The MG42 (Maschinengewehr 42) is a German World War II-era open-bolt machine gun, chambered for the 7.92×57mm Mauser round. It supplanted the earlier MG34 in 1942 due to lower manufacturing cost thanks to dominant stamped metal parts. Its highest cyclic rate of fire at 1200 RPM, made the weapon gained the nickname Hitler's Buzzsaw.

The MG42 is recognizable by its barrel shroud with squared-off profile and larger perforations. It is belt-fed and also accepts dual drum magazines.

See also

• List of Weapons
• MG3 (Post-WWII modernized variant.)

External links

• Wikipedia: MG42

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