The MG 08 (Maschinengewehr 08) is a heavy machine gun (HMG) which served as the standard HMG of the Imperial German Army during World War I. It was an adaptation of Hiram Maxim 's 1884 Maxim gun design, and was produced in a number of variants during the war.

By the end of the war in 1918, the MG08/15 became the most common German machine gun deployed across the front lines, and despite material shortages, the German Army even reached its goal of full allocation of six guns per company or 72 MG08/15s per regiment.

Mar 30, 2021 · By the end of the war in 1918, the MG08/15 became the most common German machine gun on the front lines, and despite shortages the German Army even reached its goal of full allocation of six guns per company or 72 weapons per regiment.

Jul 9, 2021 · The MG08 became the German Army's standard machine gun through the war. With a 2,000-yard effective range and a blistering muzzle velocity of nearly 3,000 feet per second, it was the type of firearm that had been seen little in combat up until that point.

The Maschinengewehr 08, or MG 08, was the German Army's standard machine gun in World War I and is an adaption of Hiram S. Maxim's original 1884 Maxim gun. It was produced in a number of variants during the war.

May 26, 2022 · The Maxim MG08 (or "Maschinengewehr 08") was a copy of the original machine gun as developed by Sir Hiram S. Maxim in 1884. Hiram was born in Sangerville, Maine in 1840 and emigrated to England.

Technical specification and description of the Schwere Maschinengewehr 08, a veteran World War I machine gun design that was still in frontline use in 1939.

Jul 31, 2019 · The Maxim MG08 was the standard machine gun for the German Empire when it entered World War 1 (1914-1918) in 1914. This belt-fed, water-cooled weapon system was the culmination of tests begun by the nation back in 1887.

The Maschinengewehr 08, or MG 08, machine guns were the standard machine guns of the German Army in WW1. Their design evolved from that of Hiram Maxim's original Maxim gun design of 1884. They made use of fabric belts each holding 250 rounds of ammunition, and they each required a crew of four men.

Jan 7, 2017 · The MG08 was the principal heavy machine gun used by the Germans during World War I. It was a development of Maxim’s 1894 design licensed for manufacturing in Germany. It fired a 7.9mm...