13 mm MG 131

Armaments

Service Data

In Service: 1938 to 1945

Production Data

Manufacturer: Rheinmetall-Borsig
Number built:

Technical Data

Type: Maschinengewehr

Calibre: 13 mm
Length: 1168 mm
Weight: 21.25 kg
Rate of fire: 950 rounds per minute
Muzzle velocity: 750 m/s
Effective range: m
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History

The 13 mm MG 131 (Maschinengewehr 131) was a machine gun designed and developed by Rheinmetall-Borsig in 1938, it was designed to be used as either a fixed or flexible, in single or twin mountings.

The 13 mm MG 131 (Maschinengewehr 131) machine gun was installed in the following Luftwaffe aircraft

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Sources

The Warplanes of the Third Reich.
ISBN-10: 0385057822

Flying Guns World War II.
ISBN-10: 1840372273

German Aircraft Guns WW I WW II.
ISBN-10: 091196410X

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