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| + | 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 easier 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 also tested after the war in .30-06 at Aberdeen Proving Grounds, Maryland. | ||
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| + | ==MG42== | ||
| + | ===Specifications=== | ||
| + | [[Image:MG42.jpg|thumb|right|400px|MG42 Light Machine Gun]] | ||
| + | * MG42 Light Machine Gun. | ||
| + | * Caliber: 7.92x57mm,.30-06 | ||
| + | * Length: 48 inches | ||
| + | * Barrel Length: 20.18 inches | ||
| + | * Weight: | ||
| + | * :Gun: 25.50 pounds | ||
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| + | * Muzzle Velocity: 2475 feet per second | ||
| + | * Maximum range: is 3,500 meters | ||
| + | * Maximum effective range: is 914 meters | ||
| + | * Cyclic rate of fire: 1200-1350 rounds per minute | ||
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'''The MG42 machine gun appears in the following films and video games used by the following actors:''' | '''The MG42 machine gun appears in the following films and video games used by the following actors:''' | ||
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===Film=== | ===Film=== | ||
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* [[Audie Murphy]] in ''[[To Hell and Back]]'' | * [[Audie Murphy]] in ''[[To Hell and Back]]'' | ||
Revision as of 00:47, 31 January 2009
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 easier 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 also tested after the war in .30-06 at Aberdeen Proving Grounds, Maryland.
MG42
Specifications
- MG42 Light Machine Gun.
- Caliber: 7.92x57mm,.30-06
- Length: 48 inches
- Barrel Length: 20.18 inches
- Weight:
- :Gun: 25.50 pounds
- :
- :
- Muzzle Velocity: 2475 feet per second
- Maximum range: is 3,500 meters
- Maximum effective range: is 914 meters
- Cyclic rate of fire: 1200-1350 rounds per minute
The MG42 machine gun appears in the following films and video games used by the following actors:
Film
- German soldiers in Band of Brothers
- Tommy Lee Jones as Mitch Garnett in The Park is Mine
- Used as part of the M56 Smart Guns in Aliens
- German prison guards in The Great Escape
- Fistful of Dynamite (1971)
Video Games
Anime
MG3
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
- Mounted on Jeeps in Hotel Rwanda
Video Games
- Mounted on Leopard 2 tanks in Steel Beasts
Anime
- Rico in Gunslinger Girl
Cetme Ameli 5.56
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.