Why this machine-gun is still popular after more than 60 years

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The MG-3 is German made and like many other popular general purpose machine-guns, it is still in use after more than 60 years.

This family of general-purpose machine-guns is still widely used by militaries around the world because of its simple design, rapid rate of fire and its robustness on the battlefield.

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