Production of the MG 34 was never enough to satisfy any of its users, and while the MG81 was a huge improvement over the earlier MG 30-based MG 15 and MG 17 guns, these guns were used until the end of the war.
Produktionen af MG34 var aldrig tilstrækkelig stor til at tilfredsstille nogen af dens brugere, og mens MG81 var en enorm forbedring i forhold til de tidligere MG30-baserede MG15 og MG17 maskingeværer, var disse maskingeværer i brug indtil krigens slutning.