German 13 x 92 B MG 215/13

[Sorcerer]

Hi,
this 13 x 92 B MG 215/13 is another my favourite german experimental round. Full INERT, ofcourse
Does anyone have any information about this experimental caliber?

Best regards

 

[AZ23-28]

Greeting AZ23-28

 

[Tony Williams]

From:
Flying Guns – World War 2: Development of Aircraft Guns, Ammunition and Installations 1933-45

Many experimental HMGs were made, including the Rheinmetall-Borsig T 14 210 of 1935, a short-recoil, magazine-fed 12.7 mm gun capable of 750 m/s and 500 rpm; the 13 mm belt-fed gas-operated MG 110 of 1940 from the same company, which was to combine 1,000 m/s muzzle velocity with 1,200 rpm but was dropped because of pressure of work; the gas-operated Mauser MG 210 of 1940, designed to use the MG 151 ammunition but combining 1,000 rpm with a weight of only 32 kg, again dropped because of higher priorities - namely, the Mauser MG 215. This was also gas-operated, intended to achieve 1,000-1,100 rpm, and was developed as an MG 131 replacement in two calibres: 13x92B (32 g at 1,000 m/s) and 15x83B (57 g at 870 m/s). However, it only emerged in 1944, by which time Luftwaffe interest had shifted to cannon.

Tony Williams: Military gun and ammunition website

 

[Sorcerer]

Thank you very much for your replies.