Manstein
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Please join us in continuing the discussion of one of our
favorite firearms of All Time, the MG-42 Maschinengewehr 42
- Machine gun - Nazi Germany
- In service 1942-1959
- Designed 1942
- Produced 1942-1945
- Number built 400,000
- Weight 11.57 kg (25.5 lb)
- Length 1,220 mm (48 in.)
- Cartridge 7.92 x 57 mm Mauser (8 mm Mauser)
- Action Recoil-operated, roller-locked bolt
- Rate of fire 1200 rounds/min
- Muzzle velocity 755 m/s (2,475 ft/s)
- Effective range 1,000 m (1,100 yd)
- Feed system 50- or 250-round belt
MG-42 Maschinengewehr 42 |
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