King Tiger: Why NO MG-42, but MG-34?
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Note: All weapons shown are registered and legal in the respective country. In this video I show you why the MG-34 was used up until 1945 inside most German tanks instead of the MG-42. A BIG THANK YOU to Philipp for heavy support! »» GET OUR BOOK: Army Regulation Medium Panzer Company 1941 German/English - http://www.hdv470-7.com/ »» SUPPORT MHV «« » patreon - https://www.patreon.com/join/mhv » paypal donation - https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=TFHEY4P4YU3NY »» MERCHANDISE - SPOILS OF WAR «« » shop - https://www.redbubble.com/people/mhvis/shop »» SOCIAL MEDIA «« » minds.com - https://www.minds.com/militaryhistoryvisualized » facebook - https://www.facebook.com/milhistoryvisualized/ » twitter - https://twitter.com/MilHiVisualized » twitch - https://www.twitch.tv/militaryhistoryvisualized » SOURCES « Jentz, Thomas L.; Doyle, Hilary L.: Germany’ Tiger Tanks – VK45.02 to Tiger II: Design, Production & Modifications Philipp My Hands » CREDITS & SPECIAL THX « Philipp
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