MG 3

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The MG 3 is a German general-purpose machine gun developed in the post–World War II era, derived from the wartime MG 42 design and widely used by NATO and other armed forces.

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MG 3 canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf firearm
general-purpose machine gun
action recoil-operated
barrel quick-change barrel
beltType disintegrating M13 link belt
non-disintegrating DM1 metal link belt
cartridge 7.62×51mm NATO
coolingSystem air-cooled
countryOfOrigin Germany
derivedFrom MG 42
linked to: MG 42 machine gun
designedInPeriod post–World War II era
designer Rheinmetall
feedSystem belt-fed
inService 1950s
intendedRole light machine gun
medium machine gun
sustained-fire machine gun
manufacturer Fábrica de Braço de Prata
Heckler & Koch
Iranian Defense Industries Organization
Pakistan Ordnance Factories
Rheinmetall
Steyr-Daimler-Puch
massProduction yes
mountingOptions bipod
tripod
vehicle mount
operation roller-locked
rateOfFire 1000–1300 rounds per minute
standardIssueFor Bundeswehr infantry units
linked to: Bundeswehr
successorTo MG 42
linked to: MG 42 machine gun
usedAs anti-aircraft machine gun
coaxial tank machine gun
usedBy Austrian Armed Forces
Bosnian Armed Forces
Brazilian Armed Forces
Bundeswehr
Chilean Armed Forces
Croatian Armed Forces
Danish Armed Forces
Greek Armed Forces
Iranian Armed Forces
Italian Armed Forces
NATO member states
linked to: NATO

Norwegian Armed Forces
Pakistani Armed Forces
Portuguese Armed Forces
Saudi Arabian Armed Forces
linked to: Saudi Armed Forces

Slovenian Armed Forces
Spanish Armed Forces
Turkish Armed Forces
Yugoslav People's Army

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

MG 42 successor MG 3
subject linked to: MG 42 machine gun
CETME Ameli inspiredBy MG 3
MG 1 successor MG 3