MG 42 machine gun

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World War II-era German weapon air-cooled machine gun belt-fed machine gun general-purpose machine gun recoil-operated firearm

The MG 42 machine gun is a German World War II-era general-purpose machine gun renowned for its extremely high rate of fire, reliability, and influential design that shaped postwar machine guns worldwide.

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MG 42 general-purpose machine gun 1
MG 42 machine gun canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf World War II-era German weapon ⓘ
air-cooled machine gun ⓘ
belt-fed machine gun ⓘ
general-purpose machine gun ⓘ
recoil-operated firearm ⓘ
barrelLength about 530 mm ⓘ
caliber 7.92×57mm Mauser ⓘ
coolingSystem air-cooled ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Germany ⓘ
designer Metall- und Lackwarenfabrik Johannes Großfuß ⓘ
Werner Gruner ⓘ
feedingSystem 50-round or 250-round non-disintegrating metal belts ⓘ
fireMode fully automatic only ⓘ
hasFeature quick-change barrel system ⓘ
roller-locked bolt ⓘ
stamped and welded construction ⓘ
influenced CETME Ameli ⓘ
FN MAG ⓘ
M60 machine gun ⓘ
MG 131 machine gun ⓘ
surface form: MG 3

MG 51 ⓘ
MG4 light machine gun ⓘ
surface form: SIG MG 710
inService 1942–present (in derivatives) ⓘ
manufacturer Großfuß AG ⓘ
Gustloff-Werke ⓘ
Mauser ⓘ
mass approximately 11.5 kg without accessories ⓘ
mountingOptions bipod ⓘ
tripod ⓘ
nicknamed Hitler’s buzzsaw ⓘ
Hitler’s buzzsaw ⓘ
surface form: Hitler’s saw
notableCharacteristic high reliability in adverse conditions ⓘ
significant influence on postwar machine-gun design worldwide ⓘ
very high rate of fire producing a distinctive sound ⓘ
operation short-recoil operated ⓘ
overallLength about 1,220 mm ⓘ
predecessor MG 34 ⓘ
rateOfFire approximately 1,200–1,500 rounds per minute ⓘ
replaced MG 34 in many frontline roles ⓘ
role light machine gun when bipod-mounted ⓘ
medium machine gun when tripod-mounted ⓘ
standardServiceWeaponOf German infantry machine-gun squads in late World War II ⓘ
successor MG 1 ⓘ
MG 3 ⓘ
usedBy Waffen-SS ⓘ
Wehrmacht ⓘ
usedInConflict World War II ⓘ
yearOfIntroduction 1942 ⓘ

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Heer → usedEquipment → MG 42 machine gun ⓘ
Großfuß AG → notableWork → MG 42 machine gun ⓘ
this entity surface form: MG 42
Großfuß AG → product → MG 42 machine gun ⓘ
this entity surface form: MG 42
Großfuß AG → supplied → MG 42 machine gun ⓘ
this entity surface form: MG 42 to German forces
Großfuß AG → designed → MG 42 machine gun ⓘ
this entity surface form: MG 42 general-purpose machine gun
M60 machine gun → inspiredBy → MG 42 machine gun ⓘ
this entity surface form: MG 42
MG 51 → inspiredBy → MG 42 machine gun ⓘ
this entity surface form: MG 42
CETME Ameli → inspiredBy → MG 42 machine gun ⓘ
this entity surface form: MG 42
Hitler’s buzzsaw → refersTo → MG 42 machine gun ⓘ
this entity surface form: MG 42
MG 34 in many frontline roles → replacedBy → MG 42 machine gun ⓘ
subject surface form: MG 34
this entity surface form: MG 42
MG 34 in many frontline roles → successor → MG 42 machine gun ⓘ
subject surface form: MG 34
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MG 34 in many frontline roles → comparedTo → MG 42 machine gun ⓘ
subject surface form: MG 34
this entity surface form: MG 42
MG 34 → successor → MG 42 machine gun ⓘ
this entity surface form: MG 42
MG 1 → predecessor → MG 42 machine gun ⓘ
this entity surface form: MG 42
MG 1 → basedOn → MG 42 machine gun ⓘ
this entity surface form: MG 42
MG 3 → derivedFrom → MG 42 machine gun ⓘ
this entity surface form: MG 42
MG 3 → successorTo → MG 42 machine gun ⓘ
this entity surface form: MG 42