MaschinenGewehr 34 (1:18 Scale)-PASSED-

The MG34 was first tested in 1929, introduced in 1934, and issued to units in 1936. It accepts the 7.92x57mm Mauser cartridge, and is generally considered the world's first general-purpose machine gun. It the most advanced machine gun in the world at the time of its deployment : Its combination of exceptional mobility – being light enough to be carried by one man – and high rate of fire (of up to 900 rounds per minute) was unmatched. This machine gun was used as secondary armement on tank, desiganted as MG34 Panzerlauf, the main difference was the barrel, heavier with less ventilation hole and no butt-stock ( a quick conversion kit for ground use was crried inside the tank, it contain a butt-stock, a bipod and a front sight), the mg 34 was also use on plane for defense purpose under the name MG81.

The MG34 was more complex and expensive than the MG42, but both remain in service and production until the rest of the war.