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===Specifications===
===Specifications===
[[Image:MG42.jpg|thumb|right|400px|MG42 Light Machine Gun 7.92x57mm Mauser]]
[[Image:MG42.jpg|thumb|right|400px|MG42 Light Machine Gun 7.92x57mm Mauser]]
* MG42 Light Machine Gun.
''MG42 Light Machine Gun.''
* '''Caliber:''' 7.92x57mm Mauser, .30-06
* '''Caliber:''' 7.92x57mm Mauser, .30-06



Revision as of 18:04, 13 June 2009

The MG42 was the World War 2 upgrade of the MG34. Though a different enough design to merit being listed as a different gun, the MG42 was an attempt by Wartime Germany to create a crew served machine gun that was easier to manufacture. The MG42 used stampings whereas the MG34 was a finely machined gun, thus slow to produce in large quantities. It was chambered in 7.92x57mm Mauser aka 8mm Mauser also tested after the war in .30-06 at Aberdeen Proving Grounds, Maryland.

Trivia: The MG42 TMH is used in the Iranian LP26 Flare Pistol

MG42

Specifications

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MG42 Light Machine Gun 7.92x57mm Mauser

MG42 Light Machine Gun.

  • Caliber: 7.92x57mm Mauser, .30-06
  • Length: 48 inches
  • Barrel Length: 20.18 inches
  • Weight: Gun: 25.50 pounds
  • Muzzle Velocity: 2475 feet per second
  • Maximum range: is 3,500 meters
  • Maximum effective range: is 914 meters
  • Cyclic rate of fire: 1200-1350 rounds per minute


The MG42 machine gun appears in the following films, television series, video games, and anime used by the following actors:

Film

  • Used as part of the M56 Smart Guns in Aliens

Video Games

Anime

MG3

The MG3 is the modern rendition of the MG42 machine gun. Changes include a chrome-lined barrel, a new friction ring buffer, an improved feeding mechanism, recalibrated sights and NATO compatibility.[1] The MG3 is chambered in 7.62x51mm NATO.

Specifications

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MG3 Light Machine Gun in 7.62x51mm NATO

MG3 Light Machine Gun.

  • Caliber: 7.62x51mm NATO
  • Length: 48.22 inches
  • Barrel Length: 22.24 inches
  • Weight:
  • :Gun: 25 pounds
  • :Tripod: 36 pounds
  • :Total: 61 pounds
  • Muzzle Velocity: 2,690 feet per second
  • Maximum range: is 3,500 meters
  • Maximum effective range: is 1,200 meters
  • Cyclic rate of fire: 700-800 or 1100-1200 rounds per minute depending on the Booster and Bolt


The MG3 machine gun appears in the following films and video games used by the following actors:

Film

Video Games

  • Counter-Strike Online (as the "Terminator-MG3(Taiwan and Hong Kong version)" / "Destroyer-MG3(China version)" )

Anime

Cetme Ameli 5.56

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Cetme Ameli 5.56 Light Machine Gun - 5.56x45mm. Basically a miniaturized version of the the full sized MG42/MG3 with some modern design changes.

The Spanish version of the MG42/MG3 chambered in 5.56x45mm NATO / .223 Remington. It has been in service from 1982 to the present day.

Film