Latest revision as of 19:51, 7 October 2023

Overview

Rifle for paratroopers - project.:

Rheinmetall Paratrooper Rifle (No official name) - The model has a characteristic smooth stock.
- FG 42/I - The first variant accepted for production with an official name.
  - FG 42/II - The second variant accepted for production with the official name.
Krieghoff Paratrooper Rifle (No official name). It didn't get past the testing phase. After losing the competition, Krieghoff helped Rheinmetall to perfect the FG 42. The result was the creation of the second production model FG 42/II.
Knorr-Bremse Paratrooper Rifle (No official name). Probably not a single complete model was made.

FG 42

The FG 42 (German: Fallschirmjägergewehr 42, "paratrooper rifle 42") its a automatic rifle was produced in limited numbers for the German Luftwaffe's Fallschirmjäger (paratrooper) units during the Second World War. The slim in-line design, coupled with the side mounted 20 round magazine made it one of the more distinctive designs of its era. Early models had a sharply angled pistol grip (the idea of which was to allow paratroopers to fire while descending, though it is unclear how successful this was in practice) and plastic furniture, while later models had a standard grip and wooden furniture. In addition the weapon could also be fitted with a ZF4 or ZFG42 scope. Both versions also featured an integral bipod and bayonet, the bayonet permanently mounted and deployed in a manner similar to that on the French MAS-36.

The FG 42 was intended to be a universal weapon, merging the capabilities of a submachine gun, machine gun and precision rifle; designers complained they were being asked to make an "Eierlegende Wollmilchsau" (a egg-laying woolly dairy pig) and the Heer refused to participate in the program, stating that a gun meeting the Luftwaffe's requirements could only be found in utopia. In practice, the light weight of the FG 42 coupled to use of a full-sized rifle round and offset magazine made fully-automatic fire extremely hard to manage and could severely damage the lightweight operating mechanism, and practical use was largely restricted to semi-auto. Captured FG 42s were studied after the war by the US military, with one called T44 converted to belt feed using a side-mounted MG42 feed cover and used to gather data which would ultimately be used to design the M60 Machine Gun.

Semi-auto only copies are produced by HZA Kulmbach GmbH, known as BD-42/I (a copy of the early model) and BD-42/II (late model).

FG 42/I - It is characterized by a metal butt and a curved pistol grip.

-Type E - First serial production - 50 units
-Type F - Second serial production - 2000 units

FG 42/II - It is characterized by a wooden butt and a simple pistol grip.

-Type G - Third serial production - 5000 units

In both models, the bipod was standard equipment. In the FG 42 / I it was folded to the front of the weapon, in the FG 42 / II it was folded to the rear.

FG 42/I

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FG 42/I - 7.92x57mm Mauser‎

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FG 42/I with ZFG42 scope - 7.92x57mm Mauser

Specifications

(1941–1942) (prototype)

(1942 – 1942) (FG 42/I)

Number built: ~2050
Type: Battle Rifle
Caliber: 7.92x57mm Mauser‎
Weight: 9.1 lbs (4.2 kg)
Length: 37 in (94 cm)
Barrel length: 19.8 in (50.2 cm)
Feed System: 10, 20 round box magazine
Rate of Fire: 900rpm
Muzzle velocity: 685 m/s
Fire Modes: Semi-Auto/Full-Auto

The FG 42/I and variants can be seen in the following films, television series, video games, and anime used by the following actors:

Film

Title	Actor	Character	Note	Date
The Eagle Has Landed		German Fallschirmjäger		1976
Memorial Day		German soldier		2011

Anime

Title	Character	Note	Date
Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade	Kerberos members		1998

Video Games

Title	As	Mods	Note	Date
Battlefield: 1942		FG 42/I	Added with "Secret Weapons of WWII" expansion pack	2002
BloodRayne	"Blitzgewehr 32"	FG 42/I	Incorrect magazine placement	2002
Commandos 3: Destination Berlin		FG 42/I		2003
Call of Duty 3		FG 42/I		2006
Call of Duty 3		FG 42/I with ZFG42 scope		2006
Darkest Hour: Europe '44-'45		FG 42/I	With deployable bipod	2006
Alliance of Valiant Arms	"FG42"	FG 42/I		2007
Call of Duty: Roads to Victory		FG 42/I		2007
Call of Duty: World at War		FG 42/I		2008
Call of Duty: World at War		FG 42/I with ZFG42 scope		2008
Men of War				2009
Call of Duty: Black Ops				2010
Company of Heroes 2		With ZF4 scope		2013
Heroes & Generals	Fallschirmjägergewehr 42	FG 42/I		2016
Heroes & Generals	Fallschirmjägergewehr 42	FG 42/I with ZFG42 scope		2016
Sniper Elite 4	FG 42	FG 42/I	Iron sights only	2017
Day of Infamy	FG 42	FG 42/I		2017
Day of Infamy	FG 42	FG 42/I with ZFG42 scope		2017
Enlisted			FG 42/I	2021
Enlisted			FG 42/I with Schiessbecher grenade launcher	2021

FG 42/II

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FG 42/II - 7.92x57mm Mauser

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FG 42/II with ZF4 scope - 7.92x57mm Mauser

Specifications

(1942 – 1945) (FG 42/II)

Number built: ~5000
Type: Battle Rifle
Caliber: 7.92x57mm Mauser‎
Weight: 11 lbs (5 kg)
Length: 38.4 in (97.5 cm)
Barrel length: 19.7 in (50 cm)
Feed System: 10, 20 round box magazine
Rate of Fire: 680rpm
Muzzle velocity: 685 m/s
Fire Modes: Semi-Auto/Full-Auto

The FG 42/II and variants can be seen in the following films, television series, video games, and anime used by the following actors:

Anime

Title	Character	Note	Date
Najica Blitz Tactics		.	2001

Video Games

Title	As	Mods	Note	Date
Return to Castle Wolfenstein	"FG42 Paratroop Rifle"	FG 42/II with ZF4 scope		2001
Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory		FG 42/II with ZF4 scope		2003
Call of Duty		FG 42/II with ZF4 scope		2003
Day of Defeat	Fallschirmjägergewehr 42	FG 42/II		2003
Day of Defeat	Fallschirmjägergewehr 42	FG 42/II with ZF4 scope		2003
Forgotten Hope		FG 42/II		2003
Brothers in Arms: Earned in Blood		FG 42/II		2005
Brothers in Arms: Earned in Blood		FG 42/II with ZF4 scope		2005
Civilization IV		FG 42/II with ZF4 scope		2005
ÜberSoldier		FG 42/II		2006
Company of Heroes	"FG42 Assault Rifle"		Used by the "Fallschirmjäger Squad", added with Opposing Fronts (2007)	2006
Forgotten Hope 2		FG 42/II		2007
Forgotten Hope 2		FG 42/II with ZF4 scope		2007
Combat Arms		FG 42/II		2008
Karma Online	"FG42"			2011
World War II Online: Battleground Europe				2012
Enemy Front	FG42	FG 42/II		2014
World of Guns: Gun Disassembly	FG 42	FG 42/II	scope and bayonet	2014
Star Wars Battlefront II	Valken-38X	FG 42/II	FG 42/MG 42 hybrid	2017
Call of Duty: WWII		FG 42/II		2017
Call of Duty: WWII		FG 42/II with ZF4 scope		2017
Post Scriptum		FG 42/II	introduced in Day of Days update	2018
Battlefield V		FG 42/II		2018
Battlefield V		FG 42/II with ZF4 scope		2018
Enlisted		FG 42/II		2021
Enlisted		FG 42/II with ZF4 scope		2021
Call to Arms - Gates of Hell: Ostfront				2021

Krieghoff Paratrooper Rifle

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Krieghoff Paratrooper Rifle - 7.92x57mm Mauser.

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Krieghoff Paratrooper Rifle - 7.92x57mm Mauser. Model with a folding stock.

The Krieghoff Paratrooper Rifle (German: Krieghoff Fallschirmjägergewehr or Krieghoff FG) was a German prototype automatic rifle. The rifle took part in the competition for the basic weapon for paratroopers together with the Rheinmetall Paratrooper Rifle and the Knorr-Bremse Paratrooper Rifle. The Rheinmetall Paratrooper Rifle eventually won and became the primary weapon.

Specifications

(1940 - 1942)

Number built: prototype only
Type: Battle Rifle
Caliber: 7.92x57mm Mauser
Feed System: 20-round detachable box magazine

The Krieghoff Paratrooper Rifle and variants can be seen in the following films, television series, video games, and anime used by the following actors:

Video Games

Game Title	Appears as	Mods	Notation	Release Date
Enlisted			Standard model	2021

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+=Overview=
+'''Rifle for paratroopers - project.''':
+*'''Rheinmetall Paratrooper Rifle''' (No official name) - The model has a characteristic smooth stock.
+**'''FG 42/I''' - The first variant accepted for production with an official name.
+***'''FG 42/II''' - The second variant accepted for production with the official name.
+*'''Krieghoff Paratrooper Rifle''' (No official name). It didn't get past the testing phase. After losing the competition, Krieghoff helped Rheinmetall to perfect the FG 42. The result was the creation of the second production model FG 42/II.
+*'''Knorr-Bremse Paratrooper Rifle''' (No official name). Probably not a single complete model was made.
+{{Clear}}
+=FG 42=
 The '''FG 42''' (German: '''Fallschirmjägergewehr 42''', '''"paratrooper rifle 42"''') its a automatic rifle was produced in limited numbers for the German Luftwaffe's ''Fallschirmjäger'' (paratrooper) units during the Second World War. The slim in-line design, coupled with the side mounted 20 round magazine made it one of the more distinctive designs of its era. Early models had a sharply angled pistol grip (the idea of which was to allow paratroopers to fire while descending, though it is unclear how successful this was in practice) and plastic furniture, while later models had a standard grip and wooden furniture. In addition the weapon could also be fitted with a ZF4 or ZFG42 scope. Both versions also featured an integral bipod and bayonet, the bayonet permanently mounted and deployed in a manner similar to that on the French [[MAS-36]].
-The FG42 was intended to be a universal weapon, merging the capabilities of a submachine gun, machine gun and precision rifle; designers complained they were being asked to make an "Eierlegende Wollmilchsau" (a egg-laying woolly dairy pig) and the Heer refused to participate in the program, stating that a gun meeting the Luftwaffe's requirements could only be found in utopia. In practice, the light weight of the FG42 coupled to use of a full-sized rifle round and offset magazine made fully-automatic fire extremely hard to manage and could severely damage the lightweight operating mechanism, and practical use was largely restricted to semi-auto. Captured FG42s were studied after the war by the US military, with one called T44 converted to belt feed using a side-mounted [[MG42]] feed cover and used to gather data which would ultimately be used to design the [[M60 Machine Gun]].
+The FG 42 was intended to be a universal weapon, merging the capabilities of a submachine gun, machine gun and precision rifle; designers complained they were being asked to make an "Eierlegende Wollmilchsau" (a egg-laying woolly dairy pig) and the Heer refused to participate in the program, stating that a gun meeting the Luftwaffe's requirements could only be found in utopia. In practice, the light weight of the FG 42 coupled to use of a full-sized rifle round and offset magazine made fully-automatic fire extremely hard to manage and could severely damage the lightweight operating mechanism, and practical use was largely restricted to semi-auto. Captured FG 42s were studied after the war by the US military, with one called T44 converted to belt feed using a side-mounted [[MG42]] feed cover and used to gather data which would ultimately be used to design the [[M60 Machine Gun]].
 Semi-auto only copies are produced by HZA Kulmbach GmbH, known as BD-42/I (a copy of the early model) and BD-42/II (late model).
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 In both models, the bipod was standard equipment. In the FG 42 / I it was folded to the front of the weapon, in the FG 42 / II it was folded to the rear.
+{{Clear}}
-=FG 42/I=
+==FG 42/I==
 [[File:FG421stPattern.jpg‎|thumb|right|450px|FG 42/I - 7.92x57mm Mauser‎]]
 [[File:Firearm FG42.jpg|thumb|right|450px|FG 42/I with ZFG42 scope - 7.92x57mm Mauser]]
-==Specifications==
+===Specifications===
 (1941–1942) (prototype)
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 * '''Number built:''' ~2050
 * '''Type:''' Battle Rifle
 * '''Caliber:'''  7.92x57mm Mauser‎
 * '''Weight:''' {{convert|kg|4.15}}
 * '''Length:''' {{convert|mm|940}}
 * '''Barrel length:''' {{convert|mm|502}}
 * '''Feed System:''' 10, 20 round box magazine
 * '''Rate of Fire:''' 900rpm
 * '''Muzzle velocity:''' 685 m/s
 * '''Fire Modes:''' Semi-Auto/Full-Auto
 {{Clear}}
 -----
 {{Gun Title|FG 42/I}}
-==Film==
+====Film====
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 !align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="50"|'''Date'''
 |-
-| ''[[The Eagle Has Landed]]'' || . || German Fallschirmjäger || . || 1976
+| ''[[The Eagle Has Landed]]'' || || German Fallschirmjäger || || 1976
 |-
-| ''[[Memorial Day]]'' || . || German soldier || . || 2011
+| ''[[Memorial Day]]'' || || German soldier || || 2011
 |-
 |}
-==Anime==
+====Anime====
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 |-bgcolor=#D0E7FF
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 !align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="80"|'''Date'''
 |-
-| ''[[Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade]]'' || Kerberos members || . || 1998
+| ''[[Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade]]'' || Kerberos members || || 1998
 |-
 |}
-==Video Games==
+====Video Games====
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 |||FG 42/I with ZFG42 scope||
 |-
-| ''[[Men of War (Video Game)]]'' || || FG 42/I ||  || 2009
+| ''[[Men of War (Video Game)|Men of War]]'' || || || || 2009
+|-
+| ''[[Call of Duty: Black Ops]]'' || || ||  || 2010
 |-
-| ''[[Call of Duty: Black Ops]]'' || || FG 42/I ||  || 2010
+| ''[[Company of Heroes 2]]'' || || With ZF4 scope || || 2013
 |-
 | rowspan=2|''[[Heroes & Generals]]'' || rowspan=2| Fallschirmjägergewehr 42 || FG 42/I |||| rowspan=2| 2016
@@ Line 116: / Line 119: @@
 |FG 42/I with ZFG42 scope||
 |-
-| ''[[Enlisted]] || || FG 42/I || || 2021
+| rowspan=2|''[[Enlisted]]'' || rowspan=2| || || FG 42/I || rowspan=2| 2021
+|-
+| || FG 42/I with Schiessbecher grenade launcher
 |-
 |}
-=FG 42/II=
+==FG 42/II==
-[[File:FG 42 II.jpg|thumb|right|450px|FG 42/II - 7.92x57mm Mauser.]]
+[[File:FG 42 II.jpg|thumb|right|450px|FG 42/II - 7.92x57mm Mauser]]
-[[File:FG 42 with ZFG 42.jpg‎|thumb|right|450px|FG 42/II with ZF4 scope - 7.92x57mm Mauser.]]
+[[File:FG 42 with ZFG 42.jpg‎|thumb|right|450px|FG 42/II with ZF4 scope - 7.92x57mm Mauser]]
-==Specifications==
+===Specifications===
 (1942 – 1945) (FG 42/II)
 * '''Number built:''' ~5000
 * '''Type:''' Battle Rifle
 * '''Caliber:'''  7.92x57mm Mauser‎
 * '''Weight:''' {{convert|kg|4.98}}
 * '''Length:''' {{convert|mm|975}}
 * '''Barrel length:''' {{convert|mm|500}}
 * '''Feed System:''' 10, 20 round box magazine
 * '''Rate of Fire:''' 680rpm
 * '''Muzzle velocity:''' 685 m/s
 * '''Fire Modes:''' Semi-Auto/Full-Auto
 {{Clear}}
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 {{Gun Title|FG 42/II}}
-==Anime==
+====Anime====
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 |}
-==Video Games==
+====Video Games====
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 | ''[[ÜberSoldier]]'' || || FG 42/II || || 2006
 |-
-| ''[[Company of Heroes]]'' || || FG 42/II || Used by the "Fallschirmjäger Squad", added with the Opposing Fronts expansion pack || 2007
+| ''[[Company of Heroes (2006)|Company of Heroes]]'' || "FG42 Assault Rifle" || || Used by the "Fallschirmjäger Squad", added with Opposing Fronts (2007) || 2006
 |-
 | rowspan=2|''[[Forgotten Hope 2]]'' || || FG 42/II |||| rowspan=2| 2007
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 |-
 | ''[[World War II Online: Battleground Europe]]'' || ||  || || 2012
-|-
-| ''[[Company of Heroes 2]]'' || || FG 42/II with ZF4 scope || || 2013
 |-
 | ''[[Enemy Front]]'' || FG42 || FG 42/II || || 2014
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 |-
 |||FG 42/II with ZF4 scope||
+|-
+| ''[[Call to Arms - Gates of Hell: Ostfront]]'' || || || || 2021
+|-
+|}
+=Krieghoff Paratrooper Rifle=
+[[File:Krieghoff Fallschirmjägergewehr.jpg|thumb|right|450px|Krieghoff Paratrooper Rifle - 7.92x57mm Mauser.]]
+[[File:Krieghoff Fallschirmjägergewehr 1.jpg|thumb|right|450px|Krieghoff Paratrooper Rifle - 7.92x57mm Mauser. Model with a folding stock.]]
+The '''Krieghoff Paratrooper Rifle''' (German: '''Krieghoff Fallschirmjägergewehr''' or '''Krieghoff FG''') was a German prototype automatic rifle. The rifle took part in the competition for the basic weapon for paratroopers together with the Rheinmetall Paratrooper Rifle and the Knorr-Bremse Paratrooper Rifle. The Rheinmetall Paratrooper Rifle eventually won and became the primary weapon.
+==Specifications==
+(1940 - 1942)
+*'''Number built:''' prototype only
+*'''Type:''' Battle Rifle
+*'''Caliber:'''  7.92x57mm Mauser
+*'''Feed System:''' 20-round detachable box magazine
+{{Clear}}
+-----
+{{Gun Title|Krieghoff Paratrooper Rifle}}
+===Video Games===
+{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;" border="1" style="border: 1px solid #D0E7FF; background-color:#ffffff; text-align:left; font-size: 95%"
+|-bgcolor=#D0E7FF
+!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="300"|'''Game Title'''
+!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="150"|'''Appears as'''
+!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="250"|'''Mods'''
+!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="200"|'''Notation'''
+!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="100"|'''Release Date'''
+|-
+| ''[[Enlisted]]'' || || || Standard model || 2021
 |-
 |}
+<br clear=all>
 [[Category:Gun]]
 [[Category:Rifle]]
 [[Category:Battle Rifle]]

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