The Rheinmetall MG 3 is a German general purpose machine gun chambered for the 7.62x51mm NATO cartridge. It descends from machine guns standardized in West Germany in the late 1950s, beginning with the MG1 in 1958 and continuing through the MG1A1, MG1A2 and MG1A3, with the MG3 variant itself introduced in 1968. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Classification
Service Status Weapon ClassGeneral-purpose machine gun 2 Introduced Year Weapon Class
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Source MG 3 machine gun (Wikipedia)
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- Also in Business Atlas: Beretta, manufactured by there.
- Also in Business Atlas: Rheinmetall, manufactured by there.
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1. Wikipedia: MG 3 machine gun
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service = 1959-present
Caliber attribute (mg3-machine-gun)
The Rheinmetall MG 3 is a German general purpose machine gun chambered for the 7.62x51mm NATO cartridge.
View the Source2. Wikipedia: Rheinmetall MG 3
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The Rheinmetall MG 3 is a German general-purpose machine gun chambered for the 7.62x51mm NATO cartridge.
History
In 1968, the MG 3 was introduced and entered production.
View the SourceWikidata: MG3 Machine Gun
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Operated By: Bundeswehr, Wikipedia article textQuote, Operated By: Bundeswehr, Wikipedia article text
The MG 3 was standardized in the late 1950s and adopted into service with the newly formed Bundeswehr, where it continues to serve to this day as a squad support weapon and a vehicle-mounted machine gun.
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