7.92 mm MG42 machine gun

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/7.92_mm_MG42_machine_gun

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb: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
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	gptkb: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
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	7.92 mm MG42 machine gun