Ukrainian MG3 Team Engages Russian Positions In Kherson

Ukrainian MG3 Team Engages Russian Positions In Kherson | Helmet Cam

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Helmet cam video footage from Ukraine shows a Ukrainian MG3 team engaging Russian forces across the Dnieper River back in autumn.
The Russians got spotted by a drone and the men decided to engage their position with the belt fed machine gun on a distance.
After they undloaded the entire belt they left their position because the Battle of Kherson was largely fought with artillery and a prolonged stay at the same position after the engagement increased the risk of being targeted by Russian artillery.
Ukraine received at least 130 MG3 machine guns from Germany.
The number of MG3s sent by other countries who also operate MG3 is unclear.
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@WarLeaker Жыл бұрын

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@topforce5298 Жыл бұрын

It is a MG74 you noob.

@thereisanantiwhiteagenda4236 Жыл бұрын

We already sent $113 billion dollars to them in packages since 2014, so how about they figure it out on their own now, thanks.

@edthoreum7625 Жыл бұрын

🕊️🙏

@1l0vepunk Жыл бұрын

@@thereisanantiwhiteagenda4236 how about no

@martinbobak3009 Жыл бұрын

@@Saiga-saiga cope harder

@BACCHUS777 Жыл бұрын

Over 75 years ago similar scenes in the same area with basically the same gun were happening....

@freeassange5667 Жыл бұрын

Russia was fighting Nazis back then as well

@gelonmyshit9803 Жыл бұрын

being used by Racist Nationalists in both era's

@italianduded1161 Жыл бұрын

@@freeassange5667 ….yea… that is what he meant

@BeaufordBL Жыл бұрын

@@freeassange5667 Sadly ur not on the end of that mg3 tbh

@jesseterrell2109 Жыл бұрын

Don’t worry the same end result will happen here too.

@B.W.Broom-xc6gs Жыл бұрын

They actually slowed down the cyclic rate of the MG3 to save on ammunition and it still eats that whole belt in a few short bursts. MG3's can have a fire rate of more than 1200 rounds a minute. Damn fine weapon no matter when or where it came from.

@sam8404 Жыл бұрын

@@germania3410 how can you be sure? I know it's confirmed they were sent MG3's, and I thought the MG74 had a lower rate of fire than this. Also I'm almost certain those rounds are not 8mm Mauser so it can't be a 42.

@TheDirle Жыл бұрын

That's half the cyclic rate from the ones i used back in my Norwegian army days.

@germania3410 Жыл бұрын

Italian Beretta MG 42/59.. no MG3

@dallesamllhals9161 Жыл бұрын

Well, ours were still around 1100-1200rpms. Three tours in the '00s. (and they were in 7.62 NATO) Royal Life Guards (Denmark)

@sam8404 Жыл бұрын

@@germania3410 you keep making statements with nothing to back them up. Notice how the other comments give their reason?

@RangerOfTheOrder Жыл бұрын

Werner Gruner, the man who designed the MG42, had no prior firearms development knowledge. Yet here his design is still in service, nearly unchanged, 80 years later.

@sirbonobo3907 Жыл бұрын

@@user-to2in1uw6d nice try putin bot

@user-to2in1uw6d Жыл бұрын

@@sirbonobo3907 I can't stop wondering how stupid people can be. What do you know about this conflict, how can you justify killing people?

@mxmis1225 Жыл бұрын

@@user-to2in1uw6d youre right. Nobody cant justify this horrible invasion of Russian occupants. Killing civilians and many more horrile things. Its interesting theyre calling the defenders nazis when in reality theyre the ones that attacked. What a weird world we live in.

@user-to2in1uw6d Жыл бұрын

@@mxmis1225 You speak in the words of a CNN anchor, don't give in to propaganda, think with your own head. Ask yourself why NATO has expanded to the east five times since 91, because the Soviet Union and the Warsaw Pact no longer existed? Why did the West provoke the armed overthrow of the legitimately elected president? Russian Russian-speaking east of the country under the pretext of fighting the invading Russians, and they were afraid to go to the Crimea to fight, because the Russians were definitely there. Don't give in to propaganda the American government continues to earn billions on the blood of people

@user-to2in1uw6d Жыл бұрын

Why do you like yourself? Not full-fledged? This is what they told you on TV, turn on your head and don't be a victim of propaganda. Throw off the link as people burning in this building were finished off with batons and shot with a pistol?

@thosch71 Жыл бұрын

This is actually not a MG3 but an italian version of this gun made by Beretta an called MG42/59. You can distinguish it by the missing flak sights, the different muzzle and of course by the slower fire rate of about 800 rpm comparing to the 1200 rpm of the MG3. The MG3 features a more 'rrrrrp'-like sound although not as fast as the WWII MG42. During my service time, I had a thorough training on the MG3... a real beast imo.

@supaloc Жыл бұрын

Damn and I thought it was an Austrian MG74

@hoophoelders9563 Жыл бұрын

The 1200 rpm firing rate sounds definitely differently. But shouldn't the gunner change the barrel, too, after firing an entire belt?

@micumatrix Жыл бұрын

Yeah, I wondered about the sound/rate but couldn’t spot the difference. I think MG34/42 even went up to 1300-1400 and the MG3 went down to 1200rpm. Although I think 800-900 is enough and since then all settled around this numbers…

@noahboat580 Жыл бұрын

I didnt even know Baretta made their own rendition of the MG42, explains the slower firerate

@wolflarsen1900 Жыл бұрын

@@micumatrix mg-42 is 1500. Yes you hear its much to slow here even for a mg-3

@xgreywolf1525 Жыл бұрын

Giving the Russians nostalgia

@privatecitizen4001 Жыл бұрын

Russians won the last time too.

@yoshiegg95 Жыл бұрын

More like PTSD tbh, if they don‘t already have it at that point xD

@timothycain4512 Жыл бұрын

@@yoshiegg95 no there giving the Russians all these weapons and ammo cause these guys probly done been killed

@marduk6836 Жыл бұрын

Ukranians were the 2nd biggest ethnic group in USSR and one of the biggest in red army during WW2 respectively, tho

@hannibal4606 Жыл бұрын

This and other weapons claimed the lives of 27 million people in the USSR, including Ukrainians. The consequences of lost lives are still affecting demographics.

@Doc_Holiday. Жыл бұрын

The MG42/43 and the M2 .50 cal are straight up Masterpiece and craftsmanship at its finest

@SeipherNL Жыл бұрын

And they all sound awesome

@chaosXP3RT Жыл бұрын

Yes! Old enemies are now new allies!

@powerhouse1981 Жыл бұрын

M2 couldn't be any less of a masterpiece. MG 42 shouldnt be in the same sentence except to highlight the world of extremes.

@Aquila. Жыл бұрын

@@powerhouse1981 MG 42/M3 are formidable Weapons. Very reliable, great for Suppresing Fire. Barrel is very easy to exchange. + it looks sexy asf and sounds aswell

@B.W.Broom-xc6gs Жыл бұрын

@Lap Dog If you know history you should get what he's saying about "old enemies" being "new allies". The modern version of the Nazi mg42 in the hands of NATO and its allies. Still being used against the Russian menace though.

@stephenmccaffrey199 4 ай бұрын

As a former machinegunner, that position was cringe worthy.

@jacoblaursen4812 4 ай бұрын

I was looking for this comment. I have no military experience, yet it was easy to see that this guy has no idea what he is doing. why doesnt he find a better position? it´s not like he is firing with any urgency.

@MikhailKalashnikov-re4qu 3 ай бұрын

it's all for show 10$ this is not a real combat video

@Careonovam 3 ай бұрын

@@jacoblaursen4812 Every soldier worth their salt can tell you that this position was shit from start to finish. The "cover" was just for visual cover, no bullet stopping power whatsoever. Awkward shooting angle. No use of the Bipod. No possibility to lean into the weapon to control recoil. etc etc etc.

@quinnfell3824 3 ай бұрын

While I agree that they likely could have found a better position there are also factors that we dont know about. There could be low brush obscuring their view, or fences from other properties in the way which forces them to get into such an elevated position. Though the lack of effective use of the bipod and other controlling factors does seriously limit the effectiveness of the fire.

@Careonovam 3 ай бұрын

@@quinnfell3824 There might have been a plethora of external factors, that is absolutely correct. War is chaotic, and you can easily loose focus after days of being under adrenaline pretty much constantly. Which is why you get trained, trained and trained again so you have certain things ingrained so much that you can function properly even under those circumstances. Especially for an important weapon like a machine gun. So in my eyes what is happening here is just a lack of training or just sheer exhaustion.

@SaschaPallenberg Жыл бұрын

I was trained on this during my time in the German "Luftwaffe" and I can tell you that even though the roots of this gun go back some 80 years ago, it's a masterpiece of engineering

@supaloc Жыл бұрын

Then you should‘ve noticed that it’s not an actual MG3. The Fire rate is way too slow.

@cumshitman0420 Жыл бұрын

@@supaloc its a MG3 not a MG42 ofcourse its slower

@71771PAULTHEWALLOFSOUND Жыл бұрын

@@cumshitman0420 They also slowed the R.O F to save on ammunition.

@svenpeter7187 Жыл бұрын

That is a MG42/59, you can identify it at the muzzle and the slower rate of fire as the MG3, the MG42/59 Haß a rate of fire up to 900 RPM, MG3 1200.

@supaloc Жыл бұрын

@@cumshitman0420 again you’re wrong. The Fire rate is not even close to the MG3. It‘s probably an Austrian MG 74 or an Italian MG42/59. Now let that sink in for a minute..

@KarlMarkyMarxx Жыл бұрын

Wild seeing this updated version of the classic MG42 still putting in work well into the 21st century.

@tuplat5107 Жыл бұрын

It really is just MG-42 in 7.62×51mm NATO

@fullmag8897 Жыл бұрын

@@tuplat5107 true but sadly with a lowered firing rate

@chralledk Жыл бұрын

@@fullmag8897 well 900 to 1200 rounds same as later MG42 during ww2

@pbrobotspbrobots1710 Жыл бұрын

still shooting Russians, imagine after all these years!!!!

@topforce5298 Жыл бұрын

It is a austrian MG74. Noobs with no idea!

@para1324 Жыл бұрын

Shows how far ahead of its time it was when first built in Germany. And will go farther.

@mrstarfishh33 Жыл бұрын

I mean it's an updated mg42

@cobro2 Жыл бұрын

Germany even chyna mimics them.

@lobo-uh2tb Жыл бұрын

For i second i thought you said. and will go führer instead of farther 🤣😂🤣

@worldoftancraft Жыл бұрын

Firearms design didn't see any substantial change since introduction of smokeless powder which really defined smoke powder-based weapons obsolete

@johncarl5505 Жыл бұрын

It's actually being replaced though.

@thomasseel6086 Жыл бұрын

me as a german veteran: the guy who is shooting mg3 has to train more before shooting this weapon. what he does is extremely nonsens. in this positions the guy has no controll about the weapon. he has to stabilize the mg3 with his shoulder, on the ground, otherwise the rounds are spreading anywhere, but not in direction of enemys.

@herringbone5035 4 ай бұрын

and he picked some of the worst "cover," a tin wall with no protection. And he is high up, offering his whole body as a target. Proably worm foder by now.

@sventorgersen7545 4 ай бұрын

Do you think this is real front footage? I am sceptical

@youaredead1380 3 ай бұрын

@@sventorgersen7545 smart guy, learn what a front is, there is no front, there are positions occupied by the enemy, and yes, these are real personnel

@mikimiki195 Жыл бұрын

One badass gun my dad carried this gun for five years in Balkan conflict. When war ended and he had to give gun back he said he felt like giving away one of his loved ones. Slava Ukraine 🇺🇦

@MoronicAcid1 9 ай бұрын

Moj je tata zločinac iz rata

@GEORGEESAZ Жыл бұрын

Looks like an MG3 with the heavier bolt, reducing the RoF from 1100-1200 RPM to 700-800 RPM, which sounds accurate based on the video.

@JaniceHope Жыл бұрын

It's a Beretta MG 42/59

@gianninodibiase309 Жыл бұрын

@@JaniceHope And a Beretta MG 42/59 machine gun is an Italian variant of the Bundeswehr's MG3, itself a re-calibrated copy of the German WWII MG 42.

@kordaxmint533 Жыл бұрын

Yeah, looks like it, they don't need that crazy rate of fire.

@CombLockGaming Жыл бұрын

I really thought that this variation was equiped with a system that allow the operator to adjust the rate of fire, like the FN MAG and MINIMI have

@ferrallderrall6588 Жыл бұрын

@@kordaxmint533 wat do yu mean like less rate of fire??awe noo lol

@dizzygoatz8271 Жыл бұрын

70+ years later and this MG is still making Russians shit they’re pants lmao 🤣

@aunusuallylargecat1779 Жыл бұрын

*their. Then again, the mg3 is so damn easy to mass produce and its parts so easily replaceable, the damn thing is just everywhere and just fucks up whole positions when it sees targets. The fact that they reduced the rpm from 1200 to 900 made its barrel and bolt last longer, then they started using an even heavier bolt which reduced rpm to 700 made the damn thing last EVEN LONGER and made the gun easily controlable within bursts and made ammunition run longer. That things ease of use, versatility and relative lightweight features makes the modern mg3 loved by its users and feared by it targets.

@oofoof5818 Жыл бұрын

70+ years agonazis shitted their pants in Berlin after Russians destroyed them.

@luciussander8217 Жыл бұрын

@@aunusuallylargecat1779 Correcting someone's grammar, not cool buddy.

@Anubis.731 Жыл бұрын

150 thousands soldiers of ukraine army are dead) i think Ukrains shit their pants ...

@gna4alnik319 Жыл бұрын

@@Anubis.731 nope, russians

@stuborn-complaining-german 9 ай бұрын

To everyone writing "This isn't an MG3 its too slow..." Take it from an ex MG3 gunner. This IS an MG3! You can swap the bolt and recoil spring to lower the firerate from 1000-1200rpm down to 800-900rpm to coserve ammo. That's what they did here for obvious reasons...

@freedomisthegoal1 8 ай бұрын

das senkt nicht nur die Feuerrate, sondern auch den Spaß

@busch_ii7450 7 ай бұрын

Its the italian one. As a fellow MG3 gunner i have never seen that muzzle at 2:47. Looks like the italian Berreta MG 42/59 when i googled it.

@lenjan5111 Жыл бұрын

80 years and the Russians still haven’t learned their lesson.

@wizdalmar7559 4 ай бұрын

i don't know about this time but last time russians ended up in berlin

@lenjan5111 4 ай бұрын

@@wizdalmar7559 they ended up in hell

@wizdalmar7559 4 ай бұрын

@@lenjan5111 it's history bro you can't do nothing about it nor change it

@itsmrbigsmoke862 4 ай бұрын

But it was the other way around last time

@user-ss4ve5sd2j 3 ай бұрын

@@wizdalmar7559в этот раз сценарий тот же но местами поменялись . Теперь путлер Гитлер, а Москва будет Берлином.

@medilyesoudhini7411 Жыл бұрын

The stabilization on the camera at the end when he's running 🤯🤯🤯

@robbaranthiemann3039 Жыл бұрын

Probably GoPro on the Chest

@plusone7974 Жыл бұрын

smoothly like a drone flies

@van123446 Жыл бұрын

pretty scary, as any return fire would rip though that metal fence he's shooting behind...

@TheRealpdq Жыл бұрын

It's a good thing they are just shooting for the cameras audience and not any real foe.

@donfluso9042 Жыл бұрын

exactly my thoughts dude..

@davidguardado4739 Жыл бұрын

He might aswell be standing in the open

@Espectador666 Жыл бұрын

@@davidguardado4739 yeah man let's be 100% safe in a real war or nothing, definitely makes sense

@davidguardado4739 Жыл бұрын

@@Espectador666 yrmep goes without saying really .no one wants to be a easy target ...

@richardjones2811 4 ай бұрын

No Russians were harmed during the making of this video.

@AA-gj3kt Жыл бұрын

I can't imagine any reason for standing behind a sheet metal fence and hanging the gun over the top of it to engage a real threat.

@davidguardado4739 Жыл бұрын

My thoughts exactly

@Alex44809 Жыл бұрын

1200 Einheiten Einigkeit, Recht und Freiheit die Minute 🇩🇪

@Erdbeerschorsch2011 2 ай бұрын

Das Gerät in dem Video hat keine Kadenz von 1200 Schuss pro Minute. Eher die Hälfte davon.

@Alex44809 2 ай бұрын

@@Erdbeerschorsch2011 Das MG3 hat eine Kadenz von 1200 Schuss die Minute. Keine Sorge, ich war auch beim Bund, ich weiß schon was ich schreibe😂

@Erdbeerschorsch2011 2 ай бұрын

@@Alex44809 Dass das MG3 eine Kadenz von 1200 Schuss / Minute hat, habe ich auch nicht bestritten. Das MG in dem Video hier hat eine Kadenz von ca. 720 Schuss pro Minute. Wenn du es nicht glaubst, lade das Video herunter, öffne den Audiostream in Audacity und zähle selbst nach.

@blackout5058 2 ай бұрын

@@Alex44809 Ja richtig, aber hier im Video ist kein Deutsches MG3 zu sehen. Du müsstest eigentlich wissen wie es sich anhört. Es ist zu langsam im Video evtl. ein MG 74 der Österreicher. Hier wurde die RPM auf 850 abgeändert.

@awya1467 Жыл бұрын

MG42: son go and redeem my sin MG3:

@myrants5836 Жыл бұрын

Just goes to show if it isn't broke don't fix it. A 70+ year old design yet still one the very best machine guns in use today.

@rhumandlove393 Жыл бұрын

They actually did fix it. This newer model shoots slower

@myrants5836 Жыл бұрын

@@rhumandlove393 Well, it's still the same design chambered on NATO rounds with a heavier bolt to slow rate of fire down. Fundamentally the same gun.

@joseavila5747 Жыл бұрын

The only problem is not making enough ammo, and the bolt changing

@CCW1911 Жыл бұрын

Judging by how high the rear sight is they must have been shooting at targets 1200 meters or so.

@fromontario6954 Жыл бұрын

220 rounds down range 0 hits on target.

@hiredmurderer6228 Жыл бұрын

@Test test Exactly. But in this case their objective was actually dealing damage, something that wasnt achieved, instead they just confirmed to the ruskies that the ukrainians are near.

@danielpustovoyt9726 Жыл бұрын

@@hiredmurderer6228 how the fuck do you know what exactly their objective was and what they hit or didn't hit? Go play some Fortnite

@AngelRodriguez-br8vh Жыл бұрын

@@fromontario6954 That's how war are fought in real life man

@PrekyCz Жыл бұрын

@@hiredmurderer6228 damn u must be a real expert if you can guess from this video if they hit something or not. Its more likely that they didnt because as said in the comment before u can use mgs just to pin down or force retreat but saying it like you were there and know exactly where every bullet went, kinda unhealthy having this much ego that u have the ultimate truth, but i guess thats what propaganda does to people :/

@Diemerstein Жыл бұрын

It's one of the best machines guns ever made, you can clearly tell Germany sent these with a different bolt, it half the normal cyclic rate. This was done to prevent them from wasting ammo, 1200 to 1500 rpm is what this gun is capable of, at that rate, it's very hard to distinguish the individual rounds.

@JeezUriah Жыл бұрын

Grim history behind this particular machinen-gewehr however, this 🇩🇪 derivative of the infamous mg42 is arguably the best man portable general purpose belt fed bullet hose any infantry soldier in the world could be blessed to defend his homeland with. 🇨🇦 Thanks you (danke)Germany!

@chrissinclair8705 Жыл бұрын

Don't worry. The Russian are used to getting hit by the MG42...errr...I mean MG3. They love it.

@albowrx Жыл бұрын

It will just piss o fthe bear to come and wipe all the ukes up. That times should be any minute before ground melts and turns into mud.

@mattl3729 Жыл бұрын

@@albowrx LOL You're funny little Russian Troll. Yup, Russia will turn things around aaaaaaaaannny minute... although without the help of the US and Commonwealth this time, maybe not so much? And remember the last time the ground turned into mud? Yeah, didn't really go so great for the Russkis, now did it?

@katharinapeters6710 Жыл бұрын

@@albowrx lol yeah right... the only thing happening in the near future is german tanks ripping apart russians as well.

@johns1625 Жыл бұрын

MG3 has a slower rate of fire? That sounds like about half of the MG42

@wojszach4443 Жыл бұрын

not that much slower, though mg42 is just waste of ammo

@italianduded1161 Жыл бұрын

Yea same goes for the MG42/59 Betetta They slowed it possibly for not always changing the barrel… you know, for the high temperature. But it is still 7.62 so who knows…

@wojszach4443 Жыл бұрын

900-1200 rounds per minute compared to mg42 1200-1500

@ldklldkl1713 Жыл бұрын

Probably mg74

@saber0089 Жыл бұрын

I thought the MG3 had different fire rate select modes, I could be wrong though

@PharisaerWatch Жыл бұрын

Italian-made Beretta MG 42/59, it is often claimed. However, the MG 42/59 is just a variant of the original German-made MG 42 (here it is the MG3, different in terms of rate and round type). If you google the Italian army Beretta one then you will see a slight difference in the front part. You will also notice the fire rate which has been debuffed in the MG3 but not in the Beretta version.

@KBKriechbaum Жыл бұрын

This is not a MG3. Rate of fire of the beretta is lower like in the video. Also, no AA-Sights and the old muzzle device.

@kot0472 4 ай бұрын

It's not true. In the MG 42/59, the rate of fire is slowened even nore than they did in MG 3.

@Mag_Aoidh Жыл бұрын

Love how the loader doesn’t really help reliably load but hangs out behind the tree.

@SirChristian100 Жыл бұрын

This machinegun has a beautiful sound in rl. The cheap fisheyecam cant capture the brutal echo this weapon has!

@Ledfine567 Жыл бұрын

Задонь на камеру лучше. Умник.

@beeftec5862 Жыл бұрын

Are you wanting 4k clips in Dolby 5.1 for everything you see? You wont see a weapon like that used in anger and also filmed in the same quality, as you imagine it should be??

@SirChristian100 Жыл бұрын

@@beeftec5862 take your meds

@Lure-Benson Жыл бұрын

I did a little too much file work on the AR 10 trigger that caused the same rate of fire until I replaced the trigger group with all new fire control. The AR 10 upper in 6 mm - 284 had the fastest rate of fire with nearly unable to detect between firing just one loud blur of fire.

@saltytroopa6578 Жыл бұрын

Sharing some belts of history to modern Russians.

@JustAGooseman Жыл бұрын

@@user-kn6vh9kl6x One day Kyivan-Rus will be one again, under Ukrainian culture and tradition.

@MihaiRUdeRO Жыл бұрын

@@user-kn6vh9kl6x Russians always think they're the only country on earth with nukes 🤣🤣🤣 how stupid can they be

@bradleysmith9431 Жыл бұрын

I love how everyone is suddenly experts at machine guns

@idontcare-ct7jm 4 ай бұрын

It's just a modernized mg42, one of the most iconic weapons of WWII. Everyone even remotely interested in guns knows about the MG3

@mikedebear Жыл бұрын

Nice to hear those slow controlled bursts- they really put the brakes on the cyclic rate for this one. Probably makes it quite a bit more accurate at range.

@markkir193 Жыл бұрын

„F“ steht für Frieden!😜

@mhh7544 Жыл бұрын

"The machine gun has an automatic-only trigger mechanism and a cross-bolt safety in the form of a button that is operated by the shooting hand (in its "safe" position the bolt release is disabled). The weapon fires from an open bolt. The cyclic rate can be altered by installing different bolts and recoil springs. A heavier bolt uses more recoil energy to overcome inertia, thus slowing the action. On MG 3 machine guns, two types of bolts are available, with standard weight (about 650 g (22.93 oz)) for the standard 1,000-1,200 rounds per minute cyclic rate of fire, and with extra weight (about 900 g (31.75 oz)) for a slower 800-950 rounds per minute cyclic rate of fire. Those bolts also are used along with different return springs."

@pierevojzola9737 Жыл бұрын

Hi, you make some very good points about rates of fire. The trouble with a lot of our armchair warriors is they work on theory. Actual soldiers on the ground have to actually carry the heavy MG and the ammunition, it does not take long to get through all the ammunition at hand. What then? I ask this as a Ex Para, what we dropped with is what we had, even as a LMG squady I had to count my rounds. I have seen HMG fire at a twelve foot square target and miss after a full belt; and one time we had some camels run across the range without getting hit. It ain’t as easy as some blokes think! Cheers mate. Harera

@mhh7544 Жыл бұрын

@@pierevojzola9737 Jep, its more feasible to try to put less rounds into target, than shooting 1000s of rounds a miss.

@PiscatorLager Жыл бұрын

We, of course, shot with this gun at our military service. Some of them actually still had the Swastika eagles still on them, painted over with black paint. Hell of a recoil, this one.

@Trollpharius_XX 11 ай бұрын

_"Remember this Ivan? This is the gun that killed your grandfather back in 1942"_

@invertthelab6532 Жыл бұрын

mG back to its nature, interesting how the history repeat itself with some twist now

@TheAlien729 Жыл бұрын

The twist is that Germany is not Nazis, but still supports Nazis in other countries?

@AeiousKillhound Жыл бұрын

@@TheAlien729 lol you ate that propaganda too much

@TheAlien729 Жыл бұрын

@@AeiousKillhound Have you seen any videos of happy Ukrainians raising their hand to the Sun? The most recent videos were directly from the training ground in Poland on a German leopard... Or have you not seen Zelensky's posts, where in the photos there are a lot of Ukrainian military with SS division insignia? Or maybe you haven't seen Zelensky's recent decision to name something "Edelweiss"? (let me remind you that the nickname of the Wehrmacht division, the bomber squadron and the plan to capture the Caucasus in World War II). Russian propaganda is not needed to recognize the real Nazis in the Ukrainian authorities and military.

@TheAlien729 Жыл бұрын

@@AeiousKillhound Want a good joke? A couple of glances at the propaganda of the West and Ukraine were enough for me to understand that I should support Russia.

@hochmeisterr Жыл бұрын

@@TheAlien729 Comrade, there is a Wagner application waiting for you. When are you reporting for duty.

@ichkannviel Жыл бұрын

About 82 years ago, this large MG was already in use in this country. Only at that time it had the name MG 42

@maksimkorovin5676 Жыл бұрын

Скоро он будет использован в вашей стране, ждите суки!

@Predictabletv Жыл бұрын

same exact guns. only difference is the mg3 is converted to .308 or 7.62x51 nato

@carlalm6100 Жыл бұрын

@@Predictabletv heavier bolt as well, reducing the cyclic rate considerably.

@Rexy121 Жыл бұрын

@@Predictabletv it has a different stock the firerate is less we german soldiers call it NATO Bremse (bc the gun could be way faster)

@andik859 Жыл бұрын

My grandpa firing a MG 42 in ww2. Damaged his shoulder. His Name was Willi Hoffmann.

@JaniceHope Жыл бұрын

This is not an MG 3. It's the Italian version of the MG42. A Beretta MG 42/59.

@henker69 Жыл бұрын

wow, attention to detail: how can you tell the exact difference(s)..? looks pretty much like the bw standard mg3 (that cone muzzle and the sweet adjustable ironsights)

@KBKriechbaum Жыл бұрын

@@henker69 muzzle device, AA-sights.

@rebatotem 11 ай бұрын

@@henker69 Rate of fire is waaay too slow for an MG3. Also at 2:49 you can take a good look at the recoil enhancer. It's definitely Italian.

@DigitalNeb Жыл бұрын

Man, that's got to be scary as hell. Just trying to effectively engage the enemy for a brief period of time before you run away from the inevitable incoming artillery. What a crazy situation.

@darrynbrown9211 Жыл бұрын

I believe this is an even more rare variant, the M59. The cyclic rate of the 59 was exacerably slower than the familiar 42/3 fire rate. The bundewswehr fielded the "59" in 7.63 nato though with a much heavier bolt which slowed the fire rate dramatically down to about 700 as seen here. They would quickly phase that bolt system out for the lighter more familiar MG3/42 bolt to restore its rate of fire. The native fire rate of the MG3 straight from rheinmental is about 35 percent faster.

@jochemderuijter5267 Жыл бұрын

This is the real thing, no music. No sound effects, two men with balls of steel and a machine gun. 😮

@andyasdf2078 4 ай бұрын

Designed as a squad support weapon, currently being used to waste an entire belt on some treeline with no Russians for at least a mile either side of it lol

@darth_nihilus_ Ай бұрын

And why do you know that there aren’t Russians anywhere near?

@DaMainDude Жыл бұрын

The target must be a looong way off - the rear sight seems to be raised up very far.

@Odin355 Жыл бұрын

Manipulate the spring so you can shoot like my grandpa with 1200 rounds per minute

@buckberthod5007 4 ай бұрын

Need a lightened bolt as well. There's a separate bolt and spring that can be swapped in to achieve it. But it's pretty useless. Burns too much ammo and barrels. 600-800 is the best rate for a belt fed. 400-600 for a sub gun or infantry rifle

@chrisbrent7487 Жыл бұрын

They were also provided a number of Yugoslav M52's which retain the original 7.92x57 Mauser cartridge and don't have the NATO brake so they also retain the original 1200 rounds per minute rate of fire. This one is definitely an MG3 though as it is feeding with M13 disintegrating link belts which are for 7.62x51. The Yugo ones would have the 50 round strips of belt that can be joined similar to the PKM belt.

@fj1659 9 ай бұрын

The RPM is to slow for an MG3. I had used the MG3 myself.. the MG3 has about twice the RPM this weapon has. I go with the ppl here who wrote that this Weapon is an Italian MG42/59

@itszoniq Жыл бұрын

there we go again! greets from germany!

@Backertothegrave Жыл бұрын

he isn't hitting shit, he has those rear irons dialed into like 1300m.

@WarLeaker Жыл бұрын

Open google maps go to Kherson and check the distance over the the river.

@Backertothegrave Жыл бұрын

@@WarLeaker my statement has nothing to do with the actual distance, he rear sight is maxed out at what 1200-1300m, if he's actually engaging at 1200 he isn't hitting shit ( due to shear difficulty in general) if he's shoot 300m he ant hitting shit because his rear sight isn't dialed correctly. the risk to reward seems no good, unless he's just playing patty cake to let them know what's up.

@katharinapeters6710 Жыл бұрын

@@Backertothegrave you are absolutely able to create a beaten zone at 1200m with the mg3. saturate it with the lower rpm version? probably not so much.

@Backertothegrave Жыл бұрын

@@katharinapeters6710 I'm not 100% disagreeing with you. I wouldn't do it given the drone and arty threat.

@katharinapeters6710 Жыл бұрын

@@Backertothegrave i see. yeah i might misunderstood that sorry

@James-kd3wx Жыл бұрын

Hell yeah!! 🇺🇦 Legends love from the 🇬🇧 stay safe

@Freigeist2008 Жыл бұрын

As an conscript i shot 25 years ago with them. Amazing that they are still in use

@aphexx100 Жыл бұрын

it is particularily frightening how fast the belt is gone and the operation is basically over.

@chrisbreezy-ryanbarbosa4320 Жыл бұрын

Who would have thought this gun would be protecting freedom in Europe decades later?

@jarink1 Жыл бұрын

Kind of short bursts of 3-4 rounds? I was taught (with an M-60) to fire in 5-8 round bursts. I also kept waiting for the gunner to fall off of his perch. His buddy wearing the camera could have helped his stabilize.

@ich3744 Жыл бұрын

I think its an mg74. (Austria) The mg3 have a higher rate of fire. So it would more than 3-4 rounds with that.

@Maddinhpws Жыл бұрын

German here during basic they told us MG3 should be fired in 3 round bursts.

@ich3744 Жыл бұрын

@@Maddinhpws Ah okey. Habe nie gedient. Deswegen dachte ich bei der Feuerrate vom Mg 3 sind mehr Schuss drinne. Aber gut zu wissen 👍🏻

@TheGrenadier97 4 ай бұрын

Some say the ukrainians didn't need training to learn how to use it.

@Spike-hh6pr Жыл бұрын

In the 40's, germans killed orcs with this baby, now it's the ukranian soldiers turn.

@jimmymcjimmyvich9052 Жыл бұрын

A man stands at a tin fence and fires a gun lots of times giving away his position..... Yeah))

@Ruhnibert Жыл бұрын

Bro don’t understand war

@sanyopoweraid1 Жыл бұрын

@@Ruhnibert I've been in a war (Afghanistan) and I can assure you that that dude with the gun is an amateur. He received most of his training from bad Hollywood movies. It doesn't matter because this video is part of a fundraising effort aimed at gullible Westerners with some disposable cash and balls not large enough to join the fight.

@davidguardado4739 Жыл бұрын

@@Ruhnibert it's a ridiculous position! Look how awkward he is too. if there were Russians there they would be firing back and from where he is he'd probably be Swiss cheese before he got 10 rounds off!

@moparmuscles Жыл бұрын

and absolutely nothing was hit that day...

@timm2020 Жыл бұрын

That sheet metal he is behind gives him no cover at all. Not to mention how he is raking that gun across the metal.

@timofuchs2825 Жыл бұрын

This is a Beretta Mg42/59 provided by Italy 800 rpm

@OfficiallyEffective Жыл бұрын

The forbidden air soft 🗿 Seriously though with how conflict is being filmed now it’s crazy how intimate footage is.

@DarnThatDragon Жыл бұрын

And almost zero return fire?

@davidguardado4739 Жыл бұрын

He was shooting at bushes I think.. Nonsense video

@TheSecondBeef Жыл бұрын

@@davidguardado4739 you clearly never been close to combat and it shows

@jrmbvn Жыл бұрын

@@davidguardado4739 you dont even know what you're talking about

@albowrx Жыл бұрын

@@TheSecondBeef You have?

@davidguardado4739 Жыл бұрын

@@TheSecondBeef yea just stick you head over a fence and start shooting

@kickinitoldschool03 4 ай бұрын

I like how he stays in one place while taking cover behind a thin piece of sheetmetal.

@owensthilaire8189 Жыл бұрын

Looks like the sights are set for 800m or more. I would think a spotter would be really useful at that range.

@88lightwarrior Жыл бұрын

fire rate a bit slow for mg-3 probably mg74 with 850 rounds per minute

@mhh7544 Жыл бұрын

Modern mg3 has 800-900 or with different bolt, 1000-1200

@Keckegenkai Жыл бұрын

@@drpepper12334 nope, Germany didnt deliver them any mg3s. Its an italian mg42/56

@Granza90 Жыл бұрын

Mg 42/59

@johnzeetee6747 Жыл бұрын

Ok my friend, and believe me I’m on your side in this battle but #1. If you don’t see your enemy or surpressing for infantry advancing, then you just wasted a belt of ammo. #2 You need a spotter or someone to get you on target, usually standing behind you. Again, you may not have the ability to use the MG the way it’s most effective and I understand. Keep up the good fight bro….US Marine (0331)

@sanyopoweraid1 Жыл бұрын

This is a propaganda video aimed at getting gullible Westerners to send over some cash. He wasn't suppressing anything but critical thoughts. Canadian infantry vet, RCR

@mrrageguy7413 Жыл бұрын

You should know better.. #1; if it’s suppressing or just counter-fire, it’s already effective enough. RoE isn’t exactly common place anymore. It’s all about putting rounds down range, firing for any effect is effective enough. #2; They do have spotters, in the use of Drones. However, a human spotter would be extremely dangerous seeing how they are usually exposed one way or another. Just put lead in the area of the target. That’s basically their RoE.

@Mike-ny5xf Жыл бұрын

Love to see the Buzz saw still in action 💪

@WingsandRails5893 Жыл бұрын

Well, If you think about it, in my opinion the MG42 was a very good and reliable machine gun capable of keeping foes down, for example Yugoslavia/Zastava made the Zastava M53, which was used in the Yugoslav Wars. The only difference is that the fire rate has been dropped on the Zastava M53 (assuming the same on the German MG3). But over all, ill choose a M42 over a M249 SAW on the modern battle field.

@vindicator05 Жыл бұрын

That guy violated almost more guidelines of German Army machinegun training than enemy soldiers 😉

@lennykump8396 Жыл бұрын

The gun isn't shipped with skill.

@samexoldx Жыл бұрын

@@lennykump8396 Maybe both of you clowns should go there and show them how it's done instead of hiding on the internet.

@samexoldx Жыл бұрын

Always that one clown in the comments : hE'S d0iNg iT wRoNG durr hurr hurr

@vindicator05 6 ай бұрын

@@samexoldx Do you know the meaning of 😉 or do you go to the basement for laughing?

@KalleKotelett Жыл бұрын

Mg3... Sehr gut !!! Weitermachen!

@germania3410 Жыл бұрын

Its actually an Italian Beretta MG 42/59

@BananaRama1312 Жыл бұрын

@@germania3410 who cares? still an mg3

@mattl3729 Жыл бұрын

@@germania3410 Still practically an MG42.

@KBKriechbaum Жыл бұрын

@@BananaRama1312 no, since MG3 is a later version.

@N3003Q 6 ай бұрын

BTW that is the slowest firing MG3 I've ever heard.

@florianl.2071 Жыл бұрын

Der Klang von dem Teil ist einfach unverkennbar, wenn auch die Kadenz etwas niedriger ist als beim MG42. Unglaublich, das Teil wieder in Aktion zu sehen!

@renerichard1013 Жыл бұрын

As an MG Gunner in the austrian army i can tell you...more stupid you cant use a MG3 like this guy....the wobly underground for the MG screams " please fall down and shoot in my foot..." the also stay to long on the same spot...the just lucky that was no russian sniper in this areal...

@N4CR5 Жыл бұрын

All just for show to make US regime change propaganda for the kosher media.

@thecyborg6718 Жыл бұрын

500 bullets shot ...0.0 dead russians, [if he really shoted at russians why there was no return fire?] ....Ucrainians: we need more ammo! NATO: Seriously?

@Jayandhis25cents Жыл бұрын

Notice when that big machine gun started shooting everything went quite because they we're staying outta his sight 😂😅😂

@definitelyjustcj4148 Жыл бұрын

Giving the Russians inter generational trauma 😭

@nipex69 Жыл бұрын

Loved MG3. Great Peacemaker

@SPARTAN50210 Жыл бұрын

When history repeats itself : Russians getting shot by german MGs in hand of nazis...

@crimson_scum7129 Жыл бұрын

fascists getting shot by German MGs in the hands of liberators

@user-sq2hg7nh9u Жыл бұрын

@@crimson_scum7129 liberators? Cool story

@crimson_scum7129 Жыл бұрын

@@user-sq2hg7nh9u cry about it fascist

@HMMurdock220 3 ай бұрын

You know Zelenskyy is Jewish, right? Or do you just watch FOX News?

@telesniper2 Жыл бұрын

Aw man they neutered its rate of fire

@opoxious1592 Жыл бұрын

You can handle that machinegun perfectly by yourself. No need for someone holding the ammobelt.

@miketyson8933 Жыл бұрын

Geez dough boy needs to lay off the doughnuts

@swunt10 Жыл бұрын

This could be a mg74 judging by the slow fire rate

@juhannusruusu Жыл бұрын

roflmao the numbers increase but the fire rate decrease it... BRING BACK THE OG MG 42 WITH THE CRAZY ASS FIRE RATE, H!TLERS BUZZSAW, WILL MAKE RUZZIANS PISS THEIR PANTS 2023 COLORIZED

@Rexini_Kobalt Жыл бұрын

or they've modified it to reduce the cyclic rate to save ammo, also a possibility. and ive never seen an mg74 with an upper (or lower... or handguard) that looks that way

@swunt10 Жыл бұрын

@@Rexini_Kobalt You are not saving ammo by lowering the cyclic rate. You are just exposing your position for longer, give the enemy more time to get to cover and reduce your chance of actually hitting anything.

@germania3410 Жыл бұрын

Beretta MG 42/59

@mhh7544 Жыл бұрын

Changable bolt, either 800-900 or 1000-1200

@adamtootoosis6329 4 ай бұрын

That's about as real as it gets.

@Airsoftplayer555 Жыл бұрын

This is the Italian version MG42/59. With a slow fire heavy bolt.

@imdabiggestbird_ Жыл бұрын

This MG-3, used during ww2, is still proving useful to the Ukraine soldiers. Actually crazy these old machine guns are still in use after the war

@TheBanana93 Жыл бұрын

If it aint broke don't fix it!

@jonesy19691 Жыл бұрын

It was the MG42- now MG3

@c1berg451 Жыл бұрын

This is heavily reduced rate of fire, this thing can usually go around 900 rpm.

@cheappoetry2798 Жыл бұрын

The MG3 resurrected from the dead to feast on Russian souls again.

@onebridge7231 Жыл бұрын

Sent 5 Benjamin’s and referenced WarLeaks in the comments to this group. Also mentioned in honor of Pete Reed. That video of him being taken out really pissed me off and motivated me to donate. These NVGs I hope will save lives. 🇺🇦 🇺🇸

@johnnyweissmuller5838 Жыл бұрын

U are a true hero!

@godarck Жыл бұрын

This war is stoped eminently, when nato stop helping Ukrainian.

@multienergico9299 Жыл бұрын

@@godarck this war is stop immediately if Russia stops attacking

@MikeOxlong- Жыл бұрын

@@godarck What a deranged and delusional, nonsensical pile of dribble… 🤦‍♂️

@hiredmurderer6228 Жыл бұрын

Im sorry to say that there is no way. Sending them equipment will make the war continue.

@mohammedrazzaki335 Жыл бұрын

"If Putin wins in Ukraine, it would be a message to him and other autocrats that they can use violence and get whatever they want, and Beijing is watching very closely what price Russia will pay or what reward it will get from aggression. What happens in Europe today can happen in Asia tomorrow, if Putin wins in Ukraine, it will affect the decisions and calculations that Beijing makes in its part of the world."

@sullathehutt7720 Жыл бұрын

Vietnam Lebanon Iraq Bosnia Libya Syria Yemen East Timor Occidental hypocrisy truly knows no bounds. 🤡

@George_5050 Жыл бұрын

@@sullathehutt7720 Didn't you get the memo? Those are the 'bad' countries, full of 'bad' people, whose lives are worth less than dirt. Ukraine are the 'good guys' in this comic book movie.

@doorhinge2039 8 ай бұрын

A feeling of Deja Vu with this one

@MrS22222 Жыл бұрын

Take a wild guess why they have a surplus of MG3s

@EXezooon Жыл бұрын

Удачи вам ✊✊✊✊,сильно не нарывайтесь опасно!!!

@petrovich0328 Жыл бұрын

не переживай, музыканты похоронную споют😄😉

@Leopard12.-_-04 Жыл бұрын

@@petrovich0328узыканты долбится с друг другом в жопу,и соблазняет маленьких детей кароче кашники и конечно же конце концов здохли

@petrovich0328 Жыл бұрын

@@Leopard12.-_-04 😀да тут другая инфа от ваших хлопцив, пендосы им прохода не дают, все наравят пятно им ковырнуть 😬😆так что держи свои поросяци ухи по ветру🙃

@MrXEMYJIb Жыл бұрын

@@petrovich0328 из петушиного легиона?не смеши лапоть😂

@LadislausST Жыл бұрын

@@petrovich0328 твои музыканты в земле валяются, в кладбищах на квадратные километры, клоун

@nicholasscholl8215 Жыл бұрын

Ukrainian Waffen-SS soldiers from the Galician Division used the MG 42 and MG 34 against the Soviets. It's both unfortunate and appropriate seeing modern Ukrainians use essentially the same weapon again today.

@jamesandrew1750 Жыл бұрын

Ah the old balance on a chair whilst resting your MG on corrugated iron technique

@nuster7816 Ай бұрын

I guess this is what they mean when they say "Histroy repeats", same perople, same nearly same weapons

@azj_ Жыл бұрын

Different variants, same energy 🗿

@Crystifodere Жыл бұрын

The worst part about war is that it doesn't show up on your screen when you get a kill

@ragetoca Жыл бұрын

the worst part of war is that those that declare war do not send their own sons to die, instead, they send them to America or Dubai

@Shmbler Жыл бұрын

I had trouble hitting anything with this thing back in the day when it was properly deployed on the ground. I would probably be barely able to hold it straight in this awkward position ;-)

@henker69 Жыл бұрын

aah, jemand der weiß wie man das ding benutzt. wir haben früher aufm schießplatz in nochten auch solche dinger gedreht.. sturmhaube auf, wackelige nahaufnahme u. cool ausgesehen.. mehr is das video hier auch nicht