Chinese soldiers in peacekeeping in Africa pose for photos with MG3 machine guns in their spare time

Chinese soldiers in peacekeeping operations in Africa, in their spare time, took photos with MG3 machine guns. The predecessor of the MG3 7.62mm general machine gun was the MG42 machine gun. After the former Federal Republic of Germany joined NATO, the 7.92mm caliber of the MG42 machine gun was changed to 7.62mm and the NATO 7.62mm standard ammunition was fired. Rheinmetall Co., Ltd. began production in 1959, and the model was designated MG42/59. The Bundeswehr called it the MG1 type, and later improved it and set it as the MG2 type. In 1968, it was improved and set as the MG3 type. At the same time, it was formally installed in the army. The improved version of

MG1A1 is the 1959 MG1A2 (MG42/59), which is mainly changed to a heavier hammer (950 grams, originally 550 grams), and a new ring buffer is added to correspond to the American M13 bullet chain and DM1 bullet chain. Later, it added a muzzle stop device, improved bipod and hammer, and named it MG1A3. The MG42 is directly converted into 7.62 NATO version called MG2. By 1968, the MG3 was officially put into production. Compared with the MG1A3, the MG3 improved the operation of the bomb supply system, and also added a sighting sight for air defense. Some parts can still be interchanged with the original MG42.

In 1956, the Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany) reorganized its armed forces, called the Bundeswehr. At that time, the weapons and equipment of East and West Germany naturally belonged to the two groups of NATO and Warsaw Pact, so the caliber of light weapons was intended to be used in military groups. However, because the German military industry had not recovered at that time and was not able to develop and produce new weapons immediately, the West German army ordered a batch of FAL rifles from the Belgian FN company in November of that year and named them G1. This is only a temporary emergency, and the future plan is to realize the localization of light weapons. Therefore, in 1958, the West German army selected the G3 rifle produced by HK company, and the machine gun was changed to the NATO standard caliber MG42.

The soldiers of our engineering battalion who are performing peacekeeping missions in Africa pose for a pose photo with the MG3 machine gun of the Pakistani guards in their spare time. In 1956, the Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany) reorganized its armed forces, called the Bundeswehr. However, because the German military industry had not recovered at that time and was not able to develop and produce new weapons immediately, the West German army chose the G3 rifle produced by HK company in 1958. As for the machine gun, it chose to change to NATO standard. The caliber MG42 was renamed MG3. The reborn MG42 has changed its caliber to use NATO standard 7.62X51mm ammunition. There are few internal changes. Therefore, MG3 and MG42 are very similar in appearance. Let's talk about how to distinguish MG3 and MG42 from appearance.

MG34S and MG34/ 41-MG34S and MG34/41 are based on the early combat experience at the beginning of World War II. It is believed that if a higher rate of fire is used, a larger spreading area can cover a larger target area. Therefore, the rate of fire of MG34/41 is increased to 1200RPM, and the rate of fire of MG34S is increased to 1700RPM. In addition, the gun mechanism and other details are slightly improved. The MG34/41 weighs 14kg, which is slightly heavier than the original MG34. Both of these models were produced in very small quantities in 1942 and were defeated by the MG39/41 in subsequent trials, while the latter was finalized as the MG42.