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[[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]]
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The '''FG 42''' (German: '''Fallschirmjägergewehr 42''', '''"paratrooper rifle 42"''') its a 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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[[Image:Firearm FG42.jpg|thumb|right|400px|FG 42 1st pattern with Zeiss ZF4 scope - 7.92x57mm Mauser]]
 
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[[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 with bipod and bayonet deployed - 7.92x57mm Mauser.]]
 
  
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This automatic rifle was produced in limited numbers for the German ''Fallschirmjäger'' (paratroopers) 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 Russian [[SKS rifle]].
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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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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 largely restricted practical use to semi-auto. Captured FG42s were studied after the war by the US military, with one called T44 converted to belt feed 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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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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* '''FG 42/I''' - It is characterized by a metal butt and a curved pistol grip.<br>
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-Type E - First serial production - 50 units<br>
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-Type F - Second serial production - 2000 units<br>
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* '''FG 42/II''' - It is characterized by a wooden butt and a simple pistol grip.<br>
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-Type G - Third serial production - 5000 units<br>
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In both models, the bipod was standard equipment. In the FG 42 / I it was folded to the front of the weapon, in the FG 42 / II it was folded to the rear.
  
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=FG 42/I=
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[[File:FG421stPattern.jpg‎|thumb|right|450px|FG 42/I - 7.92x57mm Mauser‎]]
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[[File:Firearm FG42.jpg|thumb|right|450px|FG 42/I with ZFG42 scope - 7.92x57mm Mauser]]
 
==Specifications==
 
==Specifications==
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(1943 – 1945)
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(1941–1942) (prototype)
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(1942 – 1942) (FG 42/I)
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* '''Number built:''' ~2050
  
 
* '''Type:''' Battle Rifle
 
* '''Type:''' Battle Rifle
  
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* '''Caliber:''' 7.92 x 57mm Mauser
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* '''Caliber:''' 7.92x57mm Mauser‎
  
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* '''Weight:''' {{convert|kg|4.2}}
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* '''Weight:''' {{convert|kg|4.15}}
  
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* '''Length:''' {{convert|mm|945}}
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* '''Length:''' {{convert|mm|940}}
  
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* '''Barrel length:''' {{convert|mm|500}}
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* '''Barrel length:''' {{convert|mm|502}}
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* '''Feed System:''' 10, 20 round box magazine
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* '''Rate of Fire:''' 900rpm
  
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* '''Capacity:''' 10 or 20
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* '''Muzzle velocity:''' 685 m/s
  
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* '''Fire Modes:''' Safe / Semi / Auto
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* '''Fire Modes:''' Semi-Auto/Full-Auto
  
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{{Clear}}
 
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{{Gun Title}}
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{{Gun Title|FG 42/I}}
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=== Film ===
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==Film==
 
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| ''[[The Eagle Has Landed]]'' || . || German Fallschirmjäger || . || 1976
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| ''[[The Eagle Has Landed]]'' || || German Fallschirmjäger || || 1976
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| ''[[Memorial Day]]'' || || German soldier || || 2011
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|-
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|}
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==Anime==
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!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="250"|'''Note'''
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!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="80"|'''Date'''
 
|-
 
|-
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| ''[[Memorial Day]]'' || . || German soldier || . || 2011
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| ''[[Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade]]'' || Kerberos members || || 1998
 
|-
 
|-
 
|}
 
|}
  
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=== Video Games ===
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==Video Games==
 
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!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="50"|'''Date'''
 
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| ''[[Return to Castle Wolfenstein]]'' || "FG42 Paratroop Rifle" || || Scoped || 2001
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| ''[[Battlefield: 1942]]'' || || FG 42/I ||Added with "Secret Weapons of WWII" expansion pack || 2002
 
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| ''[[Battlefield: 1942]]'' || || Expansion pack "Battlefield 1942: Secret Weapons of WWII" || || 2002
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| ''[[BloodRayne]]'' || "Blitzgewehr 32" || FG 42/I || Incorrect magazine placement || 2002
 
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|-
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| ''[[Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory]]'' || || || With Zeiss ZF4 scope || 2003
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| ''[[Commandos 3: Destination Berlin]]'' || || FG 42/I || || 2003
 
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|-
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| ''[[Call of Duty (2003)|Call of Duty]]'' || || || With Zeiss ZF4 scope || 2003
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| rowspan=2|''[[Call of Duty 3]]'' || || FG 42/I |||| rowspan=2| 2006
 
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| ''[[Forgotten Hope]]'' || || || || 2003
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|||FG 42/I with ZFG42 scope||
 
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|-
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| ''[[Silent Storm]]'' || || || ||2003
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| ''[[Darkest Hour: Europe '44-'45]] || || FG 42/I || With deployable bipod || 2006
 
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| ''[[Silent Storm: Sentinels]]'' || || || Standard & scoped versions || 2004
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| ''[[Alliance of Valiant Arms]]'' || "FG42" || FG 42/I || || 2007
 
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| ''[[Forgotten Hope 2]]'' || || || W/o Zeiss ZF4 scope || 2005
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| ''[[Call of Duty: Roads to Victory]]'' || || FG 42/I || || 2007
 
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| ''[[Company of Heroes]]'' || || In one of the expansions || || 2006-2009
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| rowspan=2|''[[Call of Duty: World at War]]'' || || FG 42/I |||| rowspan=2| 2008
 
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| ''[[Darkest Hour: Europe '44-'45]] || || With deployable bipod || || 2006
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|||FG 42/I with ZFG42 scope||
 
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| ''[[UberSoldier]]'' || || || || 2006
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| ''[[Men of War (Video Game)|Men of War]]'' || || || || 2009
 
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| ''[[Call of Duty 3]]'' || || || || 2006
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| ''[[Call of Duty: Black Ops]]'' || || || || 2010
 
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| ''[[Alliance of Valiant Arms]]'' || As the "FG42" || || || 2007
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| ''[[Company of Heroes 2]]'' || || With ZF4 scope || || 2013
 
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| ''[[Call of Duty: World at War]]'' || || || || 2008
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| rowspan=2|''[[Heroes & Generals]]'' || rowspan=2| Fallschirmjägergewehr 42 || FG 42/I |||| rowspan=2| 2016
 
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| ''[[Karma Online]]'' || "FG42" || || || 2011
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|FG 42/I with ZFG42 scope||
 
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| ''[[Enemy Front]]'' || FG42 || || Second Model|| 2014
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| ''[[Sniper Elite 4]]'' || FG 42 ||FG 42/I || Iron sights only || 2017
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|-
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| rowspan=2|''[[Day of Infamy]]'' || rowspan=2| FG 42 || FG 42/I |||| rowspan=2| 2017
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|-
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|FG 42/I with ZFG42 scope||
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|-
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| ''[[Enlisted]] || || FG 42/I || || 2021
 
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|}
 
|}
  
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=== Anime ===
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=FG 42/II=
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[[File:FG 42 II.jpg|thumb|right|450px|FG 42/II - 7.92x57mm Mauser.]]
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[[File:FG 42 with ZFG 42.jpg‎|thumb|right|450px|FG 42/II with ZF4 scope - 7.92x57mm Mauser.]]
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==Specifications==
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(1942 – 1945) (FG 42/II)
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* '''Number built:''' ~5000
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* '''Type:''' Battle Rifle
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* '''Caliber:'''  7.92x57mm Mauser‎
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* '''Weight:''' {{convert|kg|4.98}}
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* '''Length:''' {{convert|mm|975}}
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* '''Barrel length:''' {{convert|mm|500}}
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* '''Feed System:''' 10, 20 round box magazine
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* '''Rate of Fire:''' 680rpm
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* '''Muzzle velocity:''' 685 m/s
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* '''Fire Modes:''' Semi-Auto/Full-Auto
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{{Clear}}
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{{Gun Title|FG 42/II}}
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==Anime==
 
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| ''[[Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade]]'' || Kerberos members || . || 1998
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| ''[[Najica Blitz Tactics]]'' ||  || . || 2001
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|-
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|}
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==Video Games==
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|-bgcolor=#D0E7FF
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!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="280"|'''Title'''
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!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="170"|'''As'''
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!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="200"|'''Mods'''
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!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="250"|'''Note'''
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!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="50"|'''Date'''
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|-
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| ''[[Return to Castle Wolfenstein]]'' || "FG42 Paratroop Rifle" || FG 42/II with ZF4 scope || || 2001
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|-
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| ''[[Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory]]'' || || FG 42/II with ZF4 scope || || 2003
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|-
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| ''[[Call of Duty (2003)|Call of Duty]]'' || || FG 42/II with ZF4 scope || || 2003
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|-
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| rowspan=2|''[[Day of Defeat]]'' ||rowspan=2|Fallschirmjägergewehr 42 ||FG 42/II|||| rowspan=2| 2003
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|-
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|FG 42/II with ZF4 scope||
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|-
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| ''[[Forgotten Hope]]'' || || FG 42/II || || 2003
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|-
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| rowspan=2|''[[Brothers in Arms: Earned in Blood]]'' || ||FG 42/II|||| rowspan=2| 2005
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|-
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|||FG 42/II with ZF4 scope||
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|-
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| ''[[Civilization IV]]'' || || FG 42/II with ZF4 scope || || 2005
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|-
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| ''[[ÜberSoldier]]'' || || FG 42/II || || 2006
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|-
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| ''[[Company of Heroes (2006)|Company of Heroes]]'' || "FG42 Assault Rifle" || || Used by the "Fallschirmjäger Squad", added with Opposing Fronts (2007) || 2006
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|-
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| rowspan=2|''[[Forgotten Hope 2]]'' || || FG 42/II |||| rowspan=2| 2007
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|-
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|||FG 42/II with ZF4 scope||
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| ''[[Combat Arms]]'' || || FG 42/II || || 2008
 
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| ''[[Najica Blitz Tactics]]'' ||  || . || 2001
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| ''[[Karma Online]]'' || "FG42" ||  || || 2011
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|-
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| ''[[World War II Online: Battleground Europe]]'' || ||  || || 2012
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|-
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| ''[[Enemy Front]]'' || FG42 || FG 42/II || || 2014
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|-
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| ''[[World of Guns: Gun Disassembly]]'' || FG 42 || FG 42/II || scope and bayonet || 2014
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|-
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| ''[[Star Wars Battlefront II]]'' || Valken-38X || FG 42/II || FG 42/MG 42 hybrid || 2017
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|-
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| rowspan=2|''[[Call of Duty: WWII]]'' || || FG 42/II |||| rowspan=2| 2017
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|-
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|||FG 42/II with ZF4 scope||
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|-
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| ''[[Post Scriptum]]'' || || FG 42/II || introduced in ''Day of Days'' update || 2018
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|-
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| rowspan=2|''[[Battlefield V]]'' || || FG 42/II |||| rowspan=2| 2018
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|-
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|||FG 42/II with ZF4 scope||
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|-
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| rowspan=2|''[[Enlisted]]'' || || FG 42/II |||| rowspan=2| 2021
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|-
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|||FG 42/II with ZF4 scope||
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|-
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| ''[[Call to Arms - Gates of Hell: Ostfront]]'' || || || || 2021
 
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Revision as of 13:21, 16 January 2023

The FG 42 (German: Fallschirmjägergewehr 42, "paratrooper rifle 42") its a 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).

  • FG 42/I - It is characterized by a metal butt and a curved pistol grip.

-Type E - First serial production - 50 units
-Type F - Second serial production - 2000 units

  • FG 42/II - It is characterized by a wooden butt and a simple pistol grip.

-Type G - Third serial production - 5000 units

In both models, the bipod was standard equipment. In the FG 42 / I it was folded to the front of the weapon, in the FG 42 / II it was folded to the rear.

FG 42/I

FG 42/I - 7.92x57mm Mauser‎
FG 42/I with ZFG42 scope - 7.92x57mm Mauser

Specifications

(1941–1942) (prototype)

(1942 – 1942) (FG 42/I)

  • Number built: ~2050
  • Type: Battle Rifle
  • Caliber: 7.92x57mm Mauser‎
  • Weight: 9.1 lbs (4.2 kg)
  • Length: 37 in (94 cm)
  • Barrel length: 19.8 in (50.2 cm)
  • Feed System: 10, 20 round box magazine
  • Rate of Fire: 900rpm
  • Muzzle velocity: 685 m/s
  • Fire Modes: Semi-Auto/Full-Auto

The FG 42/I 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

Anime

Title Character Note Date
Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade Kerberos members 1998

Video Games

Title As Mods Note Date
Battlefield: 1942 FG 42/I Added with "Secret Weapons of WWII" expansion pack 2002
BloodRayne "Blitzgewehr 32" FG 42/I Incorrect magazine placement 2002
Commandos 3: Destination Berlin FG 42/I 2003
Call of Duty 3 FG 42/I 2006
FG 42/I with ZFG42 scope
Darkest Hour: Europe '44-'45 FG 42/I With deployable bipod 2006
Alliance of Valiant Arms "FG42" FG 42/I 2007
Call of Duty: Roads to Victory FG 42/I 2007
Call of Duty: World at War FG 42/I 2008
FG 42/I with ZFG42 scope
Men of War 2009
Call of Duty: Black Ops 2010
Company of Heroes 2 With ZF4 scope 2013
Heroes & Generals Fallschirmjägergewehr 42 FG 42/I 2016
FG 42/I with ZFG42 scope
Sniper Elite 4 FG 42 FG 42/I Iron sights only 2017
Day of Infamy FG 42 FG 42/I 2017
FG 42/I with ZFG42 scope
Enlisted FG 42/I 2021

FG 42/II

FG 42/II - 7.92x57mm Mauser.
FG 42/II with ZF4 scope - 7.92x57mm Mauser.

Specifications

(1942 – 1945) (FG 42/II)

  • Number built: ~5000
  • Type: Battle Rifle
  • Caliber: 7.92x57mm Mauser‎
  • Weight: 11 lbs (5 kg)
  • Length: 38.4 in (97.5 cm)
  • Barrel length: 19.7 in (50 cm)
  • Feed System: 10, 20 round box magazine
  • Rate of Fire: 680rpm
  • Muzzle velocity: 685 m/s
  • Fire Modes: Semi-Auto/Full-Auto

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

Anime

Title Character Note Date
Najica Blitz Tactics . 2001

Video Games

Title As Mods Note Date
Return to Castle Wolfenstein "FG42 Paratroop Rifle" FG 42/II with ZF4 scope 2001
Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory FG 42/II with ZF4 scope 2003
Call of Duty FG 42/II with ZF4 scope 2003
Day of Defeat Fallschirmjägergewehr 42 FG 42/II 2003
FG 42/II with ZF4 scope
Forgotten Hope FG 42/II 2003
Brothers in Arms: Earned in Blood FG 42/II 2005
FG 42/II with ZF4 scope
Civilization IV FG 42/II with ZF4 scope 2005
ÜberSoldier FG 42/II 2006
Company of Heroes "FG42 Assault Rifle" Used by the "Fallschirmjäger Squad", added with Opposing Fronts (2007) 2006
Forgotten Hope 2 FG 42/II 2007
FG 42/II with ZF4 scope
Combat Arms FG 42/II 2008
Karma Online "FG42" 2011
World War II Online: Battleground Europe 2012
Enemy Front FG42 FG 42/II 2014
World of Guns: Gun Disassembly FG 42 FG 42/II scope and bayonet 2014
Star Wars Battlefront II Valken-38X FG 42/II FG 42/MG 42 hybrid 2017
Call of Duty: WWII FG 42/II 2017
FG 42/II with ZF4 scope
Post Scriptum FG 42/II introduced in Day of Days update 2018
Battlefield V FG 42/II 2018
FG 42/II with ZF4 scope
Enlisted FG 42/II 2021
FG 42/II with ZF4 scope
Call to Arms - Gates of Hell: Ostfront 2021
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