Galmetall MG 3
| MG 3 | |
|---|---|
 Gallian MG 3 | |
| Type | General-purpose machine gun |
| Place of origin |  Gallia-Bruhl |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1967–present |
| Used by | See Users |
| Wars | War of Lorican Aggression Post-War of Lorican Aggression Crisis The Troubles X924 (1998) Second Lucis Civil War Imperial Crisis |
| Production history | |
| Designed | 1959 |
| Manufacturer | Galmetall License-built by: Royal Ordnance (UK), Allgemein Arme (Erebonian Empire) |
| Produced | 1967–present |
| Specifications | |
| Weight | 10.5 kg (23.15 lb) 27.5 kg (61 lb) (mounted on tripod) |
| Length | 1,225 mm (48.2 in) 1,097 mm (43.2 in) (without stock) |
| Barrel length | 565 mm (22.2 in) |
| Cartridge | 7.62×51mm GAL |
| Action | Recoil-operated, roller locked |
| Rate of fire | 1000–1300 Rounds per minute |
| Muzzle velocity | 820 m/s (2,690 ft/s) |
| Effective firing range | 200–1,200 m sight adjustments |
| Maximum firing range | 800 m (bipod) 1,000 m (tripod mounted) 3,000 m (gun carriage) |
| Feed system | 50-Round non-disintegrating DM1 belt (can be combined in a drum); 100-Round disintegrating DM6/M13 belt |
| Sights | Open tangent iron sights |
The MG 3 is a Gallian general-purpose machine gun chambered for the 7.62×51mm GAL cartridge. The weapon's design is derived from the Second Europan War era MG 42 universal machine gun that fired the 7.92×57mm Mauser round.
The MG 3 was standardized in the late 1960s and adopted into service with the Royal Gallian Armed Forces, where it continues to serve to this day as a squad support weapon and a vehicle-mounted machine gun. The weapon and its derivatives have also been acquired by the armed forces of over 30 countries. Production rights to the machine gun were purchased by the UK (MG 67), Erebonian Empire, Tristain La-Fontaine, Rubrum, Esthar and Balamb, and Dalmasca and Nabradia.
The MG 3 is known to many troops, including Imperials as "The Woodchipper" or "The Buzzsaw" because it also made the famous buzzing sound that the MG 42 had. Its parts were interchangeable with the MG 42.
Development
Service Record
Users
Alteria
Basel-Ebel
Dalmasca and Nabradia
Erebonian Empire
Gallia-Bruhl: standard issue, supplanted by the Galmetall MG 4
Jutland-Gimli
New Akiba: In limited use
Nibelheim-Saxe-Hanover
Nihhon-koku
Rubrum
Taoyuan
Tenebrae and Solheim
United Kingdom
Zanarkand: In limited use