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data-file-height="700" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">.</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em">Type</th><td class="infobox-data">Aircraft machine-gun</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em">Place of origin</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Nazi_Germany" title="Nazi Germany">Nazi Germany</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#C3D6EF;color:inherit;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-size:110%;">Service history</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em">Used by</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Nazi_Germany" title="Nazi Germany">Nazi Germany</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em">Wars</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#C3D6EF;color:inherit;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-size:110%;">Production history</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em">Designed</th><td class="infobox-data">1934</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em">Manufacturer</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Rheinmetall-Borsig" class="mw-redirect" title="Rheinmetall-Borsig">Rheinmetall-Borsig</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em">Produced</th><td class="infobox-data">1934-1944</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em"><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr> built</th><td class="infobox-data">At least 24,271 (including those modified for infantry use)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em">Variants</th><td class="infobox-data">Modular design</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#C3D6EF;color:inherit;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-size:110%;">Specifications</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em">Mass</th><td class="infobox-data">10.2 kg (22 lb)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em">Length</th><td class="infobox-data">1,175 mm (46.3 in)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em"><a href="/wiki/Gun_barrel" title="Gun barrel">Barrel</a> length</th><td class="infobox-data">600 mm (24 in)</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><hr /></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em"><a href="/wiki/Cartridge_(firearms)" title="Cartridge (firearms)">Cartridge</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/7.92%C3%9757mm_Mauser" title="7.92×57mm Mauser">7.92×57mm Mauser</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em"><a href="/wiki/Caliber" title="Caliber">Caliber</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/8mm_caliber" class="mw-redirect" title="8mm caliber">7,9 (7,92<small>+0,04</small>)</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em"><a href="/wiki/Action_(firearms)" title="Action (firearms)">Action</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Recoil_operation" title="Recoil operation">Recoil operated</a>, firing from <a href="/wiki/Closed_bolt" title="Closed bolt">closed bolt</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em"><a href="/wiki/Rate_of_fire" title="Rate of fire">Rate of fire</a></th><td class="infobox-data">1,200 rpm</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em"><a href="/wiki/Muzzle_velocity" title="Muzzle velocity">Muzzle velocity</a></th><td class="infobox-data">from 885 m/s (2,900 ft/s) (Phosphor "B" round ) to 905 m/s (2,970 ft/s) (Armor Piercing Tracer "SmK L'spur" round)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em">Feed system</th><td class="infobox-data">500-round belt</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em">Sights</th><td class="infobox-data">Various types</td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>MG 17</b> was a 7.92 mm <a href="/wiki/Machine_gun" title="Machine gun">machine gun</a> produced by <a href="/wiki/Rheinmetall-Borsig" class="mw-redirect" title="Rheinmetall-Borsig">Rheinmetall-Borsig</a> for use at fixed mountings in many <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a> <a href="/wiki/Luftwaffe" title="Luftwaffe">Luftwaffe</a> aircraft, typically as forward-firing offensive armament.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The MG 17 was based on the older <a href="/wiki/MG_30" title="MG 30">MG 30</a> <a href="/wiki/Light_machine_gun" title="Light machine gun">light machine gun</a>, as was its defensive <a href="/wiki/Weapon_mount" title="Weapon mount">flexible-mount</a> counterpart, the <a href="/wiki/MG_15" title="MG 15">MG 15</a> machine gun. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=MG_17_machine_gun&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A mainstay fixed machine gun in German-built aircraft (many of which were sold to other countries) well before World War II, by 1940 it was starting to be replaced with heavier-caliber machine gun and cannons. By 1945 very few if any aircraft mounted the MG 17. </p><p>The MG 17 was installed in the <a href="/wiki/Messerschmitt_Bf_109" title="Messerschmitt Bf 109">Messerschmitt Bf 109</a>, <a href="/wiki/Messerschmitt_Bf_110" title="Messerschmitt Bf 110">Messerschmitt Bf 110</a>, <a href="/wiki/Focke-Wulf_Fw_190" title="Focke-Wulf Fw 190">Focke-Wulf Fw 190</a>, <a href="/wiki/Junkers_Ju_87" title="Junkers Ju 87">Junkers Ju 87</a>, <a href="/wiki/Junkers_Ju_88" title="Junkers Ju 88">Junkers Ju 88C Nightfighter</a>, <a href="/wiki/Heinkel_He_111" title="Heinkel He 111">Heinkel He 111</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dornier_Do_17" title="Dornier Do 17"> Dornier Do 17/215 Nightfighter</a>, <a href="/wiki/Focke-Wulf_Fw_189" class="mw-redirect" title="Focke-Wulf Fw 189">Focke-Wulf Fw 189</a> and many other aircraft. Many MG 17s were later modified for infantry use, as the Luftwaffe replaced them with the heavier-calibre <a href="/wiki/MG_131" class="mw-redirect" title="MG 131">MG 131</a>, which replaced both the <a href="/wiki/MG_15" title="MG 15">MG 15</a> in bomber defense applications and the MG 17 as the standard fighter's forward-firing offensive armament (unless the machine guns were replaced by autocannons, such as the MG 151/20, altogether). Official numbers of conversions was about 24,271 by January 1, 1944, although additional conversions may have been done as well.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Modifications to the design included removal of the buttstock, switching from <a href="/wiki/Magazine_(firearms)" title="Magazine (firearms)">magazine</a> to <a href="/wiki/Belt_(firearms)" title="Belt (firearms)">belt-fed</a> ammunition, and from <a href="/wiki/Open_bolt" title="Open bolt">open-bolt operation</a> to <a href="/wiki/Closed_bolt" title="Closed bolt">closed bolt operation</a>, to allow it to be installed in <a href="/wiki/Synchronization_gear" title="Synchronization gear">synchronized</a> applications, firing through the propeller arc. The MG 15 retained open bolt operation, but used 75 round saddle-type drum magazines, and likewise lost its buttstock, to fit better in the tight confines of an aircraft. The <a href="/wiki/MG_30" title="MG 30">MG 30</a> was also the basis for the famed <a href="/wiki/MG_34" title="MG 34">MG 34</a> and <a href="/wiki/MG_42" title="MG 42">MG 42</a> designs; <a href="/wiki/Rheinmetall_MG_3" class="mw-redirect" title="Rheinmetall MG 3">variants of the latter</a> are still in service in certain areas. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Specifications">Specifications</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=MG_17_machine_gun&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Specifications"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Calibre: 7.9 +/- .04 mm</li> <li>Cartridge: <a href="/wiki/7.92%C3%9757mm_Mauser" title="7.92×57mm Mauser">7.92×57mm IS</a></li> <li>Round weight: 35.5 grams (cartridge 24 grams, bullet 11.5 grams)</li> <li>Muzzle velocity: from 885 m/s (Phosphor "B" round ) to 905 m/s (Armor Piercing Tracer "SmK L'spur" round)</li> <li>Rate of fire: 1200 rpm</li></ul> <p>Dimensions </p> <ul><li>Length: 1175 mm</li> <li>Weight: 10.2 kg</li> <li>Action: Recoil</li> <li>Feed system: Belt magazine</li> <li>Sights Remotely located, various types</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=MG_17_machine_gun&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/M1919_Browning_machine_gun" title="M1919 Browning machine gun">Browning M1919</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vickers_K_machine_gun" title="Vickers K machine gun">Vickers VGO</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lewis_gun" title="Lewis gun">Lewis gun</a>/<a href="/wiki/Type_92_machine_gun" title="Type 92 machine gun">Type 92 machine gun</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Type_98/Type_1_machine_gun" title="Type 98/Type 1 machine gun">Type 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href="/wiki/StG_45(M)" title="StG 45(M)">StG 45(M)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Volkssturmgewehr" title="Volkssturmgewehr">VG 1-5</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Submachine_gun" title="Submachine gun">Submachine guns</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/MP_18" title="MP 18">MP 18/MP 28</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MP_34" title="MP 34">MP 34</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MP35" title="MP35">MP35</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MP_40" title="MP 40">MP 38/MP 40</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MP_41" class="mw-redirect" title="MP 41">MP 41</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MP_3008" title="MP 3008">MP 3008</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Erma_EMP" title="Erma EMP">Erma EMP</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/EMP_44" title="EMP 44">EMP 44</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Machine_gun" title="Machine gun">Machine guns</a> and <br />other larger weapons</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/MG_08" title="MG 08">MG 08</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Schwarzlose_machine_gun" title="Schwarzlose machine gun">Schwarzlose MG M.07/12</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MG_13" title="MG 13">MG 13</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MG_15" title="MG 15">MG 15</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">MG 17</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/ZB_vz._26" title="ZB vz. 26">MG 26</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MG_30" title="MG 30">MG 30</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MG_34" title="MG 34">MG 34</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MG_39_Rh" title="MG 39 Rh">MG 39 Rh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MG_42" title="MG 42">MG 42</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MG_45" title="MG 45">MG 45</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MG_81_machine_gun" title="MG 81 machine gun">MG 81</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MG_131_machine_gun" title="MG 131 machine gun">MG 131</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Browning_wz._1928" class="mw-redirect" title="Browning wz. 1928">IMG 28</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kulsprutegev%C3%A4r_m/40" title="Kulsprutegevär m/40">MG 35/36A</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Faustpatrone" class="mw-redirect" title="Faustpatrone">Faustpatrone</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/8.8_cm_Raketenwerfer_43" title="8.8 cm Raketenwerfer 43">Raketen-Panzerbüchse 43</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Panzerfaust" title="Panzerfaust">Panzerfaust</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Panzerschreck" title="Panzerschreck">Panzerschreck</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fliegerfaust" title="Fliegerfaust">Fliegerfaust/Luftfaust</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Flammenwerfer_35" title="Flammenwerfer 35">Flammenwerfer 35</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Flammenwerfer_41" title="Flammenwerfer 41">Flammenwerfer 41</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Einstossflammenwerfer_46" title="Einstossflammenwerfer 46">Einstossflammenwerfer 46</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Panzerb%C3%BCchse_39" title="Panzerbüchse 39">Panzerbüchse 39</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Solothurn_S-18/1000" title="Solothurn S-18/1000">Solothurn S-18/1000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/VMG_1927" title="VMG 1927">VMG 1927</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zf.Ger.38" title="Zf.Ger.38">Zf.Ger.38</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Infantry <a href="/wiki/Mortar_(weapon)" title="Mortar (weapon)">mortars</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/5_cm_Granatwerfer_36" title="5 cm Granatwerfer 36">5 cm leGrW 36</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/8_cm_Granatwerfer_34" title="8 cm Granatwerfer 34">8 cm GrW 34</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kz_8_cm_GrW_42" title="Kz 8 cm GrW 42">kz 8 cm GrW 42</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Granatwerfer_42" title="Granatwerfer 42">12 cm GrW 42</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Grenade_launcher" title="Grenade launcher">Grenade launchers</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Kampfpistole" title="Kampfpistole">Kampfpistole</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leuchtpistole_34" title="Leuchtpistole 34">Leuchtpistole 34</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leuchtpistole_42" title="Leuchtpistole 42">Leuchtpistole 42</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Schiessbecher" title="Schiessbecher">Schiessbecher</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sturmpistole" title="Sturmpistole">Sturmpistole</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Grenade" title="Grenade">Grenades</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Blendk%C3%B6rper_1H" title="Blendkörper 1H">Blendkörper 1H</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Blendk%C3%B6rper_2H" title="Blendkörper 2H">Blendkörper 2H</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fallschirm_Leuchtpatrone" title="Fallschirm Leuchtpatrone">Fallschirm Leuchtpatrone</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gewehr-Panzergranate" title="Gewehr-Panzergranate">Gewehr-Panzergranate</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gross_Gewehr-Panzergranate" title="Gross Gewehr-Panzergranate">Gross Gewehr-Panzergranate</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gewehr-Granatpatrone_40" title="Gewehr-Granatpatrone 40">Gewehr-Granatpatrone 40</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gross_Panzergranate_46_%26_61" title="Gross Panzergranate 46 & 61">Gross Panzergranate 46 & 61</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gewehr-Sprenggranate" title="Gewehr-Sprenggranate">Gewehr-Sprenggranate</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hafthohlladung" title="Hafthohlladung">Hafthohlladung</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Model_24_grenade#Model_1924" class="mw-redirect" title="Model 24 grenade">Model 1924 Stielhandgranate</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Model_39_grenade" title="Model 39 grenade">Model 1939 Eihandgranate</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Model_43_grenade" class="mw-redirect" title="Model 43 grenade">Model 1943 Stielhandgranate</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Multi-Star_Signal_Cartridge" title="Multi-Star Signal Cartridge">Multi-Star Signal Cartridge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nebelpatrone" title="Nebelpatrone">Nebelpatrone</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Panzerwurfk%C3%B6rper_42" title="Panzerwurfkörper 42">Panzerwurfkörper 42</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Panzerwurfmine" title="Panzerwurfmine">Panzerwurfmine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Propaganda-Gewehrgranate" title="Propaganda-Gewehrgranate">Propaganda-Gewehrgranate</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shaving_Stick_Grenade" title="Shaving Stick Grenade">Shaving Stick Grenade</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Splitterring" title="Splitterring">Splitterring</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sprengpatrone" title="Sprengpatrone">Sprengpatrone</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wurfgranate_Patrone_326" title="Wurfgranate Patrone 326">Wurfgranate Patrone 326</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wurfk%C3%B6rper_361" title="Wurfkörper 361">Wurfkörper 361</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/German_designations_of_foreign_firearms_in_World_War_II" title="German designations of foreign firearms in World War II">Notable foreign-made <br />weapons</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Pistolet_automatique_mod%C3%A8le_1935A" title="Pistolet automatique modèle 1935A">Modele 1935A</a> <i>as Pistole 625(f)</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kongsberg_Colt" title="Kongsberg Colt">Kongsberg Colt</a> <i>as Pistole 657(n)</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Browning_Hi-Power" title="Browning Hi-Power">Browning Hi-Power</a> <i>as Pistole 640(b)</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M1911" class="mw-redirect" title="M1911">M1911</a> <i>as Pistole 660(a)</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/PPSh-41" title="PPSh-41">PPSh-41</a> <i>as <abbr title="Maschinenpistole">MP</abbr> 717(r)</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/FB_Vis" title="FB Vis">Radom wz. 35 Vis</a> <i>as Pistole 645(p)</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vz._24" title="Vz. 24"><i>Puška</i> vz. 24</a> <i>as Gewehr 24(t)</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vz._33" title="Vz. 33"><i>Puška</i> vz. 33</a> <i>as Gewehr 33/40(t)</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lewis_gun" title="Lewis gun">Lewis gun</a> <i>as <abbr title="Leichtes Maschinengewehr">leMG</abbr> 137(e)</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bren_light_machine_gun" title="Bren light machine gun">Bren light machine gun</a> <i> as <abbr title="Leichtes Maschinengewehr">leMG</abbr> 138(e)</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/ZB-53" title="ZB-53"><i>Kulomet</i> vz. 37</a> <i>as <abbr title="Leichtes Maschinengewehr">leMG</abbr> 148(j)/MG 37(t)</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Browning_wz._1928" class="mw-redirect" title="Browning wz. 1928">Browning wz. 1928</a> (BAR) <i>as <abbr title="Leichtes Maschinengewehr">leMG</abbr> 154/2(p)</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Beretta_Model_38/42" class="mw-redirect" title="Beretta Model 38/42">Beretta Model 38/42</a> <i>as <abbr title="Maschinenpistole">MP</abbr> 738(i)</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/ZB_vz._26" title="ZB vz. 26">ZB vz. 26</a> <i>as <abbr title="Leichtes Maschinengewehr">leMG</abbr> 146/1(j)</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sten" title="Sten">Sten</a> MK I-III <i>as <abbr title="Maschinenpistole">MP</abbr> 748-750(e)</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/PPS-43_submachine_gun" class="mw-redirect" title="PPS-43 submachine gun">PPS-43 submachine gun</a> <i>as <abbr title="Maschinenpistole">MP</abbr> 719(r)</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SVT-40" title="SVT-40">SVT-40</a> <i>as <abbr title="Selbstladergewehr">Sl.-Gewehr</abbr> 259(r)</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M1_Garand" title="M1 Garand">M1 Garand</a> <i>as <abbr title="Selbstladergewehr">Sl.-Gewehr</abbr> 251(a)</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wz._35_anti-tank_rifle" title="Wz. 35 anti-tank rifle">Kb ppanc wz. 35</a> <i>as <abbr title="Panzerbüchse">PzB</abbr> 770(p)</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bazooka" title="Bazooka">Bazooka</a> <i>as <abbr title="Raketenpanzerbüchse">RPzB</abbr> 788(a)</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M1917_Enfield" title="M1917 Enfield">M1917 Enfield</a> <i>as Gewehr 250(a)</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M1903_Springfield" title="M1903 Springfield">M1903 Enfield</a> <i>as Gewehr 249(a)</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M1_carbine" title="M1 carbine">M1 carbine</a> <i>as Karabiner 455(a)</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thompson_submachine_gun" title="Thompson submachine gun">Thompson Model 1928</a> <i>as <abbr title="Maschinenpistole">MP</abbr> 760/2(r)</i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">German cartridges <br />of the Wehrmacht</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/7.63%C3%9725mm_Mauser" title="7.63×25mm Mauser">7.63×25mm Mauser</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/.32_ACP" title=".32 ACP">7.65×17mmSR Browning</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/7.65%C3%9721mm_Parabellum" title="7.65×21mm Parabellum">7.65×21mm Parabellum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/7.92%C3%9733mm_Kurz" title="7.92×33mm Kurz">7.92×33mm Kurz</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/7.92%C3%9757mm_Mauser" title="7.92×57mm Mauser">7.92×57mm Mauser</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/7.92%C3%9794mm_Patronen" title="7.92×94mm Patronen">7.92×94mm Patronen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/9%C3%9719mm_Parabellum" title="9×19mm Parabellum">9×19mm Parabellum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/13.2mm_TuF" class="mw-redirect" title="13.2mm TuF">13.2×92mmSR</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/20%C3%97138mmB" title="20×138mmB">20×138mmB</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="German_aerial_weapons_of_the_Second_World_War" style=";wide;padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2" style="background-color:#C3D6EF;color:inherit;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:WW2_German_Aerial_Weapons" title="Template:WW2 German Aerial 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style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/MG_15_machine_gun" class="mw-redirect" title="MG 15 machine gun">MG 15</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">MG 17</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MG_81_machine_gun" title="MG 81 machine gun">MG 81 & 81Z</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MG_131_machine_gun" title="MG 131 machine gun">MG 131</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Autocannon" title="Autocannon">Autocannons</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/MG_FF_cannon" title="MG FF cannon">MG FF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MG_151_cannon" title="MG 151 cannon">MG 151</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MK_101_cannon" title="MK 101 cannon">MK 101</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MK_103_cannon" title="MK 103 cannon">MK 103</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MK_108_cannon" title="MK 108 cannon">MK 108</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MK_214A_cannon" title="MK 214A cannon">MK 214A</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Schr%C3%A4ge_Musik" title="Schräge Musik">Schräge Musik</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Anti-tank autocannons</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/BK_37" class="mw-redirect" title="BK 37">BK 3.7</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/BK_5_cannon" class="mw-redirect" title="BK 5 cannon">BK 5</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/7.5_cm_Pak_40#Operational_use" title="7.5 cm Pak 40">BK 7.5</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Unguided_rocket" class="mw-redirect" title="Unguided rocket">Unguided rockets</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group 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