"MG3 vs MG5" video [Archive] - M4Carbine.net Forums

Slater

11-16-19, 19:25

I don't speak German, but I get the jist that the MG5 is seen as superior on all counts?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hDYb6ICZHo4

Coal Dragger

11-16-19, 20:14

Kind of what I got from it.

I wasn’t a machine gunner (0331) but I kind of dig that tripod mount with the periscope optic.

SteyrAUG

11-16-19, 20:31

Kind of what I got from it.

I wasn’t a machine gunner (0331) but I kind of dig that tripod mount with the periscope optic.

Pretty sure that goes all the way back to the MG42 in WWII.

just a scout

11-16-19, 20:40

More accurate
More reliable
Adjustable rate of fire
Optics
Rails
Adjustable stock
Adjustable bipod
Foregrip

It’s product improved with lessons learned.

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SteyrAUG

11-16-19, 23:52

More accurate
More reliable
Adjustable rate of fire
Optics
Rails
Adjustable stock
Adjustable bipod
Foregrip

It’s product improved with lessons learned.

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Looks like they learned more than a few things from FN as well. And obviously that was done when HK developed the MG43.

Straight Shooter

11-17-19, 07:29

Kind of what I got from it.

I wasn’t a machine gunner (0331) but I kind of dig that tripod mount with the periscope optic.

I was...0351/0331...and that periscope is brilliant.

Coal Dragger

11-17-19, 10:09

Yeah 0351 here, got cross trained as an 0331 and as an 0341 because Dragon missiles and Javelins were super expensive. You know how that goes... 51’s today you’re hanging out with heavy guns or mortars and learning new things...