MG 15
| MG 15 machine gun | |
|---|---|
An MG 15 equipped for infantry use, but lacking the bipod. German Tank Museum, Munster (2006) | |
| Type | Aircraft machine gun |
| Place of origin | Weimar Republic or Nazi Germany |
| Service history | |
| Used by | Nazi Germany Imperial Japan (Type 98) Korean People's Army (Type 98) Romania Turkey |
| Wars | World War II Korean War |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Theodor Bergmann |
| Designed | 1932 |
| Manufacturer | Bergmann (Weimar Republic), Rheinmetall (Third Reich) |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 12.4 kg (27 lb) loaded with gunsight and cartridge bag |
| Length | 1,078 mm (42.4 in) (without attachments) |
| Barrel length | 600 mm (24 in) |
| Cartridge | 7.92×57mm Mauser |
| Caliber | 7,9 (7.92+0.04) |
| Action | Recoil-operated |
| Rate of fire | 1,000–1,050 rpm |
| Muzzle velocity | 755 m/s (2,480 ft/s) |
| Feed system | 75-round double-drum magazine |
| Sights | Various types |
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The MG 15 was a German 7.92 mm machine gun designed specifically as a hand-manipulated defensive gun for combat aircraft during the early 1930s. By 1941 it was replaced by other types and found new uses with ground troops.