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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;afantiques, post: 25748, member: 25&quot;]An interesting thing about the MG34, along with much other German war material, was that it was too well made. The British equivalent LMG cost half as much and worked as well. I have heard it fairly convincingly argued that the excellent quality of German uniforms and weapons ensured that production required more time and labour that cumulatively added up to defeat.</p><p><br /></p><p>The high rate of fire, and more notably with the MG42 was good for attack,as soldiers were more likely to obey instructions to let the barrel cool down with pauses in firing. In a defensive situation such as the D Day landings, they fired away till the barrels overheated and the weapon jammed, at which point the MG position could be overrun.</p><p><br /></p><p>No idea what such a dewat is worth, though. I am sure there are plenty of fans of it out there to buy.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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