MG3

Machine gun, Germany. In service since 1959

How to recognise it

Long belt-fed gun with a perforated cooling jacket around the barrel and a bipod near the muzzle.

Also known as

MG 3, Let Maskingevær M/62

Used by

Germany, Norway, Lithuania, Pakistan, Turkey and others

Other machine guns

• DShK
• FN MAG / M240
• FN Minimi / M249
• HK MG4
• HK MG5
• IWI Negev
• M2 Browning
• M60E6
• NSV Utyos
• PKM
• RPK / RPK-74

Sources

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• en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List of equipment of the Royal Danish Army
• en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MG 3 machine gun