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.

In spite of its tendency to overheat, the MG-42 was an excellent weapon that was light-years of ahead of the US counterpart, the Browning M-1919A4 machine gun. Germany produced roughly 400,000 MG-42s during the war, some of which are still in active service.

2022年10月3日 · The MG-42 was both devastating and problematic. When used against an enemy, the weapon was nearly unstoppable. At the same time, its high rate of fire meant ammunition was quickly spent. As such, soldiers operating near an MG-42 were often ordered to hold additional ammunition, and those manning the guns were told to avoid sustained fire.

2025年2月6日 · For American combat troops, the MG42 was a deadly problem, from their first encounters with the gun in Tunisia to the last day of the war in Europe. While its predecessor, the MG34, cycled fast...

2017年10月22日 · A German Waffen SS soldier involved in heavy fighting in and around the French town of Caen in mid-1944. He is carrying an MG 42 configured as a light support weapon with a folding bipod and detachable drum belt container.

The MG 42 was the Third Reich’s preferred general purpose machine gun in the second half of World War II. The MG 42 could also be used with a heavyduty tripod, the Lafette 42, to create a powerful sustained firing platform.

MG42, German general-purpose machine gun, used as a standard weapon by many armies around the world. The MG42 was designed in Germany in 1938, and it was placed in action on all fronts by mid-1942. Its original calibre was 7.92 mm, …

German machine gun MG42, the deadliest infantry weapon of WW2. History, development, service, specifications, statistics, pictures, video and 3D model.

2020年11月4日 · So, for example, the fearsome and very deadly German 7.92mm MG42 belt-fed machine gun garnered a terrifying reputation among Allied soldiers who faced it. It had a very high rate of fire, making a roaring noise in which staccato-individual shots could not be discerned.

2024年8月14日 · From the beaches of Normandy to the baking sands of North Africa, the MG-42 was ubiquitous from 1942 to the end of the Second World War. Its reputation was well earned, lauded by its many Axis users, Allied forces, and partisans who trialed it for their uses.