MG 42 machine gun
E52182
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.
Aliases (1)
- MG 42 ×48
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
World War II-era German weapon
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air-cooled machine gun → belt-fed machine gun → general-purpose machine gun → recoil-operated firearm → |
| barrelLength |
about 530 mm
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| caliber |
7.92×57mm Mauser
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| coolingSystem |
air-cooled
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| countryOfOrigin |
Germany
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| designer |
Metall- und Lackwarenfabrik Johannes Großfuß
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Werner Gruner NERFINISHED → |
| feedingSystem |
50-round or 250-round non-disintegrating metal belts
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| fireMode |
fully automatic only
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| hasFeature |
quick-change barrel system
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roller-locked bolt → stamped and welded construction → |
| influenced |
CETME Ameli
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FN MAG → M60 machine gun → MG 3 → MG 51 → SIG MG 710 → |
| inService |
1942–present (in derivatives)
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| manufacturer |
Großfuß AG
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Gustloff-Werke → Mauser → |
| mass |
approximately 11.5 kg without accessories
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| mountingOptions |
bipod
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tripod → |
| nicknamed |
Hitler’s buzzsaw
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Hitler’s saw → |
| notableCharacteristic |
high reliability in adverse conditions
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significant influence on postwar machine-gun design worldwide → very high rate of fire producing a distinctive sound → |
| operation |
short-recoil operated
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| overallLength |
about 1,220 mm
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| predecessor |
MG 34
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| rateOfFire |
approximately 1,200–1,500 rounds per minute
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| replaced |
MG 34 in many frontline roles
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| role |
light machine gun when bipod-mounted
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medium machine gun when tripod-mounted → |
| standardServiceWeaponOf |
German infantry machine-gun squads in late World War II
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| successor |
MG 1
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MG 3 → |
| usedBy |
Waffen-SS
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Wehrmacht → |
| usedInConflict |
World War II
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| yearOfIntroduction |
1942
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Referenced by (1)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Heer
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usedEquipment |