MG18 TuF

[StainlessSteelCynic]

@unkated
Out of curiosity, do you have the technical specs of the MC18 TuF? I've become somewhat interested in the weapon and would like to see the specs. My only options so far seem to be find the book Trophies of the Red Army during the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945 or email one of the two museums and hope to get someone who understands English.

[unkated]

Originally Posted by StainlessSteelCynic

@unkated
Out of curiosity, do you have the technical specs of the MC18 TuF? I've become somewhat interested in the weapon and would like to see the specs. My only options so far seem to be find the book Trophies of the Red Army during the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945 or email one of the two museums and hope to get someone who understands English.

No, I don't have any information beyond what is listed here. I had not heard of the weapon three days ago.

I recall reading from multiple sources that the US developed the .50 cal MG based on the anti-tank properties of the 13.2mm TuF cartridge used in the 1918 T-Gewehr, the first anti-tank rifle (and the reason that the US did not develop an anti-tank rifle during the interwar period). I find this weapon, which the allies discovered at the end of WW1, lends some more credence to that possibility.

Uncle Ted

[StainlessSteelCynic]

Originally Posted by unkated

No, I don't have any information beyond what is listed here. I had not heard of the weapon three days ago.

I recall reading from multiple sources that the US developed the .50 cal MG based on the anti-tank properties of the 13.2mm TuF cartridge used in the 1918 T-Gewehr, the first anti-tank rifle (and the reason that the US did not develop an anti-tank rifle during the interwar period). I find this weapon, which the allies discovered at the end of WW1, lends some more credence to that possibility.

Uncle Ted

Damn
Ah well, thank you anyway.

In regards to the .50 BMG round, I too had read that it was originally developed as an anti-tank round but it's only with The Dark's question about the MG18 TuF that I'd seen any reference to outside influences on its creation.
I sometimes find that all these little bits of information about the creation, deployment, usage, problems, good points etc. etc. are more interesting to me than the actual weapon itself, (hence my curiosity in regard to the original post).

[Vespers War]

Just an update that someone has posted technical specs at Wikipedia that look plausible based on the information scrounged together in this thread. When I plug that information into FF&S, I get the following:

MG 18 TuF
ROF 5
Dam 9
Pen 2-3-4
Bulk 11
Mag 75B or 50
SS 5 (1 on tripod)
Brst 11 (3 on tripod)
Rng 210 (not including tripod, which doubles base range in FF&S)