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MASS(Military Archive Scoring System)
ⓘ Regardless of era, the same scoring system applies to all units in the heavy machine guns (hmg) category.
01 / Overview
lMG 08/15
Category
Country
Prime contractor
Production
1915–1918
Quantity
130,000
Operators
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
HEAVY MACHINE GUNS (HMG) · WORLD WAR I
3
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
57
UNIT COST (2025 USD)
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ⓘ Performance/Price and MASS score are computed across all units in the heavy machine guns (hmg) category, regardless of era.
02 / Specs & Design
◎General2MOD.2
- Weight (Empty)18 kg
- Weight (Loaded)23 kg
◈Cartridge & Calibre4MOD.4
- Cartridge7.92×57mm Mauser
- Calibre7.92 mm
- Case Length57 mm
- Bullet Weight12.8 g
▣Operation6MOD.6
- Action TypeRecoil-Operated
- Fire Modesautomatic
- Feed SystemDrum
- Magazine Capacity50
- Cyclic Rate of Fire500
- Practical Rate of Fire100
◇Ballistics5MOD.5
- Muzzle Velocity878 m/s
- Effective Range (point)800 m
- Effective Range (area)1,200 m
- Maximum Range3,700 m
- Sighting Range2,000 m
◆Barrel & Sights5MOD.5
- Barrel Length721 mm
- Rifling Twist1:240 mm
- Rifling Grooves4
- Sight Typeiron sights, optical sights
- Iron SightsYes
▤Features1MOD.1
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANRetired
- 1901Entered service
- 1915Production started
- 1918Production ended
111
years in service
3
years in production
130,000
units produced
0
countries operating
ⓘ The producing country no longer actively operates it. 19 countries retired it.
04 / Operators
Operator Countries19country
05 / MASS Score
HEAVY MACHINE GUNS (HMG) RANKING Heavy Machine Guns (HMG) · World War I
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
45HEAVY MACHINE GUNS (HMG)3WORLD WAR I · HEAVY MACHINE GUNS (HMG)831GERMANY · ALL WEAPONS36PERFORMANCE/PRICE · HEAVY MACHINE GUNS (HMG)
ⓘ Rankings are within theHeavy Machine Guns (HMG)category.
📖 TERMS ON THIS PAGE4terms
A cylindrical ammunition container, typically mounted on a firearm, that holds cartridges in a spiral arrangement for feeding into the chamber.
Integral bipod: a permanently attached, built‑in bipod that provides a two‑point support for a firearm, allowing it to be rested on a surface without separate accessories.
Adjustable metal aiming devices on firearms, consisting of a front post and rear notch, used without magnification.
Firearm action type where the energy from firing a cartridge cycles the action via rearward movement of the barrel or slide.
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