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MG 18 TuF
| Maschinengewehr 18 | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Type | Heavy machine gun |
| Place of origin | German Empire |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Maschinenfabrik Augsburg Nürnberg (MAN) |
| Designed | 1917 |
| Manufacturer | MAN |
| Produced | 1918 |
| No. built | 50 |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 133.7 kg (294.8 lb) total 37 kg (81.6 lb) gun 86 kg (189.6 lb) carriage |
| Length | 1,590 mm (62.6 in) |
| Barrel length | 960.1 mm (37.8 in)[1] |
| Crew | 6 |
| Cartridge | 13×92mm TuF (TuF variant) |
| Action | Short recoil, toggle locked |
| Rate of fire | 500 rpm cyclic 300 rpm practical |
| Muzzle velocity | 550 m/s (1,804 ft/s) |
| Effective firing range | 500 m (547 yd) horizontal |
| Maximum firing range | 6,400 m (6,999 yd) horizontal 3,000 m (9,843 ft) vertical |
| Feed system | 75-round belt (anti-tank) 50-round drum (anti-aircraft)[1] |
The Maschinengewehr 18 Tank und Flieger or MG 18 TuF, is a German dual-purpose heavy machine gun that was designed to fill both anti-tank and anti-aircraft roles. Developed at the end of the First World War, it fired the same 13.25 × 92mm SR or tankpatrone 18 armor-piercing round later used by the Mauser 1918 T-Gewehr anti-tank rifle.[2]
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