Disambiguation evidence for MG 42 machine gun via surface form

"MG 42"


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Predicate Object
barrelLength about 530 mm
caliber 7.92×57mm Mauser
coolingSystem air-cooled
countryOfOrigin Germany
designer Metall- und Lackwarenfabrik Johannes Großfuß
designer Werner Gruner NERFINISHED
feedingSystem 50-round or 250-round non-disintegrating metal belts
fireMode fully automatic only
hasFeature quick-change barrel system
hasFeature roller-locked bolt
hasFeature stamped and welded construction
inService 1942–present (in derivatives)
influenced CETME Ameli
influenced FN MAG
influenced M60 machine gun
influenced MG 131 machine gun
surface form: MG 3
influenced MG 51
influenced MG4 light machine gun
surface form: SIG MG 710
instanceOf World War II-era German weapon
instanceOf air-cooled machine gun
instanceOf belt-fed machine gun
instanceOf general-purpose machine gun
instanceOf recoil-operated firearm
manufacturer Großfuß AG
manufacturer Gustloff-Werke
manufacturer Mauser
mass approximately 11.5 kg without accessories
mountingOptions bipod
mountingOptions tripod
nicknamed Hitler’s buzzsaw
nicknamed Hitler’s buzzsaw
surface form: Hitler’s saw
notableCharacteristic high reliability in adverse conditions
notableCharacteristic significant influence on postwar machine-gun design worldwide
notableCharacteristic 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
role medium machine gun when tripod-mounted
standardServiceWeaponOf German infantry machine-gun squads in late World War II
successor MG 1
successor MG 3
usedBy Waffen-SS
usedBy Wehrmacht
usedInConflict World War II
yearOfIntroduction 1942