MG 42 - Wikipedia
The MG 42 (shortened from German: Maschinengewehr 42, or "machine gun 42") is a German recoil-operated air-cooled general-purpose machine gun used extensively by the Wehrmacht and the Waffen-SS during the second half of World War II.
The MG-42 Machine Gun - The National WWII Museum | New Orleans
You’ve been in combat long enough to know that the German gun spits out 1,550 rounds of high-velocity, 7.92 millimeter ammunition per minute, a rate of fire that roughly works out to 25 rounds per second.
The MG42 Machine Gun: Hitler's Buzzsaw - Militaryview
The MG42 earned the nickname “Hitler’s Buzzsaw” due to its high rate of fire and unique sound. The psychological impact of this weapon, combined with its lethal effectiveness, caused fear in enemy troops and disrupted their morale.
The MG-42 Light Machine Gun - Warfare History Network
With its standard bipod it was a light machine gun, ideal for infantry assaults; mounted on its tripod it served as a sustained fire medium machine gun spewing bullets to a range of 3,829 yards. Between 1939 and 1945, Nazi Germany manufactured over 354,000 of this proven and effective weapon.
MG 42 - Military Wiki | Fandom
The MG 42 has a proven record of reliability, durability, simplicity, and ease of operation, but is most notable for its ability to produce a high volume of suppressive fire. The MG 42 had one of the highest average rates of fire of any
MG42 Machine Gun: Hitler's Buzzsaw Still Awes - RECOIL
2019年2月27日 · The MG42 could lay down an impressive beating zone in combat. On a tripod, it could effectively deny enemy infantry clear and easy maneuvering over large swathes of land, especially with good fields of fire. The Buzzsaw's Raw Firepower. When fired from a bipod, aimed fire from the MG42 was downright devastating.
The MG42: the Most Important Machine-Gun of WWII
2017年10月22日 · Broadly speaking, the MG42 was like the MG34. Strong, simple, and relatively light, it used a recoil-operated system to achieve sustained fire. A muzzle trap added to its efficiency by keeping pressure high until well after the bullet left the barrel.
MG 42 Machine Gun | World War II Database - WW2DB
The high rate of fire gave MG42 machine guns a very distinct and nearly continuous noise, caused by humans' inability to distinguish the sound of each individual bullet; this led to the nick names of "Hitler's buzz saw" or "Hitler's zipper" for MG42 machine guns.
MG42 - WW2 Weapons
Through the use of the MG 34 and MG 42, an infantry platoon of the Wehrmacht reached about a firepower surplus of 1.6 against their opponents, which clearly affected the fighting power and was responsible for a considerable portion of the Allied infantry losses.
MG42
The MG42 was a German machine gun developed during World War II to replace the MG34. Chambered in 7.92x57mm Mauser, it was known for its high rate of fire, simplicity of design, and ease of production. The MG42 could fire up to 1,200 rounds per minute, earning it the nickname "Hitler's Buzzsaw."
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