Talk:MG 3 machine gun

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Independence of source on ROF

@Guns & Glory: As explained on WP:V, articles should be based on "reliable, independent, published sources with a reputation for fact-checking and accuracy". A press release is neither independent nor secondary, and thus, when this information is available from a secondary source, there is no real reason to use the primary one. Loafiewa (talk) 20:23, 6 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Just look at the data for the rate of fire and do your own research regarding the MG 3's rate of fire. All of them has the rate of fire that I put it. Even the current sources that has been cited on this article. So read before reverting my edits. Its clear that you lack knowledge regarding firearms. Guns & Glory (talk) 17:30, 14 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

You didn't actually address what I said at all. My issue is in the usage of a primary source, when a secondary one is available. P.S., stop the insults. Loafiewa (talk) 17:41, 14 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Einheitsmaschinengewehr: Translation

At time of writing, this article says that “Universal machine gun” is how the word is translated into English. However, dividing the conglomerate word Einheitsmaschinengewehr into its constituent parts reveals something: Einheits-Maschinen-Gewehr translates, in respective order, to “Unit Machine Rifle.”

Because the first part means “Unit,” and because the term Einheitsmaschinengewehr designates the weapon's role in combat, as opposed to merely being e.g. a trademark, I see it fit that this article be revised to better reflect these nuances. I might suggest “Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW),” because this carries generally the same semantic meaning, although the MG3 more accurately falls under the classification of “General-Purpose Machine Gun (GPMG)” because of its use either as an LMG or HMG.

Either way, however, the original translation is still wrong. OzzyMuffin238 (talk) 23:41, 15 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Moving article to Rheinmetall MG3 ?

The article does not follow the common scheme of other firearms on Wikipedia and the title does not mention the manufacturer unlike the Heckler & Koch MG5, ArmaLite AR-15, Colt Model 1839 Carbine ... It should be renamed to Rheinmetall MG3 FSbiran (talk) 20:22, 12 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]