7.92 mm MG42 machine gun

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/7.92_mm_MG42_machine_gun
GPTKB entity
Statements (34)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf shooting
gptkbp:action recoil-operated
gptkbp:barrelLength 530 mm (21 in)
gptkbp:caliber gptkb:7.92×57mm_Mauser
gptkbp:designedBy gptkb:Werner_Gruner
gptkbp:feedSystem belt-fed
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 7.92 mm MG42 machine gun
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:FN_MAG
gptkb:M60_machine_gun
gptkb:MG3
gptkbp:introducedIn 1942
gptkbp:length 1,220 mm (48 in)
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Mauser
gptkb:Steyr-Daimler-Puch
gptkb:Grossfuss
Maget
gptkbp:material stamped steel
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Hitler's_buzzsaw
gptkbp:notableFor high rate of fire
gptkbp:origin gptkb:Nazi_Germany
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:MG34
gptkbp:range 1,000 m (1,100 yd)
3,500 m (3,800 yd)
gptkbp:rateOfFire 1,200–1,500 rounds/min
gptkbp:service 1942–present (variants)
gptkbp:successor gptkb:MG3
gptkbp:type shooting
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:Wehrmacht
gptkb:Waffen-SS
various postwar countries (as MG3 and derivatives)
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:weight 11.6 kg (25.6 lb)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Jagdpanzer_IV
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6