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| designer = Eirik von Sjögren | | designer = Eirik von Sjögren | ||
| design_date = 1915-1918 | | design_date = 1915-1918 | ||
| manufacturer = Stuhr Arsenalen | | manufacturer = Stuhr Arsenalen AB | ||
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Revision as of 20:31, 15 January 2022
| Maschingevär Modell 1918 | |
|---|---|
 MG4M on a vehicle pintle mount | |
| Type | Heavy Machine Gun |
| Place of origin |  Acrea |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1917 - Present |
| Used by | See Users |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Eirik von Sjögren |
| Designed | 1915-1918 |
| Manufacturer | Stuhr Arsenalen AB |
| Specifications | |
| Weight | 35 kg |
| Length | 1,700 mm |
| Cartridge | 12.7mm ACR (12.7x104mm) |
| Action | Short-recoil operated |
| Rate of fire | 650-700 rounds/min (MG18A) 850-1100 rounds/min (MG4M) |
| Maximum firing range | 8,000 metres |
The MG18, officially the Maschingevär Modell 1918, and also commonly referred to by its modern designation as the MG4, is an Acrean 12.7x104mm heavy machine gun designed by Eirik von Sjögren for the Acrean Armed Forces in the 1910s. Derived from the earlier MG09 also designed by Sjögren, the MG18 was a second major attempt to develop a general purpose heavy machine gun which could serve roles as an emplaced heavy machine gun, as an anti-aircraft gun, and as aircraft armament. The gun fires a 12.7x104mm cartridge, which was created to replace the earlier Acrean 13.2mm cartridge with improved velocity for better armour-piercing capability.