MG 42

The MG42 machine gun appears in the following films and video games used by the following actors:

MG42

MG42 7.92 x 57mm Mauser (8mm Mauser)

The MG42 was the World War 2 upgrade of the MG34. Though a different enough design to merit being listed as a different gun, the MG42 was an attempt by Wartime Germany to create a crew served machine gun that was easy to manufacture. The MG42 used stampings whereas the MG34 was a finely machined gun, thus slow to produce in large quantities. It was chambered in 7.92x57mm Mauser aka 8mm Mauser.

Film

• German soldiers in Saving Private Ryan

• German soldiers in Band of Brothers

• Tommy Lee Jones as Mitch in The Park is Mine

• Used as part of the M56 Smart Guns in Aliens

• German prison guards in The Great Escape

Video Games

• Medal of Honor: Frontline

• Medal of Honor: Infiltrator

• Day Of Defeat: Source

• Mafia 2

Anime

• Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade

MG3

MG3 Machine Gun - 7.62x51mm NATO

The MG3 is the modern rendition of the MG42 machine gun. Changes include a chrome-lined barrel, a new friction ring buffer, an improved feeding mechanism, recalibrated sights and NATO compatibility.[1] The MG3 is chambered in 7.62x51mm NATO.

Film

• Used by Sailor (Randall 'Tex' Cobb) while in the Huey helicopter in Uncommon Valor

Video Games

• Operation Flashpoint

• Mounted on Leopard 2 tanks in Steel Beasts

Anime

• Rico in Gunslinger Girl

Cetme Ameli 5.56

Cetme Ameli 5.56 Light Machine Gun - 5.56mm. Basically a miniaturized version of the the full sized MG42/MG3 with some modern design changes.

The Spanish version of the MG42/MG3 chambered in 5.56mm NATO / .223 Remington. It has been in service from 1982 to the present day.