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Mateogala: /* Additional Images */

2023-07-13T13:05:26Z

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	[[File:FG42 2nd with bipod and bayonet.jpg‎\|thumb\|none\|450px\|FG 42 second model with bipod and bayonet deployed - 7.92x57mm Mauser]]		[[File:FG42 2nd with bipod and bayonet.jpg‎\|thumb\|none\|450px\|FG 42 second model with bipod and bayonet deployed - 7.92x57mm Mauser]]
	[[File:FG 42-1 granatnik.jpg\|thumb\|none\|450px\|FG 42/I with [[Schiessbecher]] grenade launcher - 7.92x57mm Mauser]]		[[File:FG 42-1 granatnik.jpg\|thumb\|none\|450px\|FG 42/I with [[Schiessbecher]] grenade launcher - 7.92x57mm Mauser]]
	[[File:Knorr Bremse Paratrooper Rifle.jpg\|thumb\|none\|450px\|Knorr Bremse Paratrooper Rifle - 7.92x57mm Mauser]]		[[File:Knorr Bremse Paratrooper Rifle.jpg\|thumb\|none\|450px\|Knorr-Bremse Paratrooper Rifle - 7.92x57mm Mauser]]

	=Discussion=		=Discussion=

Mateogala at 18:35, 12 July 2023

2023-07-12T18:35:49Z

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	[[File:FG42-Prototype.jpg\|thumb\|none\|450px\|Rheinmetall Paratrooper Rifle - 7.92x57mm Mauser. The prototype of the FG 42]]		[[File:FG42-Prototype.jpg\|thumb\|none\|450px\|Rheinmetall Paratrooper Rifle - 7.92x57mm Mauser. The prototype of the FG 42]]
	[[File:FG42 8mm kurz.jpg\|thumb\|none\|450px\|~~FG42 in~~ 7.~~5mm~~ Kurz ~~(7.5x38mm)~~. 1951]]		[[File:FG42 8mm kurz.jpg\|thumb\|none\|450px\|Sturmgewehr M-51 - 7.5x38mm Kurz. 1951]]
	[[File:FG42.jpg\|thumb\|none\|450px\|‎FG 42 7.92x57mm Mauser early version with ZFG42 scope (top) and late-war version with ZF4 scope (bottom)]]		[[File:FG42.jpg\|thumb\|none\|450px\|‎FG 42 7.92x57mm Mauser early version with ZFG42 scope (top) and late-war version with ZF4 scope (bottom)]]
	[[File:FG42 2nd with bipod and bayonet.jpg‎\|thumb\|none\|450px\|FG 42 second model with bipod and bayonet deployed - 7.92x57mm Mauser]]		[[File:FG42 2nd with bipod and bayonet.jpg‎\|thumb\|none\|450px\|FG 42 second model with bipod and bayonet deployed - 7.92x57mm Mauser]]

Mateogala at 18:33, 12 July 2023

2023-07-12T18:33:40Z

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	=Additional Images=		=Additional Images=
	[[File:FG42-Prototype.jpg\|thumb\|none\|450px\|Rheinmetall Paratrooper Rifle - 7.92x57mm Mauser. The prototype of the FG 42]]		[[File:FG42-Prototype.jpg\|thumb\|none\|450px\|Rheinmetall Paratrooper Rifle - 7.92x57mm Mauser. The prototype of the FG 42]]
	[[File:FG42 8mm kurz.jpg\|thumb\|none\|450px\|~~Sturmgewehr FG 42/III -~~ 7.~~92×33mm~~ Kurz]]		[[File:FG42 8mm kurz.jpg\|thumb\|none\|450px\|FG42 in 7.5mm Kurz (7.5x38mm). 1951]]
	[[File:FG42.jpg\|thumb\|none\|450px\|‎FG 42 7.92x57mm Mauser early version with ZFG42 scope (top) and late-war version with ZF4 scope (bottom)]]		[[File:FG42.jpg\|thumb\|none\|450px\|‎FG 42 7.92x57mm Mauser early version with ZFG42 scope (top) and late-war version with ZF4 scope (bottom)]]
	[[File:FG42 2nd with bipod and bayonet.jpg‎\|thumb\|none\|450px\|FG 42 second model with bipod and bayonet deployed - 7.92x57mm Mauser]]		[[File:FG42 2nd with bipod and bayonet.jpg‎\|thumb\|none\|450px\|FG 42 second model with bipod and bayonet deployed - 7.92x57mm Mauser]]

Mateogala at 18:20, 12 July 2023

2023-07-12T18:20:38Z

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	[[File:FG42 2nd with bipod and bayonet.jpg‎\|thumb\|none\|450px\|FG 42 second model with bipod and bayonet deployed - 7.92x57mm Mauser]]		[[File:FG42 2nd with bipod and bayonet.jpg‎\|thumb\|none\|450px\|FG 42 second model with bipod and bayonet deployed - 7.92x57mm Mauser]]
	[[File:FG 42-1 granatnik.jpg\|thumb\|none\|450px\|FG 42/I with [[Schiessbecher]] grenade launcher - 7.92x57mm Mauser]]		[[File:FG 42-1 granatnik.jpg\|thumb\|none\|450px\|FG 42/I with [[Schiessbecher]] grenade launcher - 7.92x57mm Mauser]]
			[[File:Knorr Bremse Paratrooper Rifle.jpg\|thumb\|none\|450px\|Knorr Bremse Paratrooper Rifle - 7.92x57mm Mauser]]

	=Discussion=		=Discussion=

Mateogala: /* Additional Images */

2023-07-12T18:17:19Z

Additional Images

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	=Additional Images=		=Additional Images=
			[[File:FG42-Prototype.jpg\|thumb\|none\|450px\|Rheinmetall Paratrooper Rifle - 7.92x57mm Mauser. The prototype of the FG 42]]
			[[File:FG42 8mm kurz.jpg\|thumb\|none\|450px\|Sturmgewehr FG 42/III - 7.92×33mm Kurz]]
	[[File:FG42.jpg\|thumb\|none\|450px\|‎FG 42 7.92x57mm Mauser early version with ZFG42 scope (top) and late-war version with ZF4 scope (bottom)]]		[[File:FG42.jpg\|thumb\|none\|450px\|‎FG 42 7.92x57mm Mauser early version with ZFG42 scope (top) and late-war version with ZF4 scope (bottom)]]
	[[File:FG42 2nd with bipod and bayonet.jpg‎\|thumb\|none\|450px\|FG 42 second model with bipod and bayonet deployed - 7.92x57mm Mauser]]		[[File:FG42 2nd with bipod and bayonet.jpg‎\|thumb\|none\|450px\|FG 42 second model with bipod and bayonet deployed - 7.92x57mm Mauser]]
	[[File:FG 42-1 granatnik.jpg\|thumb\|none\|~~451px~~\|FG 42/I with [[Schiessbecher]] grenade launcher - 7.92x57mm Mauser]]		[[File:FG 42-1 granatnik.jpg\|thumb\|none\|450px\|FG 42/I with [[Schiessbecher]] grenade launcher - 7.92x57mm Mauser]]

	=Discussion=		=Discussion=

Mateogala: /* Additional Images */

2023-06-02T14:01:44Z

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	[[File:FG42.jpg\|thumb\|none\|450px\|‎FG 42 7.92x57mm Mauser early version with ZFG42 scope (top) and late-war version with ZF4 scope (bottom)]]		[[File:FG42.jpg\|thumb\|none\|450px\|‎FG 42 7.92x57mm Mauser early version with ZFG42 scope (top) and late-war version with ZF4 scope (bottom)]]
	[[File:FG42 2nd with bipod and bayonet.jpg‎\|thumb\|none\|450px\|FG 42 second model with bipod and bayonet deployed - 7.92x57mm Mauser]]		[[File:FG42 2nd with bipod and bayonet.jpg‎\|thumb\|none\|450px\|FG 42 second model with bipod and bayonet deployed - 7.92x57mm Mauser]]
	[[File:FG 42-1 granatnik.jpg\|thumb\|none\|~~450px~~\|FG 42/I with [[Schiessbecher]] grenade launcher ~~('''Photoshopped''')~~ - 7.92x57mm Mauser]]		[[File:FG 42-1 granatnik.jpg\|thumb\|none\|451px\|FG 42/I with [[Schiessbecher]] grenade launcher - 7.92x57mm Mauser]]

	=Discussion=		=Discussion=

Ultimate94ninja at 13:54, 2 June 2023

2023-06-02T13:54:07Z

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	=Additional Images=		=Additional Images=
	[[~~Image~~:FG42.jpg\|thumb\|none\|450px\|‎FG 42 7.92x57mm Mauser early version with ZFG42 scope (top) and late-war version with ZF4 scope (bottom)]]		[[File:FG42.jpg\|thumb\|none\|450px\|‎FG 42 7.92x57mm Mauser early version with ZFG42 scope (top) and late-war version with ZF4 scope (bottom)]]
	[[~~Image~~:FG42 2nd with bipod and bayonet.jpg‎\|thumb\|none\|450px\|FG 42 second model with bipod and bayonet deployed - 7.92x57mm Mauser.]]		[[File:FG42 2nd with bipod and bayonet.jpg‎\|thumb\|none\|450px\|FG 42 second model with bipod and bayonet deployed - 7.92x57mm Mauser]]
			[[File:FG 42-1 granatnik.jpg\|thumb\|none\|450px\|FG 42/I with [[Schiessbecher]] grenade launcher ('''Photoshopped''') - 7.92x57mm Mauser]]

			=Discussion=
	Hello, I'm pretty sure the [http://shoeiseisakusho.co.jp/hp%20ZFG42%201.jpg ZFG-42] is the optic seen on the early pattern FG-42, not the late pattern one.		Hello, I'm pretty sure the [http://shoeiseisakusho.co.jp/hp%20ZFG42%201.jpg ZFG-42] is the optic seen on the early pattern FG-42, not the late pattern one.
	::[[User:OngYingGao\|OngYingGao]] ([[User talk:OngYingGao\|talk]]) 05:55, 21 January 2017 (EST)		::[[User:OngYingGao\|OngYingGao]] ([[User talk:OngYingGao\|talk]]) 05:55, 21 January 2017 (EST)

	~~=Discussion=~~
	== Can the FG 42 be categorized as a Machine Gun? ==		== Can the FG 42 be categorized as a Machine Gun? ==

	Right now the page categorizes as a Battle Rifle. However, other sources out there categorize it as an automatic rifle/light machine gun. Are these categories valid? --[[User:Wuzh\|Wuzh]] ([[User talk:Wuzh\|talk]]) 19:36, 28 November 2018 (EST)		Right now the page categorizes as a Battle Rifle. However, other sources out there categorize it as an automatic rifle/light machine gun. Are these categories valid? --[[User:Wuzh\|Wuzh]] ([[User talk:Wuzh\|talk]]) 19:36, 28 November 2018 (EST)
	:I'd certainly say so; it was intended as a hybrid rifle/LMG hybrid, hence some of its strange features (e.g. the closed-bolt semi-auto/open-bolt full-auto setup, the presence of a bipod and a bayonet, etc.). It's sort of like what the U.S. intended with the [[M14]], except that it actually worked as a support weapon, instead of trying to physically wrench itself from your grasp in full-auto. [[User:Pyr0m4n14c\|Pyr0m4n14c]] ([[User talk:Pyr0m4n14c\|talk]]) 21:41, 28 November 2018 (EST)		:I'd certainly say so; it was intended as a hybrid rifle/LMG hybrid, hence some of its strange features (e.g. the closed-bolt semi-auto/open-bolt full-auto setup, the presence of a bipod and a bayonet, etc.). It's sort of like what the U.S. intended with the [[M14]], except that it actually worked as a support weapon, instead of trying to physically wrench itself from your grasp in full-auto. [[User:Pyr0m4n14c\|Pyr0m4n14c]] ([[User talk:Pyr0m4n14c\|talk]]) 21:41, 28 November 2018 (EST)

StanTheMan at 01:55, 1 April 2022

2022-04-01T01:55:43Z

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	=Additional ~~images~~=		=Additional Images=
	[[Image:FG42.jpg\|thumb\|none\|450px\|‎FG 42 7.92x57mm Mauser early version with ZFG42 scope (top) and late-war version with ZF4 scope (bottom)]]		[[Image:FG42.jpg\|thumb\|none\|450px\|‎FG 42 7.92x57mm Mauser early version with ZFG42 scope (top) and late-war version with ZF4 scope (bottom)]]
	[[Image:FG42 2nd with bipod and bayonet.jpg‎\|thumb\|none\|450px\|FG 42 second model with bipod and bayonet deployed - 7.92x57mm Mauser.]]		[[Image:FG42 2nd with bipod and bayonet.jpg‎\|thumb\|none\|450px\|FG 42 second model with bipod and bayonet deployed - 7.92x57mm Mauser.]]
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	::[[User:OngYingGao\|OngYingGao]] ([[User talk:OngYingGao\|talk]]) 05:55, 21 January 2017 (EST)		::[[User:OngYingGao\|OngYingGao]] ([[User talk:OngYingGao\|talk]]) 05:55, 21 January 2017 (EST)

	= Can the FG 42 be categorized as a Machine Gun? =		=Discussion=
			== Can the FG 42 be categorized as a Machine Gun? ==

	Right now the page categorizes as a Battle Rifle. However, other sources out there categorize it as an automatic rifle/light machine gun. Are these categories valid? --[[User:Wuzh\|Wuzh]] ([[User talk:Wuzh\|talk]]) 19:36, 28 November 2018 (EST)		Right now the page categorizes as a Battle Rifle. However, other sources out there categorize it as an automatic rifle/light machine gun. Are these categories valid? --[[User:Wuzh\|Wuzh]] ([[User talk:Wuzh\|talk]]) 19:36, 28 November 2018 (EST)
	:I'd certainly say so; it was intended as a hybrid rifle/LMG hybrid, hence some of its strange features (e.g. the closed-bolt semi-auto/open-bolt full-auto setup, the presence of a bipod and a bayonet, etc.). It's sort of like what the U.S. intended with the [[M14]], except that it actually worked as a support weapon, instead of trying to physically wrench itself from your grasp in full-auto. [[User:Pyr0m4n14c\|Pyr0m4n14c]] ([[User talk:Pyr0m4n14c\|talk]]) 21:41, 28 November 2018 (EST)		:I'd certainly say so; it was intended as a hybrid rifle/LMG hybrid, hence some of its strange features (e.g. the closed-bolt semi-auto/open-bolt full-auto setup, the presence of a bipod and a bayonet, etc.). It's sort of like what the U.S. intended with the [[M14]], except that it actually worked as a support weapon, instead of trying to physically wrench itself from your grasp in full-auto. [[User:Pyr0m4n14c\|Pyr0m4n14c]] ([[User talk:Pyr0m4n14c\|talk]]) 21:41, 28 November 2018 (EST)

Mateogala at 11:47, 19 January 2022

2022-01-19T11:47:48Z

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			=Additional images=
			[[Image:FG42.jpg\|thumb\|none\|450px\|‎FG 42 7.92x57mm Mauser early version with ZFG42 scope (top) and late-war version with ZF4 scope (bottom)]]
			[[Image:FG42 2nd with bipod and bayonet.jpg‎\|thumb\|none\|450px\|FG 42 second model with bipod and bayonet deployed - 7.92x57mm Mauser.]]

	Hello, I'm pretty sure the [http://shoeiseisakusho.co.jp/hp%20ZFG42%201.jpg ZFG-42] is the optic seen on the early pattern FG-42, not the late pattern one.		Hello, I'm pretty sure the [http://shoeiseisakusho.co.jp/hp%20ZFG42%201.jpg ZFG-42] is the optic seen on the early pattern FG-42, not the late pattern one.
	::[[User:OngYingGao\|OngYingGao]] ([[User talk:OngYingGao\|talk]]) 05:55, 21 January 2017 (EST)		::[[User:OngYingGao\|OngYingGao]] ([[User talk:OngYingGao\|talk]]) 05:55, 21 January 2017 (EST)

	== Can the FG 42 be categorized as a Machine Gun? ==		= Can the FG 42 be categorized as a Machine Gun? =

	Right now the page categorizes as a Battle Rifle. However, other sources out there categorize it as an automatic rifle/light machine gun. Are these categories valid? --[[User:Wuzh\|Wuzh]] ([[User talk:Wuzh\|talk]]) 19:36, 28 November 2018 (EST)		Right now the page categorizes as a Battle Rifle. However, other sources out there categorize it as an automatic rifle/light machine gun. Are these categories valid? --[[User:Wuzh\|Wuzh]] ([[User talk:Wuzh\|talk]]) 19:36, 28 November 2018 (EST)
	:I'd certainly say so; it was intended as a hybrid rifle/LMG hybrid, hence some of its strange features (e.g. the closed-bolt semi-auto/open-bolt full-auto setup, the presence of a bipod and a bayonet, etc.). It's sort of like what the U.S. intended with the [[M14]], except that it actually worked as a support weapon, instead of trying to physically wrench itself from your grasp in full-auto. [[User:Pyr0m4n14c\|Pyr0m4n14c]] ([[User talk:Pyr0m4n14c\|talk]]) 21:41, 28 November 2018 (EST)		:I'd certainly say so; it was intended as a hybrid rifle/LMG hybrid, hence some of its strange features (e.g. the closed-bolt semi-auto/open-bolt full-auto setup, the presence of a bipod and a bayonet, etc.). It's sort of like what the U.S. intended with the [[M14]], except that it actually worked as a support weapon, instead of trying to physically wrench itself from your grasp in full-auto. [[User:Pyr0m4n14c\|Pyr0m4n14c]] ([[User talk:Pyr0m4n14c\|talk]]) 21:41, 28 November 2018 (EST)

Pyr0m4n14c: /* Can the FG 42 be categorized as a Machine Gun? */ TL;DR: Yes.

2018-11-29T02:41:31Z

Can the FG 42 be categorized as a Machine Gun?: TL;DR: Yes.

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	Right now the page categorizes as a Battle Rifle. However, other sources out there categorize it as an automatic rifle/light machine gun. Are these categories valid? --[[User:Wuzh\|Wuzh]] ([[User talk:Wuzh\|talk]]) 19:36, 28 November 2018 (EST)		Right now the page categorizes as a Battle Rifle. However, other sources out there categorize it as an automatic rifle/light machine gun. Are these categories valid? --[[User:Wuzh\|Wuzh]] ([[User talk:Wuzh\|talk]]) 19:36, 28 November 2018 (EST)
			:I'd certainly say so; it was intended as a hybrid rifle/LMG hybrid, hence some of its strange features (e.g. the closed-bolt semi-auto/open-bolt full-auto setup, the presence of a bipod and a bayonet, etc.). It's sort of like what the U.S. intended with the [[M14]], except that it actually worked as a support weapon, instead of trying to physically wrench itself from your grasp in full-auto. [[User:Pyr0m4n14c\|Pyr0m4n14c]] ([[User talk:Pyr0m4n14c\|talk]]) 21:41, 28 November 2018 (EST)

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	=Additional Images=		=Additional Images=
	[[File:FG42-Prototype.jpg\|thumb\|none\|450px\|Rheinmetall Paratrooper Rifle - 7.92x57mm Mauser. The prototype of the FG 42]]		[[File:FG42-Prototype.jpg\|thumb\|none\|450px\|Rheinmetall Paratrooper Rifle - 7.92x57mm Mauser. The prototype of the FG 42]]
	[[File:FG42 8mm kurz.jpg\|thumb\|none\|450px\|~~FG42 in~~ 7.~~5mm~~ Kurz ~~(7.5x38mm)~~. 1951]]		[[File:FG42 8mm kurz.jpg\|thumb\|none\|450px\|Sturmgewehr M-51 - 7.5x38mm Kurz. 1951]]
	[[File:FG42.jpg\|thumb\|none\|450px\|‎FG 42 7.92x57mm Mauser early version with ZFG42 scope (top) and late-war version with ZF4 scope (bottom)]]		[[File:FG42.jpg\|thumb\|none\|450px\|‎FG 42 7.92x57mm Mauser early version with ZFG42 scope (top) and late-war version with ZF4 scope (bottom)]]
	[[File:FG42 2nd with bipod and bayonet.jpg‎\|thumb\|none\|450px\|FG 42 second model with bipod and bayonet deployed - 7.92x57mm Mauser]]		[[File:FG42 2nd with bipod and bayonet.jpg‎\|thumb\|none\|450px\|FG 42 second model with bipod and bayonet deployed - 7.92x57mm Mauser]]

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	=Additional Images=		=Additional Images=
	[[File:FG42-Prototype.jpg\|thumb\|none\|450px\|Rheinmetall Paratrooper Rifle - 7.92x57mm Mauser. The prototype of the FG 42]]		[[File:FG42-Prototype.jpg\|thumb\|none\|450px\|Rheinmetall Paratrooper Rifle - 7.92x57mm Mauser. The prototype of the FG 42]]
	[[File:FG42 8mm kurz.jpg\|thumb\|none\|450px\|~~Sturmgewehr FG 42/III -~~ 7.~~92×33mm~~ Kurz]]		[[File:FG42 8mm kurz.jpg\|thumb\|none\|450px\|FG42 in 7.5mm Kurz (7.5x38mm). 1951]]
	[[File:FG42.jpg\|thumb\|none\|450px\|‎FG 42 7.92x57mm Mauser early version with ZFG42 scope (top) and late-war version with ZF4 scope (bottom)]]		[[File:FG42.jpg\|thumb\|none\|450px\|‎FG 42 7.92x57mm Mauser early version with ZFG42 scope (top) and late-war version with ZF4 scope (bottom)]]
	[[File:FG42 2nd with bipod and bayonet.jpg‎\|thumb\|none\|450px\|FG 42 second model with bipod and bayonet deployed - 7.92x57mm Mauser]]		[[File:FG42 2nd with bipod and bayonet.jpg‎\|thumb\|none\|450px\|FG 42 second model with bipod and bayonet deployed - 7.92x57mm Mauser]]