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    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MG_42
    MG 42 - Wikipedia
    History

    Even before World War I, the German military was already looking forward to replacing the heavy machine guns which proved to be such a success in that war. The MG13 was one of the first developmen… See more

    The MG42: The Machine Gun So Good It Inspired an Entire Weapon Class
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    The MG42: The Machine Gun So Good It Inspired an Entire Weapon Class
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    Small arms doctrine

    The German tactical infantry doctrine of the era based a (10-man Gruppe) squad's firepower on the general-purpose machine gun in the light machine gun role. The advantage of the general-purpose machine gun concep… See more

    Operation

    One of the Einheitsmaschinengewehr (Universal machine gun) roles was to provide low-level anti-aircraft coverage. A high cyclic rate of fire is advantageous for use against targets that are exposed to a general-pur… See more

    Design details

    The MG 42 is a 7.92×57mm Mauser, air-cooled, belt fed, open bolt, recoil-operated machine gun with a quick change barrel.
    Its parts are attached to a 2.5 mm (0.1 in) thick stamped sheet metal housing that functions a… See more

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