 Delivery of the first 100 guns was promised for 1 June 1918, with production increasing to 500 guns per month by September 1918.Production of the weapon exceeded these initial projections, and the weapons were favorably received with promises of an order for a further 6,000 guns being promised in September 1918.A version of the gun in 13 mm (13.2x92mm TuF), the Gast-Flieger MG, was also under development, which used the same ammunition as the Maxim MG TuF and had two, curved, box magazines.