7.92 mm MG 42 machine gun

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/7.92_mm_MG_42_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:countryOfOrigin gptkb:Nazi_Germany
gptkbp:designedBy 1942
gptkbp:enteredService 1942
gptkbp:feedSystem belt-fed
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 7.92 mm MG 42 machine gun
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:FN_MAG
gptkb:M60_machine_gun
gptkb:MG_3
gptkbp:length 1,220 mm (48 in)
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Metall_und_Lackierwarenfabrik_Johannes_Großfuß_AG
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Hitler's_buzzsaw
gptkbp:notableFor high rate of fire
gptkbp:numberBuilt over 400,000
gptkbp:range 1,000 m (1,100 yd)
3,500 m (3,800 yd)
gptkbp:rateOfFire 1,200–1,500 rounds/min
gptkbp:replacedBy gptkb:MG_34
gptkbp:successor gptkb:MG_3
gptkbp:touristAttraction iron sights
gptkbp:type shooting
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:Wehrmacht
gptkb:Waffen-SS
Luftwaffe ground forces
gptkbp:usedInConflict gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:weight 11.6 kg (25.6 lb)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Sd.Kfz._234
gptkb:Jagdpanzer_IV_L/70_(A)
gptkb:Sd.Kfz._234/1_armored_car
gptkb:Sd.Kfz._234/2_armored_car
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7