MG 42 - Knowledge (XXG)

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parts start the unlocking sequence after the barrel and bolt assembly have moved 7 mm (0.3 in) rearwards when the parts have moved far back enough that the rollers start the rest on angled/oblique surfaces and allow the rollers to move inwards, controlled by the wedge-shaped front of the striker sleeve, back to their previous position, unlocking the bolt head and allowing the bolt assembly to further recoil rearwards, extracting the spent cartridge case and ejecting it downwards through an ejection port normally covered by a spring-loaded dust cover at the bottom of the receiver, just in front of the trigger group. The spring-loaded dust cover automatically opens when the gun is fired, but the user has to close it after firing to prevent dirt entering the receiver through the open port. Simultaneously the barrel is pushed forward by a recuperator spring to its starting position. The three-wire braided return spring then pushes the bolt assembly forwards again, pushing a new cartridge out of the belt into the breech. The sequence repeats as long as the trigger is depressed.

1403:, which have links that wrap around the cartridge case and are linked by a coiling wire on each side. The belts are intended for multiple reuse. As in the MG 34, operation through the feed block is by a feed arm housed in the feed cover. The feeding system was based on the direct push-through of the cartridge out of the belt link into the gun's chamber. Accordingly, the link had to be of the half-open type to enable the motion of the bolt through the link. New in the MG 42 was that two belt feed pawls are linked to the front end of the feed arm by an intermediate link, in such a way that when one pawl is feeding, the other pawl is riding over the next round in the belt. Because of that, feed is performed in two steps, on both the opening and closing movement of the bolt, instead of one step as in the earlier MG 34. This enhances the smoothness of the feeding process by improved ammunition belt retention for more precise indexing with the feedway and reduces mechanical stress put on the feed unit and belt links. According to 1301: 1130: 1148:(Universal machine gun) roles was to provide low-level anti-aircraft coverage. A high cyclic rate of fire is advantageous for use against targets that are exposed to a general-purpose machine gun for a limited time span, like aircraft or targets that minimize their exposure time by quickly moving from cover to cover. For targets that can be fired on by a general-purpose machine gun for longer periods than just a few seconds, the cyclic firing rate becomes less important. As a consequence, one of the MG 42's most notable features was its high cyclic rate of fire of about 1,200 to 1,500 rounds per minute, twice the rate of the Vickers and Browning machine guns, which fired at a rate of about 600 rounds per minute. The ear could not easily discern the sound of individual 1570: 1344: 993: 1822:, it fired only one shot and failed to eject the cartridge. A second attempt had the same result. The other prototype was plagued with excessive ejection failures and to a lesser extent failures to feed. The average cyclic rate of fire of the tested weapon was 614 rounds per minute. From January to February 1944, testing at Aberdeen Proving Ground were unsatisfactory. Firings were discontinued in February 1944 after 51 malfunctions and firing a total of 1,583 rounds by authorization of Major C. Balleisen, O.C.O. In March 1944 the US military concluded that functioning of the T24 machine gun prototype was unsatisfactory and recommended that further development was required before this weapon be subjected to the lengthy and severe standard light machine gun test. 1122: 1040: 723: 2365: 1550: 1392: 2256: 1309:

when it is unlocked and pushed backwards by the recoil of firing or by the charging handle. As the striker sleeve is movable back and forth within the bolt assembly, the return spring is also responsible for pushing the striker sleeve forward during locking (described below). The bolt assembly locks with the barrel's breech (the end the cartridge is loaded into) via a prong type barrel extension behind the breech. As it is recoil-operated and fired from an open bolt, the weapon must be manually charged with the side-mounted charging handle.

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providing the MG 42 with a backup source when its main supply was exhausted. Another disadvantage of the MG 42 was that the high cyclic rate of fire led to the barrel overheating quickly during rapid fire. After around 150 rounds of rapid fire, the gun operator would open a side hatch (leading to the barrel) and replace the hot barrel with a new cooler one. Non-observance of this technical limitation renders the barrel prematurely unusable. The machine gun crew member responsible for a hot barrel change was issued protective

2450: 581: 2436: 2285: 1815:. The gun was made as an almost exact copy of the MG 42 which was chambered in 7.92×57mm Mauser. Some engineering changes were to use a barrel chambered for the .30-06 Springfield service round and an extremely increased weight 47 oz (1,332 g) bolt and stiffer return spring in an effort to reduce the cyclic rate consistent with US rate requirements. Saginaw Steering Gear did not adjust the prototypes for the 6.35 mm (0.25 in) longer .30-06 Springfield (7.62×63mm) cartridge case. 2060:

minute, if necessary, by changing the bolt and return spring. In addition, a select fire trigger group was added to allow semi-automatic fire (single shot) compared to the traditional fully automatic only fire capability of the original MG 42 design. The MG 74 also has a modern polymer stock and handgrips (usually colored green) to save weight, adjustable rear sight (35° horizontal, vertical 15°) and additional anti-aircraft sight or (low light) optical sights can be mounted optional.

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a slightly slower ignition time which allowed the rollers to settle into lockup and issue that ammunition specifically for MG 42 use. A more practical solution to control the harmonics problem in the roller/wedge system and make the MG 42 less ammunition ignition timing sensitive was needed. The roller-locking system inherent problem was solved after World War II by developing and adding bolt-bounce preventing bolt catches to the action. These can also be retrofitted to MG 42 bolts.

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bursts of 3 to 7 rounds and strive to optimize their aim between bursts fired in succession. According to comparative tests by the US military under battle conditions, 5 to 7 rounds bursts with 22 bursts in a minute were most effective. For its medium machine gun role, the MG 42 was matched to the newly developed

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Under battle conditions the MG 42 can fire about 22 bursts per minute—that is, about 154 rounds. Under the same conditions, the MG 34 is capable only of about 15 bursts per minute, at a rate of 7 to 10 rounds per burst, totalling about 150 rounds. Thus the MG 42, used as a light machine gun, requires

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However, the realization that the .30-06 Springfield cartridge was too long for the prototype gun's mechanism to easily and reliably work with resulted in the discarding of the project. Saginaw Steering Gear did not get the opportunity to correct the flaws that caused the inability to obtain reliable

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The roller-locked bolt assembly consists of a bolt head, two rollers, a striker sleeve featuring a wedge-shaped front, bolt body, and a large multi strands around a central coil return spring, which is responsible for pushing the bolt assembly into battery (the locked position) and returning it there

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The optimum operating crew of an MG 42 in its medium machine gun role was six men: the squad leader, the machine gunner who carried and fired the gun, the assistant gunner/loader who carried the tripod, and three riflemen who carried 1,800 rounds of ammunition between them, spare barrels, entrenching

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It was possible for operating crews to lay down a non-stop barrage of fire, pausing only when the barrel had to be replaced. This allowed the MG 42 to tie up significantly larger numbers of enemy troops than was otherwise possible. The Americans and the British trained their troops to take cover from

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rifle round and to be cheaper and easier to manufacture, the MG 42 proved to be highly reliable and easy to operate. It is most notable for its very high cyclic rate for a gun using full-power service cartridges: it averaged about 1,200 rounds per minute, compared to around 850 for the MG 34, and 450

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The modifications to the basic MG 42 design include an extra heavy bolt (950 g (33.51 oz) vs. the 675 g (23.81 oz) MG 3 bolt) which reduces the cyclic rate of fire to around 850 rounds per minute. The rate of fire can be varied up to cyclic rate of fire of around 1,150 rounds per

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line has a relatively short 430 millimeters (16.9 in) radius and consists of a "∧-type" height adjustable front sight on a folding post and a leaf rear sight with an open V-notch sliding on a ramp, graduated from 200 to 2,000 meters (219 to 2,187 yd) in 100 meters (109 yd) increments.

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the rollers in the bolt were found to "bounce" back and forth or oscillate up to 1 mm (0.04 in) when lock up is proceeding and then they settle into full lock up. Once the problem was identified, the temporary solution was to design and manufacture extra sturdy ammunition with primers with

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tripod. In the tripod-mounted medium machine gun role, MG 42 users were trained to fire short bursts and bursts of 20 to 50 rounds and strive to optimize their aim between bursts fired in succession. As a consequence of factors like the time spent reloading, aiming, changing hot barrels if necessary

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to replace the U.S. machine guns, served as the basis, which was similar to the Austrian 7.62 mm MG 42. Targets were to reduce, among other things, the cyclic rate of fire and weight and have more versatile sights and mount. The development of the weapon was completed in 1974. It replaced from

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to allow it to be used in the low level anti-aircraft role, and when lowered, it could be placed to allow the gun to be fired "remotely" while it swept an arc in front of the mounting with fire. Mounted to the Lafette and aimed through the MG Z 34 or MG Z 40 telescopic sight, the effective range of

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on the bolt head ensuring a full lockup. Upon firing, rearward force from the recoil of the cartridge ignition combined with the additional rearward force generated by the muzzle booster start to move the barrel and bolt assembly rearwards for a total distance of 21 mm (0.8 in). These two

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used in emergency/final defensive line situations of the MG 42 was up to 500 rounds per minute. The Allied nations had machine guns with similar rates of fire, but mounted them almost exclusively in aircraft, where the fleeting opportunities for firing made such high rates necessary. The Allies did

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The MG 3 and its preceding variants all share a high level of parts interchangeability with the original MG 42. Like the MG 42, the MG 3 cyclic rates of fire can be altered by exchanging the standard weight (about 650 g (22.93 oz)) bolt used for the standard 1,100–1,300 rounds per minute

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By February 1943, US ordnance authorities published the first report on the MG 42, following testing of a captured gun. The quick barrel changing and belt feed systems were considered some of the best design features. The US Army wanted to be able to manufacture this general-purpose gun because it

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The original MG 42 roller-locked action had an undesirable tendency to exhibit bolt-bounce. It was possible to unintentionally have high pressure gas moving backwards in the MG 42 towards the operator(s) when the action was not fully locked. This causes unacceptable dangerous conditions and out of

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as opposed to roller locking. For this reason, the MG 45 is considered a different type of firearm, as the mechanisms of these two guns are different. It used steel of lesser quality, which reduced weight to 9 kilograms (20 lb), while retaining the horizontal cocking handle. First tests were

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As the barrel of the MG 42 is changed through the side of the barrel shroud, rather than directly from the rear as in the MG 34, this made the MG 42 unsuitable for use as internal secondary or co-axial armament on World War II era German tanks or other armored vehicles, with the exception of the

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The German military instructed that sustained fire must be avoided at all costs. They ruled that the results of sustained fire were disappointing and that the expenditure of ammunition involved was "intolerable." In the bipod-mounted light machine gun role, MG 42 users were trained to fire short

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for aiming purposes. All these changes were intended to increase, maintain, or accommodate the gun's high cyclic rate of fire and dispersion. Although made of relatively inexpensive and simple parts, the prototypes proved to be considerably more rugged and resistant to jamming than the precisely

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After its founding in 1955, the Austrian army was equipped with old guns temporarily out of U.S. stocks. Starting in 1959 these Browning M1919s were largely replaced by the MG 42 with modified barrel and bolt for the new 7.62×51mm NATO. But to introduce a modern weapon of its own production the

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to make them more durable. The different versions meant that the service life of an MG 42 barrel varied between 3,500 and 8,000 rounds assuming the barrel was used according to the regulations, which prohibited rapid fire beyond 150 rounds. Excessive overheating caused by rapid firing about 500

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links of 0.5 mm (0.020 in) thick stamped steel sheet metal — that saved ⅓ of metal and counterintuitively yielded improved performance. Belts were supplied in a fixed length of 50 rounds, but could be linked up to make longer belts for sustained firing. Ammunition boxes contained 250

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The roller-locked recoil operation functions as follows: two cylindrical rollers, positioned in tracks on the bolt head, are pushed outwards into matching tracks in the barrel extension by the striker sleeve and lock the bolt in place against the breech. In the locked position during firing the

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prototype gun presented in February 1939 remained similar to the earlier MG 34 overall, a deliberate decision made to maintain familiarity and capability to use the various mounts and other accessories developed for the MG 34 to adapt the gun to different roles. The only major changes from the

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The 530 millimeters (20.9 in) long barrel and its prong type barrel extension used for lock up, made up the barrel unit of the MG 42. It could be quickly changed by the machine gun crew and weighed 1.75 kg (3.9 lb) including the locking piece. The barrels could have traditional

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The MG 42's high cyclic rate of fire sometimes proved a liability mainly in that, while the weapon could be used to devastating effect, it could quickly exhaust its ammunition supply. For this reason, it was not uncommon for all soldiers operating near an MG 42 to carry extra ammunition, thus

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device, intended primarily for night use, and consisting of a specialized mount, active 300 millimeters (11.8 in) infrared spotlight and accompanying infrared image converter was developed that could be used with the MG 42 and MG 34. In the later stages of World War II the bulky

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useful maximum range, that is defined by the maximum range of a small-arms projectile while still maintaining the minimum kinetic energy required to put unprotected personnel out of action, which is generally believed to be 15 kilogram-meters (147 J / 108 ft⋅lbf). The

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At the end of World War II the original technical drawings and data for the MG 42 were captured by the Soviets. These would eventually find their way to Czechoslovakia and Yugoslavia. This forced Rheinmetall to reverse engineer the MG 42 for the development of the

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general-purpose machine gun was based on the design of the MG 45 using a slight modification of the roller-delayed action and chambered for 7.62×51mm NATO. Its cyclic rate of fire is 900 rounds per minute. The first version looks very much like the MG 42.

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The cyclic firing rate of the MG 42 can be altered by installing different bolts and return springs. A heavier bolt uses more recoil energy to overcome inertia, thus slowing the cyclic rate of the machine gun. Heavy bolts also were used along with stiffer

1870:. These locking methods are similar in concept. The resulting weapon had a cyclic rate of fire of 1,000 rounds per minute, was in the light machine gun role 4.4 kg (9.70 lb) heavier than the German MG 42, and much more finely made and finished. 1666:(Overhead firing table) riveted to the rear body of the searchfire mechanism from the very start of production until the very end of it. In the later stages of World War II ballistic correction directions were added for overshooting friendly forces with 1359:

An auxiliary anti-aircraft "spider web" ring sight is kept in the maintenance kit, that can be fitted on the barrel jacket to be used in conjunction with a folding anti-aircraft rear peep sight that is attached by a hinge to the rear sight element base.

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sight mount. The aiming range of the M53 is 2,000 m (2,187 yd), and the terminal range of the bullet is 5,000 m (5,468 yd), the same as the MG 42. The MG 42s captured in Yugoslavia at the end of World War II were put into reserve of

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was one of the first developments toward a goal of producing a weapon that could perform multiple roles, rather than just one. The MG13 was the result of reengineering the Dreyse Water-cooled machine gun to fit the new requirement. The twin-barreled

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fire. Single shots are difficult, even for experienced operators, due to the weapon's high cyclic rate of fire and the ability to fire a short burst of no more than three rounds was usually accepted as the training standard. The weapon features a

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have similar weapons, such as the M1919 Browning machine gun and the Vickers K machine gun, but these were issued more sparsely than the MG 42, with the Vickers K being an aircraft machine gun, only issued to infantry in specialized circumstances.

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However, the MG 34 did have fundamental drawbacks, such as sensitivity to extreme weather conditions, dirt and mud, and comparatively complex and expensive production. Attempts to incrementally improve the basic MG 34 design failed.

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machine guns (which also lacked quick-change barrels). The MG 34 was also quite versatile; not only was it able to be fed from belted ammunition or a saddle drum magazine, it could also be fired from a bipod, an innovative

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licensed MG 3 variant produced by Beretta, Whitehead Motofides and Franchi since 1959, features an extremely heavy 1,200 g (42.33 oz) bolt which reduces the cyclic rate of fire to around 800 rounds per minute.

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to complete the new gun as opposed to 150 man hours for the MG 34 (a 50% reduction), 27.5 kg (61 lb) of raw materials as opposed to 49 kg (108 lb) for the MG 34 (a 44% reduction) – and cost 250

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The MG 42's belt-feed mechanism was copied and used in the design of the M60 machine gun. The trigger mechanism of the FN MAG or MAG-58 is a virtual copy of the MG 42's and its belt-feed is also very similar.

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In 1943, MG 42 production surpassed MG 34 production and continued to do so until the end of the war. The Germans nevertheless continued widespread production of MG 34s in parallel until the end of the war.

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undertaken in June 1944, but development dragged on and eventually only ten were built. The tested MG 45 fired 120,000 rounds in succession at a cyclic rate of fire around 1,350 to 1,800 rounds per minute.

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squad leader, deputy squad leader, a three-man machine gun team (machine gunner, assistant gunner/loader and ammunition carrier) and five riflemen. As personal small arms, the squad leader was issued a

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was technically advanced and much easier to make than the World War II US light and medium machine guns and it was decided to convert several MG 42s to fire .30-06 Springfield M2 ball ammunition.

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battery ignitions can result in catastrophic gun failures. Enough guns were damaged and put out of action for repair or lost to warrant finding the cause and a solution. After investigation using

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A draft specification was made and a contest was held for an MG 34 replacement. Three companies were asked in February 1937 to submit designs: Metall und Lackierwarenfabrik Johannes Großfuß AG of

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machined and somewhat temperamental MG 34. Further trials resulted in selecting the Großfuß MG 39 prototype gun for final production development. A limited run of about 1,500 of further improved

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before World War II. The process addressed the need to produce more durable machine gun barrels in less time than those produced with traditional methods. Later produced barrel bores featured

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rate of fire for an extra weight (about 900 g (31.75 oz)) bolt for a reduced 800–950 rounds per minute rate of fire. Those bolts also are used along with different recoil springs.

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would attend an army machine gunner's course to familiarize himself with the utility and characteristics of such a weapon, also seeking input from soldiers. He then recycled an existing

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Saginaw Steering Gear Division of General Motors received a contract to construct two working converted MG 42 prototypes designated as the T24 machine gun. It could also be used on an

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assault drum was an alternative feed option and designed to be clipped to the left side of the gun. It was not a true magazine but held a coiled 50-round belt and corresponding

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which was protected by an armored cover plate; the MG 42s were retracted when not in use. Later version Jagdpanzer IVs carried only one MG 42 as internal secondary armament.

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magazines (with a simple change of the feed cover for a Trommelhalter magazine holder), the MG 34 could sustain fire for much longer periods of time than other portable

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The initial trials of the Großfuß functional model presented in April 1938 gave rise to improvement requests by the machine gun contest board. The resulting Großfuß

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system. The Großfuß company had no earlier experience in weapons manufacture, specializing in pressed and stamped steel components (the company's staple product was

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looked like a tubular container with mountings at its ends to attached a carrying/shoulder strap. During a barrel change a cool MG 42 barrel unit coming out of the

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or various pintle mounts for armored vehicles. Switching between a bipod and a tripod required no special tools, as the mounting latch was spring-loaded. As the

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was a prototype reverse engineered copy of the German MG 42 general-purpose machine gun developed during World War II as a possible replacement for the

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ammunition of which the external ballistic behaviour started to significantly deviate from 1,500 m (1,640 yd) upwards compared to the

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acquired five MG 42s in July 1943 for evaluation. Three were tested with front units. Finland decided to produce 4,000 MG 42s modified to fire

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containing metals that became scarce in Germany during World War II. It was much simpler to build than other machine guns – it took 75

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Its parts are attached to a 2.5 mm (0.1 in) thick stamped sheet metal housing that functions as the receiver and barrel sleeve.

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and designated as MG42F1. The conversion project abruptly ended as most of Norway's stockpile of MG 42s was sold abroad at the same time.

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in 1947, the operating momentum driven MG 42 feed system will not function reliably under a cyclic firing rate of 850 rounds per minute.

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by walking the fire in wave-like motions up and down the range in a predefined area. The length of the beaten zone could be set on the

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infantry cover, low level anti-aircraft coverage, and even sniping ability. Equipped with a quick-change barrel and fed either with

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In early 1942 the final model of the weapon was officially accepted, and manufacturing of the mass-production model began, as the

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soldier in 1944 carrying an MG 42 configured as a light support weapon with a folding bipod and detachable 50-round drum magazine.

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during the 2020s. The MG 3 has been used by more than 40 countries around the world, and it remains in widespread service today.

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and the deputy squad leader, ammunition carrier and the riflemen were issued rifles. The riflemen carried additional ammunition,

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Yugoslavian built Zastava M53, a near exact copy of the MG 42. Note that the example in the photo is missing the trigger group.

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the MG 42 could be extended out to 3,500 m (3,828 yd) when fired indirectly. The indirect firing method exploits the

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Hogg, Ian V. & John S. Weeks (2000). Military Small Arms of the 20th Century. 7th Edition. by Krause Publications, p. 379.

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uninterrupted automatic functioning and further optimize and ready the weapon for mass production before World War II ended.

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The distinctive sound caused by the high cyclic firing rate gave rise to a variety of nicknames. The Germans called it the

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weapon for anti-aircraft use which was reported to have reached cyclic rates of fire as high as 1,600 rounds per minute.

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Army Manual 181/7 Inspection and Maintenance of Infantry Equipment, Part 7: Weapon-technical Handbook for the MG 42

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The MG 45 had some influence in the post-war development of roller-delayed blowback system, as employed in issued

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H. Dv. 181/7 Untersuchung und Instandsetzung des Infanteriegerätes, Teil 7: Waffentechnisches Handbuch für MG 42

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German Infantry Weapons U.S. War Department Military Intelligence Service, Special Series No. 14, May 25, 1943

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fire methods were not as commonly used by machine gunners during World War II as they were during World War I.

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developed a gun specifically for the Austrian Army. The German MG 42/59 that was introduced in 1959 with the

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The shoulder stock is designed to permit gripping with the left hand to hold it secure against the shoulder.

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the fire of an MG 42, and assault the position during the sub 10 seconds time window of barrel replacement.

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or MAG-58 is a virtual copy of the MG 42's, and the FN MAG's belt-feed mechanism is also very similar.

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gunner's perspective were dropping of the saddle-drum-magazine feed option, leaving the weapon to fire

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and riveting to connect parts the new design required considerably less machining and fewer high grade

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can be inserted in the machine gun and the replaced hot barrel unit can be placed in or on the opened

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belt container was commonly used until the end of World War II, with the MG 42 and the earlier MG 34.

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pre mass-production model guns, was completed in 1941 and by the end of 1941 tested in combat trials.

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Feeding the Tiger By Jean-François Legendre Ammunition Belts for German MG 34 and MG 42 Machine Guns

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starter-segment preventing it from snagging, twisting and getting stuck during mobile assaults. The

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For carrying and protecting spare barrel units, consisting of a barrel and its locking piece, the

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could hold up to 300 belted rounds and were used in more static non-highly mobile situations. The

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rounds through a barrel resulted in unacceptable wear of the bore rendering the barrel useless.

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Tactical Small Arms Of The 21st Century: A Complete Guide to Small Arms From Around the World

3242: 5816: 5811: 5743: 5730: 5214: 5209: 5204: 5131: 5126: 5113: 5049: 5044: 4875: 4746: 4565: 4520: 4515: 4203: 3195: 2333:: Used ex-German MG-42s. Two of an intended batch of ten MG 42s were converted in Norway to 2042: 1936: 1598: 1597:(optical sight mounting bracket) for mounting an MG Z 34 or MG Z 40 periscope-type 4× power 1582: 856: 753: 487: 466:

The MG 42 was adopted by several armed organizations after the war, and was both copied and

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metal, only the most important parts were elaborately milled from solid steel, and using

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belt was also issued to machine guns installed in fixed emplacements such as bunkers.

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Method of joining German non-disintegrating metallic-link ammunition machine gun belts

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that served the same purpose for MG 34 barrel units. Later in the war the universal

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Third axis, fourth ally : Romanian armed forces in the European war, 1941-1945

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weighed 20.5 kg (45.2 lb) on its own and was a simplified version of the

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Afonso, Aniceto and Gomes, Carlos de Matos, Guerra Colonial (2000), pp. 183–184,

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and started looking for ways to simplify and rationalize the technical concept.

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and featured no semi-automatic firing mode. The legs could be extended with a

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The Encyclopedia of the Korean War: A Political, Social, and Military History

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being fired, hearing a sound described as like "ripping cloth" or a buzzsaw.

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Nazarian`s Gun`s Recognition Guide (FILM) MG 42, proper assault (video clip)

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Thers, Alexandre (February 2012). "Souvenirs d'un Panzer-Knacker Hongrois".

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half-track armored personnel carriers to some MG 42 and MG 34 machine guns.

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1,200 rounds/min (varied between 900–1,500 rounds/min with different bolts)

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Various configurations of MG 42, including an anti-aircraft tripod (right)

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belt container fitted to the gun's receiver, and simplifying the weapon's

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at the muzzle which adds extra rearwards force to augment that caused by

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Between 1934 and the adoption of the final MG 34 production version, the

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was 154 rounds per minute, versus 150 rounds per minute for the MG 34.

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The MG 74 of the Austrian Federal Army, is a modification of the MG 42

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tripod also had a bolt box to store a (spare) bolt and return spring.

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used for the MG 34, as the MG 42 could be operated more easily from a

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The M60 Machine Gun, Kevin Dockery, pages 12–13, Retrieved 1 May 2018

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Delf, Stephen Bull; illustrated by Mike Chappell & Brian (2004).

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was introduced that could be used with MG 34 and MG 42 barrel units.

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The butt-stock was produced in various wood and bakelite versions.

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Another unique feature of German World War II machine guns was the

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is a common nickname in Brazil for women called Maria de Lourdes).

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MG 42 with auxiliary anti-aircraft "spider web" ring sight mounted

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Wehrmacht reenactors with an MG 42 mounted on a motorcycle sidecar

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The German tactical infantry doctrine of the era based a (10-man

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Small Arms 1914–1945: The Essential Weapons Identification Guide

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Axworthy, Mark; Scafes, Cornel I.; Craciunoiu, Cristian (1995).

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belt links and wire spirals were made of thinner material — the

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It weighed 11.57 kg in the light machine gun role with the

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this year the MG 42 as the MG 74 of the Austrian Federal Army.

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There were numerous other specialist mounts for the MG 42. The

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MG 42s (second and third from left) in a training camp of the

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The MG 42 belt-feed mechanism inspired the design used in the

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The Last Panther in Pomerania by Rhodes Williams IR Solutions

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3,500 m (3,828 yd) with tripod and telescopic sight

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When one of the two T24 machine gun prototypes was fired at

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and others. The MG 42 was first deployed in May 1942 by the

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United States War Department, Military Intelligence Service

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could be set up in a prone, kneeling or high position. The

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cartridges but only one modified prototype was ever made.

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and also functions as a guide sleeve for the barrel and a

1213:, recoil-operated machine gun with a quick change barrel. 689:, it was used throughout the war as secondary armament on 3137: 3135: 502:, an unlicensed, near-identical copy was produced as the 3903:. In Tucker, Spencer C.; Pierpaoli, Paul G. Jr. (eds.). 3775:

MG5 soll bis 2022 das betagte MG3 ersetzen, 8 June 2019

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Horse leader for horse, cart and trailer (private) rifle

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Infantry Journal, Volumes 60-61, February 1947, page 24

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MG 42 roller-locked boosted short recoil action diagram

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with an MG 34 general-purpose machine gun mounted on a

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was developed with the goal of providing a high cyclic

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La bataille de Bizerte (Tunisie) 19 au 23 juillet 1961

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200–2,000 m (219–2,187 yd) sight adjustments

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of typically 450–600 rounds per minute. The (slower)

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Modern African Wars 2: Angola and Mozambique 1961–74

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Machine Guns: An Illustrated History of Their Impact

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For the medium machine gun role a large tripod, the

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MG34 and MG42 in Norway, Post WW2, by Folke Myrvang

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Markings on an original MG 42 retrofitted to a MG 3

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The T24 was chambered for the 1422:links were made of 0.7 mm (0.028 in) and 1193:Jagdpanzer IV prototype with 2 opened front facing 1019:, the machine gunner and his assistant were issued 759:mechanism whereas the two competing entries used a 388: 375: 367: 357: 343: 331: 315: 303: 287: 279: 271: 266: 254: 243: 235: 217: 181: 173: 163: 158: 108: 97: 89: 84: 74: 64: 41: 2041:Office of Defence Technology, in cooperation with 1890:, this MG 42 variant was built at the state-owned 1313:rollers rest on parallel surfaces relative to the 1097:support roles, optical sights could be added to a 2634: 2632: 2630: 2628: 2626: 2486:machine gun that could fire faster than the MG 42 512:The MG 42 lent many design elements to the Swiss 5427: 5403: 5390: 5375: 5363: 2990:World War II infantry tactics: squad and platoon 932:fighting in Italy used to refer to the MG 42 as 706:(German Army Weapons Agency) realized the MG 34 459:. This made it extremely effective in providing 4152:Wackett, Frederick (Sergeant) (27 April 1943). 1738:led to the development of a newer version, the 1229:The MG 42 incorporated lessons hard-won on the 211:(Maschinenbau und Gerätebau GmbH, Berlin-Tegel) 3447:MG 34/MG 42 optical sight, germanmilitaria.com 3400:"How are Hammer Forged Barrels Made? And Why?" 532:general-purpose machine guns, and the Spanish 447:to 600 for other common machine guns like the 339:Practical: 153 rounds/min Fully-automatic only 5623: 4718: 4355: 3743:"Rheinmetall Machinengewehr 3 - West Germany" 2694:(10th ed.). Stackpole. pp. 437–442. 2501: 2499: 1784:T24 machine gun prototype mounted on a tripod 1089:To enable the machine gun for its long-range 8: 3012:: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list ( 2717: 2715: 2713: 2670: 2668: 2666: 2664: 2050: 1959: 1169:to allow for cooling, the MG 42's practical 479: 5500: 3999:The Italian Army 1940–45 (3): Italy 1943–45 3613:forgottenweapons.com; Retrieved 1 July 2014 3347:MG 34/42 ammunition box – Patronenkasten 41 3336:MG 34/42 ammunition box – Patronenkasten 34 1427:rounds in five 50-round belts. A 250-round 5630: 5616: 5608: 4725: 4711: 4703: 4362: 4348: 4340: 3563: 3561: 2306:: Received 440 units from Germany in 1943. 1866:changed the locking system from roller to 1601:containing special sighting equipment for 1494:. Polygonal rifling was an outgrowth of a 1477:MG 42 with spare barrel unit in an opened 38: 5923:Weapons and ammunition introduced in 1942 5476: 5464: 4070:Abbott, Peter; Rodrigues, Manuel (1998). 2656:a slightly higher ammunition expenditure. 1069:Machine gunner (private) MG 34/MG 42 and 5928:World War II infantry weapons of Germany 5536: 5452: 5440: 5415: 5321: 4481:Nanuk Remotely Controlled Weapon Station 4026:. London: Arms and Armour. p. 124. 3737: 3735: 3636: 3634: 3627:(10th ed.). Stackpole. p. 442. 1101:(optical sight mounting bracket) on the 822:, or from a single 50-round drum-shaped 810:as opposed to 327 RM (a 24% reduction). 635:(belt drum) or a 75-round spring-loaded 381:Patronengurt 33, 34, or 34/41 model belt 4456:MAN LX and FX ranges of tactical trucks 4257:. Santa Barbara, California: ABC-CLIO. 3488:"The Lafette 34 and 42 main index page" 2992:. Osceola, WI: Osprey. pp. 22–23. 2917:Military Small-Arms of the 20th century 2574:MG34-MG42: German Universal Machineguns 2495: 1919:. The M53 was known under the nickname 4335:U.S. Report on MG 42 from World War II 3979: 3969: 3938:(in French). No. 47. p. 55. 3310:, Volumes 60-61, February 1947, p. 25. 3005: 2890:: CS1 maint: archived copy as title ( 2883: 2771: 2530: 2528: 1401:non-disintegrating metallic-link belts 1376:) active infrared unit was paired on 1102: 629:non-disintegrating metallic-link belts 4330:Modern Firearms and Ammunition: MG 42 4315:Video simulation of how a MG 42 works 4177: 4046: 3853:. Osprey Publishing. pp. 66–67. 3807:7,62 mm Maschinengewehr MG 74 (Steyr) 3641:Shepherd, Christian (11 April 2015). 3552: 3540: 3358:Patronentrommel 34 and Gurttrommel 34 3150: 3111: 3081: 3042: 2964: 2783: 2704: 2557: 2204:, used by Chinese Militia during the 1160:mitts to prevent burns to the hands. 611:is considered to be the first modern 7: 5488: 4190:Fitzsimmons, Scott (November 2012). 2016:Tripod mounted with 4× optical sight 1035:Medium machine gun fire support role 439:Designed to use the standard German 4491:Rheinmetall Oerlikon Millennium Gun 4196:Mercenaries in Asymmetric Conflicts 3909:. Vol. 1. A-L (2nd ed.). 3764:. Krause Publications. p. 367. 3680:"1945–1970 (Zavodi crvena zastava)" 3460:"The Practical Range of Small Arms" 2110:National Liberation Front of Angola 1734:In 1944, the material shortages in 988:Light machine gun fire support role 4154:"THE BRITISH ARMY IN TUNISIA 1943" 3835:Rate of fire 900 rounds per minute 3790:"MG 42 and MG 3 - Modern Firearms" 3476:from the original on 5 March 2015. 3268:McCollum, Ian (23 November 2013). 2509:. 29 December 2017. Archived from 2371:Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina 1047:tripod with an added optical sight 117:Guerrilla war in the Baltic states 34:German general-purpose machine gun 25: 4410:Rheinmetall MAN Military Vehicles 4192:"The White Legion Abandons Zaire" 3710:"1945 – 1970 | Zastava-arms" 2915:Hogg, Ian V., & Weeks, John. 2822:Bernardo, André (18 March 2018). 2609:German Army (Heer) (3 May 1944). 2482:, Soviet aircraft ordnance, only 2029:The final variant to date is the 1185:MG 42 based MG3 in 7.62×51mm NATO 1075:Assistant gunner (private) pistol 710:was too complex and expensive to 4461:RMMV HX range of tactical trucks 4281:. Weapon 21. Osprey Publishing. 4272:McNab, Chris (20 October 2012). 4127:Renaud, Patrick-Charles (1996). 4074:. Osprey Publishing. p. 18. 3940:Sa nouvelle arme est une MG-42. 3270:"Vintage Saturday: Night Vision" 2796:Michael Duffy (22 August 2009). 2448: 2434: 2421: 2407: 2390: 2377: 2363: 2341: 2323: 2310: 2296: 2283: 2269: 2254: 2240: 2226: 2212: 2190: 2176: 2155: 2137: 2008: 2002:Bipod mounted light fire support 1994: 1078:Three riflemen (privates) rifles 930:Brazilian expeditionary soldiers 358:Effective firing range 349:740 m/s (2,428 ft/s) ( 49: 5190:Gross Panzergranate 46 & 61 3850:MP 38 and MP 40 Submachine Guns 3667:G3 Defence Magazine August 2010 1966:) until being replaced by the 1280:. The trigger mechanism of the 3997:Jowett, Philip (25 May 2001). 3847:de Quesada, Alejandro (2014). 3432:MG34/42 SPARE BARREL CARRIER ( 2576:. Collector Grade Publications 2355:and was later replaced by the 1794:M1918 Browning Automatic Rifle 996:Machine gun team in Yugoslavia 648:M1918 Browning Automatic Rifle 368:Maximum firing range 244: 1: 5898:7.92×57mm Mauser machine guns 4304:Video of an MG 42 being fired 4086:"Portuguese Army new weapons" 3057:"The German Infantry Platoon" 2619:] (in German). p. 7. 1414:-belt family was introduced. 1240:The MG 42 is capable only of 952:MG 42 with its bipod unfolded 924:'s plates noting the city of 5903:General-purpose machine guns 4662:38 cm schwerer Ladungswerfer 4415:Rheinmetall BAE Systems Land 4275:MG 34 and MG 42 Machine Guns 4253:Willbanks, James H. (2004). 4208:10.1017/CBO9781139208727.007 3243:"MG 42 and MG 3 machine gun" 2798:"Encyclopedia - Spandau Gun" 2186:: Received from Nazi Germany 412:, or "machine gun 42") is a 371:4,700 m (5,140 yd) 275:11.6 kg (25.57 lb) 5639:General-purpose machine gun 5220:Multi-Star Signal Cartridge 5215:Model 1943 Stielhandgranate 5205:Model 1924 Stielhandgranate 4496:Rheinmetall Sea Snake 30 mm 4238:. London, UK: Amber Books. 4234:Haskew, Michael E. (2012). 3417:MG42 SPARE BARREL CARRIER ( 3164:"Die Patrone 7.92mm (8x57)" 2725:, page 115. ABC-CLIO, 2004. 1855:7.5 mm Maschinengewehr 1951 1650:tripods. It lengthened the 1372:(driving and aiming device 1370:Fahr- und Zielgerät FG 1250 613:general-purpose machine gun 596:This eventually led to the 418:general-purpose machine gun 416:recoil-operated air-cooled 69:General-purpose machine gun 5949: 5180:Gross Gewehr-Panzergranate 4733:German firearms and light 4200:Cambridge University Press 3027:The German Squad In Combat 2236:: Used for evaluation only 2091:Influence on other designs 2067: 1934: 1844:Swiss built W+F Bern MG 51 1833: 1773: 1727: 1670:Spitzgeschoß mit Eisenkern 1664:Richt- und Überschießtafel 1559:Richt- und Überschießtafel 1296:MG 42 roller-locked system 928:where some were produced. 785:Being made largely out of 428:during the second half of 294:530 mm (20.9 in) 283:1,220 mm (48 in) 258:MG 45/MG 42V, MG 1, MG 2, 102: 26: 5933:World War II machine guns 5646: 4637:10.5 cm Leichtgeschütz 42 4466:MANTIS Air Defence System 3760:Cutshaw, Charles (2006). 3611:US T24 Machine gun (MG42) 3099:Norwich University Online 2675:Smith, Joseph E. 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(1973). 2572:Folke Myrvang (2003), 2129: 2079: 2051: 1968:Heckler & Koch MG5 1960: 1946: 1909:Yugoslav People's Army 1898:using original German 1883: 1845: 1785: 1705: 1586: 1566: 1482: 1450:belt starter-segment. 1396: 1348: 1324:high-speed photography 1305: 1297: 1198: 1186: 1171:effective rate of fire 1141: 1126: 1048: 997: 953: 733: 652:Degtyaryov machine gun 604:for several purposes. 593: 333:Rate of fire 5711:Hispano Suiza HSS 808 5448:PPS-43 submachine gun 5275:Notable foreign-made 5245:Shaving Stick Grenade 4837:Grossfuss Sturmgewehr 3899:Kinard, Jeff (2010). 3623:Smith, W.H.B (1973). 3524:"The Überschießtafel" 3467:The American Rifleman 2417:: Battlefield capture 2373:: Used the M53 model. 2222:: Used the M53 model. 2116:, 1973, along with a 2107: 2077: 2035:Austrian Armed Forces 1944: 1892:Zavodi Crvena Zastava 1881: 1843: 1783: 1703: 1572: 1565:searchfire mechanism. 1552: 1530:was derived from the 1498:process developed by 1476: 1394: 1346: 1303: 1295: 1259:muzzle flash arrester 1192: 1184: 1132: 1124: 1042: 995: 951: 866:Deutsches Afrikakorps 847:, contracts going to 839:Adoption of the MG 42 742:Rheinmetall-Borsig AG 725: 646:such as the American 631:, or from a 50-round 583: 125:1948 Arab–Israeli War 55:MG 42 with retracted 5567:7.65×21mm Parabellum 5562:7.65×17mmSR Browning 5195:Gewehr-Sprenggranate 5175:Gewehr-Panzergranate 4943:other larger weapons 4652:15 cm Nebelwerfer 41 4632:10 cm Nebelwerfer 40 4627:10 cm Nebelwerfer 35 4541:Rheinmetall RMG 7.62 3936:Batailles et Blindés 3458:Kjellgren, G. 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