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MG-42
Maschinengewehr 42

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	Manufacturer	-
	Country Of Origin	Germany
	Date Of Introduction	1942
	Caliber	7.92 mm
	Feed System	Belt
	Rate Of Fire	1,100 - 1,200 rounds per minute
	Weights	11.57 kg
	Length	1,220 mm

More Information ^*

The Maschinengewehr 42, or MG42 was a machine gun that was developed for and entered service with Germany in 1942, during World War II. The 7.92 mm rifle caliber weapon was developed from, and was intended to supplant the MG34 machine gun, though both would continue to be used and manufactured until the end of that war.

With possibly the highest rate of fire of any single-barreled light machine gun, resulting in a distinct muzzle report, and a proven record of reliability, durability, simplicity, and ease of operator use, the MG42 eventually gathered a reputation as being one of the best infantry machine guns ever made. More modern designs (such as the M60 or FN MAG) are often compared to the MG42, which is given as probably the best example of a general-purpose machine gun; and this gun is listed alongside other World War II vintage machine guns such as the Browning M1919 '.30 cal' and Bren Gun, and a few selected others. The MG42's lineage continued past Nazi Germany's defeat, forming the basis for the nearly identical MG1, and subsequently improved into the still very similar MG2, which was in turn followed by the MG3. It also spawned the MG42/59; it and the MG3 were in service with many armies during the Cold War and continue to be so into the 21st century.

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