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'''The FG 42 rifle can be seen in the following television series, video games, and anime used by the following actors:'''
 
 
[[Image:FG421stPattern.jpg‎|thumb|right|400px|FG 42 with iron sights flipped up (no scope mounted), 1st pattern (metal buttstock and sharply-angled pistol grip) - 7.92x57mm Mauser‎]]
 
[[Image:FG421stPattern.jpg‎|thumb|right|400px|FG 42 with iron sights flipped up (no scope mounted), 1st pattern (metal buttstock and sharply-angled pistol grip) - 7.92x57mm Mauser‎]]
 
[[Image:Firearm FG42.jpg|thumb|right|400px|FG 42 1st pattern with Zeiss ZF4 scope - 7.92x57mm Mauser]]
 
[[Image:Firearm FG42.jpg|thumb|right|400px|FG 42 1st pattern with Zeiss ZF4 scope - 7.92x57mm Mauser]]
 
[[Image:FG42.jpg|thumb|right|400px|‎FG 42 7.92x57mm Mauser early version with ZF4 scope (top) and late-war version with ZFG42 scope (bottom)]]
 
[[Image:FG42.jpg|thumb|right|400px|‎FG 42 7.92x57mm Mauser early version with ZF4 scope (top) and late-war version with ZFG42 scope (bottom)]]
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[[Image:1288256728.jpg‎|thumb|right|400px|FG 42 second model- 7.92x57mm Mauser.]]
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[[Image:FG 42 II.jpg|thumb|right|400px|FG 42 second model - 7.92x57mm Mauser.]]
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This revolutionary automatic rifle was produced in limited numbers for the German ''Fallschirmjäger'' (Airborne) during the Second World War.  The slim in-line design, coupled with the side mounted 20 round magazine made it one of the more distinctive designs of its era. Early models came with a dramatically angled pistol grip and metal furniture while later models had a standard grip and wooden furniture (possibly due to wartime shortages). In addition the weapon could also be fitted with a ZF4 or ZFG42 scope.
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[[Image:1288256728.jpg‎|thumb|right|400px|FG 42 second model with bipod and bayonet deployed - 7.92x57mm Mauser.]]
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[[Image:FG 42 with ZFG 42.jpg‎|thumb|right|400px|FG 42 second model with bipod and ZFG42 scope - 7.92x57mm Mauser.]]
  
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This automatic rifle was produced in limited numbers for the German Luftwaffe's ''Fallschirmjäger'' (paratrooper) units during the Second World War. The slim in-line design, coupled with the side mounted 20 round magazine made it one of the more distinctive designs of its era. Early models had a sharply angled pistol grip (the idea of which was to allow paratroopers to fire while descending, though it is unclear how successful this was in practice) and plastic furniture, while later models had a standard grip and wooden furniture. In addition the weapon could also be fitted with a ZF4 or ZFG42 scope. Both versions also featured an integral bipod and bayonet, the bayonet permanently mounted and deployed in a manner similar to that on the French [[MAS-36]].
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The FG42 was intended to be a universal weapon, merging the capabilities of a submachine gun, machine gun and precision rifle; designers complained they were being asked to make an "Eierlegende Wollmilchsau" (a egg-laying woolly dairy pig) and the Heer refused to participate in the program, stating that a gun meeting the Luftwaffe's requirements could only be found in utopia. In practice, the light weight of the FG42 coupled to use of a full-sized rifle round and offset magazine made fully-automatic fire extremely hard to manage and could severely damage the lightweight operating mechanism, and practical use was largely restricted to semi-auto. Captured FG42s were studied after the war by the US military, with one called T44 converted to belt feed using a side-mounted [[MG42]] feed cover and used to gather data which would ultimately be used to design the [[M60 Machine Gun]].
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Semi-auto only copies are produced by HZA Kulmbach GmbH, known as BD-42/I (a copy of the early model) and BD-42/II (late model).
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==Specifications==
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(1943 – 1945)
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* '''Type:''' Battle Rifle
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* '''Caliber:''' 7.92 x 57mm Mauser
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* '''Weight:''' {{convert|kg|4.2}}
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* '''Length:''' {{convert|mm|945}}
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* '''Barrel length:''' {{convert|mm|500}}
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* '''Capacity:''' 10 or 20
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* '''Fire Modes:''' Safe / Semi / Auto
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{{Gun Title}}
 
=== Film ===
 
=== Film ===
 
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| ''[[The Eagle Has Landed]]'' || . || German Fallschirmjäger || . || 1976
 
| ''[[The Eagle Has Landed]]'' || . || German Fallschirmjäger || . || 1976
 
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| ''[[Memorial Day]]'' || . || German soldier || . || 2011
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| ''[[Frank Herbert's Dune]]'' || . || Atreides Troops || Visually modified to resemble a fictional Laser weapon || .
 
 
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| ''[[Return to Castle Wolfenstein]]'' || "FG42 Paratroop Rifle" || || Scoped || 2001
 
| ''[[Return to Castle Wolfenstein]]'' || "FG42 Paratroop Rifle" || || Scoped || 2001
 
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| ''[[Battlefield: 1942]]'' || || Expansion pack "Battlefield 1942: Secret Weapons of WWII" || || 2002
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| ''[[Battlefield: 1942]]'' || || || Added with "Secret Weapons of WWII" expansion pack || 2002
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| ''[[BloodRayne]]'' || "Blitzgewehr 32" || || Incorrect magazine placement || 2002
 
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| ''[[Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory]]'' || || || With Zeiss ZF4 scope || 2003
 
| ''[[Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory]]'' || || || With Zeiss ZF4 scope || 2003
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| ''[[Call of Duty (2003)|Call of Duty]]'' || || || With Zeiss ZF4 scope || 2003
 
| ''[[Call of Duty (2003)|Call of Duty]]'' || || || With Zeiss ZF4 scope || 2003
 
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| ''[[Silent Storm]]'' || || || 2003
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| ''[[Day of Defeat]]'' || Fallschirmjägergewehr 42 || With and without ZF4 || FG42 Ausf. G || 2003
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| ''[[Forgotten Hope]]'' || || || || 2003
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| ''[[Brothers in Arms: Earned in Blood]]'' || || || W/o Zeiss ZF4 scope || 2005
 
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| ''[[Silent Storm: Sentinels]]'' || || || Standard & scoped versions || 2004
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| ''[[Call of Duty 3]]'' || Fallschirmjägergewehr 42  || With and without ZF4 || FG42 Ausf. E|| 2006
 
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| ''[[Company of Heroes]]'' || || In one of the expansions || || 2006-2009
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| ''[[Darkest Hour: Europe '44-'45]] || || With deployable bipod || || 2006
 
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| ''[[UberSoldier]]'' || || || || 2006
 
| ''[[UberSoldier]]'' || || || || 2006
 
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| ''[[Call of Duty 3]]'' || || || || 2006
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| ''[[Alliance of Valiant Arms]]'' || As the "FG42" || || || 2007
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| ''[[Company of Heroes]]'' || || || Used by the "Fallschirmjäger Squad", added with the Opposing Fronts expansion pack || 2007
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| ''[[Forgotten Hope 2]]'' || || W/o Zeiss ZF4 scope || 2nd pattern || 2007
 
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| ''[[Call of Duty: World at War]]'' || || || || 2008
 
| ''[[Call of Duty: World at War]]'' || || || || 2008
 
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| ''[[Karma Online]]'' || "FG42" || || || 2011
 
| ''[[Karma Online]]'' || "FG42" || || || 2011
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| ''[[Enemy Front]]'' || FG42 || || Second Model|| 2014
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| ''[[World of Guns: Gun Disassembly]]'' || FG 42 ||scope and bayonet  ||Second Model || 2014
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| ''[[Heroes & Generals]]'' || Fallschirmjägergewehr 42 || With and without ZF4 || 1st pattern || 2016
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| ''[[Sniper Elite 4]]'' || FG 42 || Iron sights only || FG42 Ausf. E|| 2017
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| ''[[Day of Infamy]]'' || FG 42 || With and without ZF4 || FG42 Ausf. E|| 2017
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| ''[[ Call of Duty: WWII ]]'' || FG 42 || || 2nd pattern || 2017
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| ''[[Post Scriptum]]'' || || || 2nd pattern; introduced in ''Day of Days'' update || 2018
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| ''[[Battlefield V]]'' ||  ||  || || 2018
 
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| ''[[Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade]]'' || Kerberos members || . || 1998
 
| ''[[Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade]]'' || Kerberos members || . || 1998
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| ''[[Najica Blitz Tactics]]'' ||  || . || 2001
 
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Revision as of 17:17, 23 February 2021

FG 42 with iron sights flipped up (no scope mounted), 1st pattern (metal buttstock and sharply-angled pistol grip) - 7.92x57mm Mauser‎
FG 42 1st pattern with Zeiss ZF4 scope - 7.92x57mm Mauser
‎FG 42 7.92x57mm Mauser early version with ZF4 scope (top) and late-war version with ZFG42 scope (bottom)
FG 42 second model - 7.92x57mm Mauser.
File:1288256728.jpg
FG 42 second model with bipod and bayonet deployed - 7.92x57mm Mauser.
FG 42 second model with bipod and ZFG42 scope - 7.92x57mm Mauser.

This automatic rifle was produced in limited numbers for the German Luftwaffe's Fallschirmjäger (paratrooper) units during the Second World War. The slim in-line design, coupled with the side mounted 20 round magazine made it one of the more distinctive designs of its era. Early models had a sharply angled pistol grip (the idea of which was to allow paratroopers to fire while descending, though it is unclear how successful this was in practice) and plastic furniture, while later models had a standard grip and wooden furniture. In addition the weapon could also be fitted with a ZF4 or ZFG42 scope. Both versions also featured an integral bipod and bayonet, the bayonet permanently mounted and deployed in a manner similar to that on the French MAS-36.

The FG42 was intended to be a universal weapon, merging the capabilities of a submachine gun, machine gun and precision rifle; designers complained they were being asked to make an "Eierlegende Wollmilchsau" (a egg-laying woolly dairy pig) and the Heer refused to participate in the program, stating that a gun meeting the Luftwaffe's requirements could only be found in utopia. In practice, the light weight of the FG42 coupled to use of a full-sized rifle round and offset magazine made fully-automatic fire extremely hard to manage and could severely damage the lightweight operating mechanism, and practical use was largely restricted to semi-auto. Captured FG42s were studied after the war by the US military, with one called T44 converted to belt feed using a side-mounted MG42 feed cover and used to gather data which would ultimately be used to design the M60 Machine Gun.

Semi-auto only copies are produced by HZA Kulmbach GmbH, known as BD-42/I (a copy of the early model) and BD-42/II (late model).

Specifications

(1943 – 1945)

  • Type: Battle Rifle
  • Caliber: 7.92 x 57mm Mauser
  • Weight: 9.3 lbs (4.2 kg)
  • Length: 37.2 in (94.5 cm)
  • Barrel length: 19.7 in (50 cm)
  • Capacity: 10 or 20
  • Fire Modes: Safe / Semi / Auto

The FG 42 and variants can be seen in the following films, television series, video games, and anime used by the following actors:

Film

Title Actor Character Note Date
The Eagle Has Landed . German Fallschirmjäger . 1976
Memorial Day . German soldier . 2011

Video Games

Title As Mods Note Date
Return to Castle Wolfenstein "FG42 Paratroop Rifle" Scoped 2001
Battlefield: 1942 Added with "Secret Weapons of WWII" expansion pack 2002
BloodRayne "Blitzgewehr 32" Incorrect magazine placement 2002
Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory With Zeiss ZF4 scope 2003
Call of Duty With Zeiss ZF4 scope 2003
Day of Defeat Fallschirmjägergewehr 42 With and without ZF4 FG42 Ausf. G 2003
Forgotten Hope 2003
Brothers in Arms: Earned in Blood W/o Zeiss ZF4 scope 2005
Call of Duty 3 Fallschirmjägergewehr 42 With and without ZF4 FG42 Ausf. E 2006
Darkest Hour: Europe '44-'45 With deployable bipod 2006
UberSoldier 2006
Alliance of Valiant Arms As the "FG42" 2007
Company of Heroes Used by the "Fallschirmjäger Squad", added with the Opposing Fronts expansion pack 2007
Forgotten Hope 2 W/o Zeiss ZF4 scope 2nd pattern 2007
Call of Duty: World at War 2008
Karma Online "FG42" 2011
Enemy Front FG42 Second Model 2014
World of Guns: Gun Disassembly FG 42 scope and bayonet Second Model 2014
Heroes & Generals Fallschirmjägergewehr 42 With and without ZF4 1st pattern 2016
Sniper Elite 4 FG 42 Iron sights only FG42 Ausf. E 2017
Day of Infamy FG 42 With and without ZF4 FG42 Ausf. E 2017
Call of Duty: WWII FG 42 2nd pattern 2017
Post Scriptum 2nd pattern; introduced in Day of Days update 2018
Battlefield V 2018

Anime

Title Character Note Date
Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade Kerberos members . 1998
Najica Blitz Tactics . 2001
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