MG 42

Adopted by Germany in 1942, in an effort to reduce the machining time and cost inherent in the production of the MG34, the MG42 (MG standing for Maschinengewehr, literally "Automatic Rifle") is perhaps the deadliest machine gun used during the war. Geared for mass production above all else, it was designed to take full advantage of modern production techniques such as replacing machined components with stamped ones; one of the key figures in the project, Ernst Grunow, had no prior experience in firearm design whatsoever and worked for Großfuß AG, a company that normally made sheet-metal lanterns.

The result was a weapon that took 50% fewer man hours to build than the MG34 and cost 24% less. Light weight and great reliability made it one of the first true modern general purpose machine guns, able to be used in the light machine gun role on a bipod or the medium machine gun role on a tripod. The light weight of operating components make the MG42 one of the fastest-firing single-barrel guns which does not require an external power source; with a cyclic rate of 1200 rounds per minute, individual shots are mostly indiscernible. The rate is so fast that even a trained operator has trouble firing a single shot from the full-auto only gun. The distinctive sound led to nicknames such as "Hitler's buzzsaw." The MG42 also features an extremely fast barrel change system, allowing sustained fire even with the extremely high fire rate.

The weapon was issued in the light machine gun role with an ammo drum containing a 50-round belt (the same one used on the MG34), while in the medium role the MG42 typically used 250-round belts. The gun is chambered in the 7.92x57mm Mauser cartridge (also known as 8mm Mauser), the same cartridge used in the well known K98k infantry rifles, and ammunition is interchangeable (though Kar 98 ammunition was not issued in belts, making this of limited use in practical terms). Machine gun ammunition was slightly more powerful in order to avoid jams and run the mechanism more reliably.

MG42

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MG42 Machine Gun - 7.92x57mm Mauser

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MG42 with sling and bipod collapsed - 7.92x57mm Mauser

Specifications

• Caliber: 7.92x57mm Mauser

• Length: 48 in (121.9 cm)

• Barrel Length: 20.2 in (51.3 cm)

• Weight: 25.5 lbs (11.6 kg)

• Muzzle Velocity: 2,475 feet per second

• Maximum range: 3,800 yards

• Maximum effective range: 1,000 yards

• Cyclic rate of fire: 1200-1350 rounds per minute

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The MG 42 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
Wolves' Lairs (Vlcie diery)		Germans soldiers and Slovak partisans		1948
The Silent Barricade		Czech insurgents		1949
Attention! Bandits! (Achtung! Banditi!)		German soldiers and Italian partisans		1951
Go for Broke!		German soldiers		1951
Go for Broke!	Lane Nakano	Sam		1951
To Hell and Back	Audie Murphy	Audie Murphy		1955
To Hell and Back		German Soldiers		1955
The Tank Brigade		German soldiers		1955
Soldiers (Soldaty)		German Soldiers		1956
Canal (Kanal)		Polish insurgents		1957
The Young Lions		German soldiers		1958
At That Time, at Christmas... (Tenkrát o vánocích)		German soldiers		1958
Carve Her Name With Pride		German soldiers		1958
Darby's Rangers		German soldiers		1958
Ice Cold in Alex		German soldiers		1958
Captain Dabac		German soldiers		1959
Fortress on Wheels (Krepost na kolesah)		Soviet partisans		1960
Taxi for Tobruk (Un taxi pour Tobrouk)	Germán Cobos	Jean Ramirez	Mounted on jeep	1961
The Four Days of Naples		German soldiers		1962
The Great Escape		German prison guards		1963
The Longest Day		German soldiers		1963
Monsieur Gangster	Horst Frank	Theo		1963
Where is the General? (Gdzie jest general?)		German soldiers		1964
The Assassination (Atentát)		German soldiers		1964
The Train		German soldiers		1964
The Bells Toll for the Barefooted (Zvony pre bosých)		German soldiers		1965
Check Passed: No Mines (Provereno nema mina)		Yugoslavian soldier		1965
The Big Runaround	Michel Modo	German Soldier Who Squints		1966
Is Paris Burning?		German soldiers		1966
How I Won the War		German soldiers	German tank mounted	1967
Shock Troops (Un homme de trop)		German troops	Infantry and mounted on M24 Chaffee tank and Sd.Kfz. 251 APC	1967
The Devil's Brigade		German soldiers		1968
Where Eagles Dare		German soldiers		1968
The Marathon (Maratón)		German soldiers		1968
The Man Who Lies		A German soldier		1968
Castle Keep	Peter Falk	Sgt. Rossi		1969
The Bridge at Remagen		German soldiers		1969
Liberation: Breakthrough		Italian soldier		1969
Play Dirty		German soldiers		1969
The Battle of Neretva	Yul Brynner	Vlado		1969
The Battle of Neretva	Velimir 'Bata' Zivojinovic	Stole		1969
The Battle of Neretva	Ljubisa Samardzic	Novak		1969
The Battle of Neretva	Boris Dvornik	Stipe		1969
The Battle of Neretva		German troops and partisans		1969
Five for Hell	Aldo Canti	Nick Amadori		1969
Five for Hell		German soldiers		1969
On the way to Berlin (Na puti v Berlin)		German soldiers		1969
Treasures of the Flaming Cliffs (Sokrovishcha pylayushchikh skal)		Mercenaries		1969
The Bridge (Most)	Velimir 'Bata' Zivojinovic	Major "Tiger"		1969
	Boro Begovic	"Tihi"
	Jovan Janicijevic-Burdus	Mane Svercer
	Sibina Mijatovic	Jelena
		German soldiers
Hornets' Nest	Rock Hudson	Capt. Turner		1970
Hornets' Nest	Mark Colleano	Aldo		1970
Hornets' Nest		SS soldiers		1970
Duck, You Sucker!	James Coburn	John Mallory	stock removed	1971
Legend of the Living Dead (Legenda o živých mrtvých)		German soldiers and partisans		1971
Walter Defends Sarajevo (Valter brani Sarajevo)	Velimir 'Bata' Zivojinovic	Walter		1972
		German soldiers
Poem of Kovpak: Alarm (Duma o Kovpake: Nabat)		German soldiers		1973
The Last Four Days		German soldiers		1974
Sky Riders		Greek soldiers		1976
A Bridge Too Far		German soldiers		1977
I Am the Law (Il prefetto di ferro)		Italian Carabinieri	mocked up as Perino machine gun	1977
Soldier of Orange		German soldiers and paratroopers		1977
The Inglorious Bastards		German troops and French Resistance members		1978
Force 10 from Navarone		German troops and Yugoslavian resistance members		1978
The Passage		German soldiers		1979
Go and Don't Say Goodbye (Chod a nelúc sa)		German soldiers		1979
From Hell to Victory		German soldiers	On tripod	1979
Escape to Athena		German soldiers		1979
From the Bug to the Vistula (Ot Buga do Visly)		German soldiers		1980
The Fall of Italy (Pad Italije)		SS soldiers and partisans		1981
A Captain's Honor (L'Honneur d'un capitaine)			Seen in Capt. Caron's headquarters	1982
Uncommon Valor	Randall "Tex" Cobb	Sailor	In the Huey helicopter	1983
Death Wish 3	Martin Balsam	Bennett		1985
Plenty		German soldiers		1985
The Dirty Dozen: Next Mission	Sonny Landham	Sam Sixkiller		1985
The Dirty Dozen: Next Mission		German Soldiers		1985
The Park is Mine	Tommy Lee Jones	Mitch Garnett		1985
Aliens	Jenette Goldstein	PFC J. Vasquez	Mocked up as M56 Smart Gun	1986
Aliens	Mark Rolston	Private M. Drake	Mocked up as M56 Smart Gun	1986
The Sicilian		Italian soldiers		1987
Escape from Sobibor		Guards		1987
Let Sleeping Cops Lie (Ne réveillez pas un flic qui dort)		Men from "Loyalty to the police"	Twin mounting	1988
Stray Dog: Kerberos Panzer Cops	Yoshikatsu Fujiki	Inui		1991
Stalingrad		German soldiers		1993
Beyond Rangoon		Karen insurgents		1995
Saving Private Ryan		German soldiers		1998
Medicopter 117 - Jedes Leben zählt - film		Bandit		1998
Uprising		SS troops, Jewish insurgents		2001
El Alamein - The Line of Fire		German soldiers		2002
Sweat		Police	equipped with a monitor for aiming	2002
The Cuckoo		German soldiers		2002
Black Book				2006
Joy Division		German paratrooper		2006
Days of Glory		German soldiers		2006
Intimate Enemies		Fellaghas		2007
The Bridge	Toni Deutsch	Karl Baermann		2008
The Bridge		German soldiers		2008
Flame and Citron		German soldiers		2008
Miracle at St. Anna		German soldiers		2008
Valkyrie		German soldier		2008
Crossfire (Les Insoumis)			In the warehouse of weapons	2008
Hitler's Kaput! (Gitler kaput!)	Pavel Derevyanko	Aleksandr Isaevich Osechkin		2008
Battle of Local Importance (Boi mestnogo znacheniya)	Sergey Shekhovtsov	Starshina Mokhov		2008
Brother's War		German and Soviet soldiers		2009
Spoils of War		German soldiers		2009
Sniper: Weapons of Retaliation		German soldiers		2009
New Kids Turbo	Flip van der Kuil	Barry		2010
Memorial Day		German soldiers	Man-portable, mounted on Kubelwagen, SdKfz 251 Halftrack	2011
Beyond the Border		German soldier		2011
My Best Enemy		Polish partisan		2011
My Way	Dong-gun Jang	Kim Jun-Shik		2011
My Way	Joe Odagiri	Tatsuo Hasegawa		2011
My Way		Wehrmacht soldiers		2011
Machine Gun Preacher		LRA troops		2011
Hans Kloss. Stawka wieksza niz smierc	Adam Woronowicz	Lau		2012
Hans Kloss. Stawka wieksza niz smierc		German soldiers		2012
Cockneys vs. Zombies		German soldiers		2012
Stalingrad		German soldiers		2013
City 44	Grzegorz Daukszewicz	"Miki"		2014
Fury (2014)		German soldiers		2014
1944		Estonian SS and German soldiers		2015

Television

Show Title	Actor	Character	Note /Episode	Date
Combat!		German Soldiers		1962 - 1967
The Rat Patrol		German Soldiers		1966 - 1968
Stawka wieksza niz zycie		German soldiers and Polish partisans		1966-68
Czterej pancerni i pies		German soldiers		1966-70
Czterej pancerni i pies	Janusz Gajos	Cpl. Janek Kos		1966-70
Czterej pancerni i pies	Wlodzimierz Press	Sgt. Gregoriy Saakashvili		1966-70
Band of Brothers		German Soldiers		2001
CSI: NY			"Yahrezit" (S05E22)	2004 - Present
Ultimate Force	Jamie Michie	Cpl. Finn Younger		2006
Our Mothers, Our Fathers	Lukas Gregorowicz	Jerzy		2013
Our Mothers, Our Fathers		German soldiers		2013
Foyle's War - Season 8		German soldiers	"Sunflower" (S8E3)	2013
Days of Honour. Uprising (Czas honoru. Powstanie)		German soldiers, Polish insurgents		2014
The Man in the High Castle		Greater Nazi Reich soldiers		2015

Video Games

Title	Appears as	Note	Date
WWII G.I.			1999
Medal of Honor: Underground		Mounted	2000
Return to Castle Wolfenstein		Mounted	2001
Battlefield: 1942		Mounted	2002
Medal of Honor: Allied Assault		Mounted	2002
Medal of Honor: Frontline			2002
Call of Duty			2003
Commandos 3: Destination Berlin		Man-portable	2003
Day of Defeat		Man-portable, with deployable bipod	2003
Forgotten Hope		Man-portable, mounted on M2 tripod, bunkers and machine gun nests, Flakpanzer IV "Ostwind", Stug III Ausf. G, M4A1 and M4A3E2 "Jumbo" Shermans, Sherman IV and "Firefly", Junkers Ju 87 Stuka dive bomber, Junkers Ju 88 and Heinkel He 111 Bombers	2003
Hidden & Dangerous 2			2003
Medal of Honor: Infiltrator		Mounted, with infinite ammo, and capable of destroying tanks	2003
Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory		Man-portable and mounted	2003
Call of Duty: United Offensive			2004
Call of Duty 2			2005
Day of Defeat: Source		Man-portable, with deployable bipod	2005
Sniper Elite			2005
Brothers in Arms: Earned in Blood			2005
Call of Duty 3			2006
Commandos: Strike Force			2006
Darkest Hour: Europe '44-'45		Man-portable, mounted on SdKfz 234/1 and 234/2 "Puma" Armored Cars and Jagdpanther IV tank destroyers	2006
Red Orchestra: Ostfront 41-45			2006
Time Crisis IV		With DShK grips	2006
ÜberSoldier		Mounted and man-portable with 50-round drum	2006
Medal of Honor: Vanguard		Mounted	2007
Medal of Honor: Airborne		Mounted	2007
Clive Barker's Jericho		Demonically-possessed and unusable	2007
Call of Duty: World at War		Mounted	2008
Death to Spies: Moment of Truth		Mounted	2008
The Royal Marines Commando		Mounted	2008
Operation Thunderstorm		Mounted	2008
Wolfenstein		Mounted; stock is part of Particle Cannon and Liechenfaust 43	2009
Battlefield: Bad Company 2			2010
Mafia II		Only used in one mission	2010
Karma Online			2011
Rage		Skeletal with barrel shroud and recoil booster	2011
Heroes & Generals		Man-portable and mounted	2012
Sniper Elite V2			2012
Payday 2	Buzzsaw 42	Man-portable, with various modifications	2013
Project Reality: Normandy			2013
Enemy Front		Mounted	2014
Far Cry 4		Man-portable	2014
Sniper Elite III			2014

Anime

Title	Character	Note	Date
Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro			1979
New Dominion Tank Police	bank robber		1993
Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade	Kerberos Squad members		1998
Kino's Journey: Life Goes On	Kino		2003
Black Lagoon	Neo-Nazis		2006
Strike Witches	501st JFW members	loads MG34 double drum magazines	2008
Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie: Rebellion	Homura Akemi	w/ Doppeltrommel magazines	2013

MG3

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MG3 Machine Gun - 7.62x51mm NATO

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MG3 Machine Gun - 7.62x51mm NATO. Note the black furniture

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. The MG3 is chambered in 7.62x51mm NATO.

Specifications

• Caliber: 7.62x51mm NATO

• Length: 48.22 inches

• Barrel Length: 22.24 inches

• Weight:
• :Gun: 25 pounds (11.36 kg)
• :Tripod: 36 pounds (16.36 kg)
• :Total: 61 pounds (27.73 kg)

• Muzzle Velocity: 2,690 feet per second

• Maximum range: 3,500 meters

• Maximum effective range: 1,200 meters

• Cyclic rate of fire: 700-800 or 1100-1200 rounds per minute depending on the Booster and Bolt

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The MG3 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
We Want the Colonels (Vogliamo i colonnelli)			Top-mounted on tank, in documentary footage	1973
Illustrious Corpses (Cadaveri eccellenti)			Hull-mounted on Italian Bergepanzer 2 ARV; maybe MG42/59	1976
The Living Daylights		Czech soldiers	Mounted on vehicle	1987
April Captains (Capitães de Abril)		Portuguese marines		2000
The Rundown	Jon Gries	Harvey	Mounted on a dune buggy	2003
Hotel Rwanda	.	French soldiers	Mounted on Jeeps	2004

Television

Title	Actor	Character	Note	Air Date
On Wings of Eagles		Revolutionaries		1986

Video Games

Game Title	Appears as	Mods	Notation	Release Date
Ghost Recon	MG3			2001
Battlefield Play4Free			With optional EOTech red dot sight or M145 MGO scope	2011
Söldner: Secret Wars				2004
7.62 High Calibre				2008
Battlefield: Bad Company 2			With optional C-More red dot sight or ACOG	2010
Battlefield: Bad Company				2008
Counter-Strike Online	MG3	"Christmas Special," Gold finishes		2008
Battlefield 2		MG3A1, coaxial mounting	Mounted on Leopard 2A6 tanks	2005
Project Reality			Hand-held & fixed defensive mounting, with optional ELCAN scope, EOTech red dot sight, & 75-round ammo drum & 200-round ammo box	2005
Project Reality		MG3A1, vehicle mounting	Mounted on Leopard 2A6 tanks	2005
Devil May Cry 2			Mounted on "Infested Tank" (Leopard 2A5)	2003
Steel Beasts		MG3A1	Mounted on Leopard 2A4 tanks	2000
Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker	MG3			2010
Alliance of Valiant Arms		MG3A1	Mounted on Leopard 2A6 tank	2007
World in Conflict		MG3A1	Mounted on Leopard 2 tanks	2007
Sniper: Ghost Warrior 2				2013
Ghost In The Shell: Stand Alone Complex First Assault	MG33-A	w/ various attachments	Added via the "Renewal" update - shares default iron sights with the Seburo C-30	2015

Anime

Title	Character	Note	Date
Gunslinger Girl: Il Teatrino	Rico		2008
Canaan	Daedala forces		2009
Hayate the Combat Butler	Hayate Ayasaki		2009
Angel Beats!	Matsushita		2010
Asobi ni Ikuyo: Bombshells from the Sky			2010

Zastava M53

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Zastava M53 Machine Gun - 7.92x57mm Mauser

After WWII, this MG 42 variant was built in Yugoslavia as the M53 machine gun using original German machinery, retaining the 7.92×57mm Mauser caliber. Because of this, the original weapon's design features were retained, making the M53 a near exact copy of the German MG 42. The only major difference is a slower rate of fire.

Specifications

• Caliber: 7.92x57mm Mauser
• Length: 48 inches
• Barrel Length: 20.18 inches
• Weight: Gun: 25.50 pounds
• Muzzle Velocity: 2,475 feet per second
• Maximum range: 3,800 yards
• Maximum effective range: 1,000 yards
• Cyclic rate of fire: 800 – 1050 rounds per minute

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The Zastava M53 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
Savior			seen in machine gun nest	1998
The Hunting Party		Somali irregulars		2007

CETME Ameli

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

A Spanish-made light machine gun externally based off the MG42/MG3, designed by CETME (Centre for Technical Studies of Military Equipment), chambered in 5.56x45mm NATO. It has been in service from 1982 to the present day. Despite its very close external resemblance to the German MGs, the weapon operates using a roller-locked delayed-blowback mechanism as opposed to the more simple roller-locked system, similar to the the vast majority of Heckler & Koch weapons.

Specifications

• Caliber: 5.56x45mm NATO

• Length: 38.2 inches

• Barrel Length: 15.75 inches

• Weight: Gun: 14 pounds

• Cyclic rate of fire: 850 or 1200 rounds per minute

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

Television

Title	Actor	Character	Note	Date
Sliders				1995-2000

Video Games

Game Title	Appears as	Mods	Notation	Release Date
SOCOM 4: US Navy SEALs	AMELI			2011
Call of Duty: Ghosts	Ameli			2013