Youth | Phantom F. Harlock II | mounted to Messerschmitt Bf 109 | 1982 |
| The Cockpit | Ep. 1 "Slipstream"; mounted in Focke-Wulf Fw 190 | 1993 | |
| First Squad: The Moment of Truth | mounted in Ju 87 Stuka dive bombers | 2009 | |
| JoJo's Bizarre Adventure | Joseph Joestar | Mounted in seaplane; S1E25, "The Birth of a Superbeing" | 2012 |
| Brave Witches | Mounted in Bf 109 fighters | 2016-2017 | |
| Sirius the Jaeger | mounted in Junkers F 13 seaplane | 2018 | |
| Strike Witches: Road to Berlin | Mounted in Bf 109 fighters | 2020 |
Video Games
| Game Title | Appears as | Notes | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hidden & Dangerous | Mounted on Me 109, unusable | 1999 | |
| Medal of Honor: Frontline | Mounted on Me 109, unusable | 2002 | |
| Hidden & Dangerous 2 | 2003 | ||
| Battlefield Heroes | Mounted on Me 109 | 2009 | |
| Red Orchestra 2: Heroes of Stalingrad | Mounted on Ju 87 Stuka dive bombers, unusable | 2011 | |
| Heroes & Generals | Mounted in various airplanes | 2016 | |
| Battlefield V | Mounted in Ju 87 Stuka dive bombers | 2018 | |
| Call of Duty: Vanguard | Unusable; mounted on Ju 87 Stuka dive bombers | 2021 | |
| Enlisted | 2021 |
Animation
| Title | Voice Actor | Characters | Notation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| What If...? - Season 1 | mounted on HYDRA fighter and Schnellzug EB912 train; "What If... Captain Carter Were The First Avenger?" (S1E01) | 2021 |