page_title: MG 15
section_title: Specifications
hierarchical_section_title: MG 15 / Specifications
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: Dieses Bild zeigt ein MG15. Polski: Lotniczy karabin maszynowy MG15
context_page_description: 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.
context_section_description: Calibre: 7.9 +/- .04 mm
  Cartridge: 7.92×57mm Mauser
  Round weight: 35.5 grams (cartridge 24 grams, bullet 11.5 grams)
  Muzzle velocity: 755 metres per second (2,480 ft/s)
  Rate of fire: 1000 (possibly up to 1050) rpm
  Length : 1,078 millimetres (42.4 in) (without attachments)
  Barrel length: 600 millimetres (24 in)
  Weight unloaded with gunsight and cartridge bag: 8.1 kg (18 lb)
  Weight loaded with gunsight and cartridge bag: 12.4 kg (27 lb)
  75-round magazine unloaded: 2.27 kg (5.0 lb)
  75-round magazine loaded: 4.24 kg (9.3 lb)
  Weight of the 2-part loader: 0.72 kg (1.6 lb)
caption: MG 15 equipped for infantry ops, but lacking the bipod. German Tank Museum, Munster (2006)
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