Mg-34 german machnegun 3D model

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The 7.9 mm MG 34 machine gun was developed by the German company Rheinmetall-Borsig AG by order of the Wehrmacht. The development of the machine gun was led by Louis Stange, but the creation of the machine gun used the achievements not only of Rheinmetall and its subsidiaries, but also of other firms, such as Mauser. The machine gun was officially adopted by the Wehrmacht in 1934 and until 1942 was officially the main machine gun not only infantry, but also tank troops in Germany. In 1942, instead of the MG 34, the more advanced MG 42 machine gun was adopted, but production of the MG 34 did not cease until the end of world war II, as it continued to be used as a tank machine gun due to its greater adaptability to this compared to the MG 42. After the war, the MG 34 was produced in huge quantities and for a long time was in service in the following countries: the United States, Germany, GDR, Yugoslavia, Czechoslovakia, France, Turkey and Switzerland (m-53 variant), including NATO standard ammunition (7.62 and 7.5 mm). In addition, large (tens of thousands of units) batches were exported and delivered to the United States, Germany and the USSR (mostly captured and restored) in the Middle East, as well as China, Iran, Iraq, Egypt and Israel. The MG 34 is primarily worthy of mention as the first single machine gun ever adopted. It embodied developed by the Wehrmacht on the experience of the First world war, the concept of a universal machine gun, capable of performing the role of a light machine gun, used with bipods, and easel, used with infantry or anti-aircraft machine, as well as tank, used in paired and separate installations of tanks and combat vehicles. Such unification simplified the supply and training of troops, provided high tactical flexibility.