MG42

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/MG42

GPTKB entity

Statements (94)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	shooting
gptkbp:action	recoil-operated
gptkbp:barrelLength	530 mm (21 in)
gptkbp:cartridge	gptkb:7.92×57mm_Mauser
gptkbp:designedBy	gptkb:Heinrich_Vollmer
gptkbp:feedSystem	belt-fed
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	MG42
gptkbp:influenced	gptkb:FN_MAG gptkb:M60_machine_gun gptkb:MG3
gptkbp:introduced	1942
gptkbp:length	1,220 mm (48 in)
gptkbp:manufacturer	gptkb:Metall_und_Lackierwarenfabrik_Johannes_Großfuß
gptkbp:nickname	gptkb:Hitler's_buzzsaw
gptkbp:notableFor	high rate of fire
gptkbp:numberBuilt	over 400,000
gptkbp:origin	gptkb:Nazi_Germany
gptkbp:predecessor	gptkb:MG34
gptkbp:rateOfFire	1,200–1,500 rounds/min
gptkbp:service	1942–present
gptkbp:successor	gptkb:MG3
gptkbp:touristAttraction	iron sights
gptkbp:type	shooting
gptkbp:usedBy	gptkb:Bulgarian_Army gptkb:South_African_Army gptkb:Albanian_Army gptkb:Algerian_Army gptkb:Bosnian_Army gptkb:Israeli_Army gptkb:Libyan_Army gptkb:Macedonian_Army gptkb:Pakistani_Army gptkb:Zimbabwean_Army gptkb:Iranian_Army gptkb:Canadian_Army gptkb:French_Army gptkb:Wehrmacht gptkb:Romanian_Army gptkb:Turkish_Army gptkb:Venezuelan_Army gptkb:Angolan_Army gptkb:Chinese_Army gptkb:Mozambican_Army gptkb:Nicaraguan_Army gptkb:East_German_National_People's_Army gptkb:Chilean_Army gptkb:Greek_Army gptkb:Italian_Army gptkb:Danish_Army gptkb:Montenegrin_Army gptkb:Swiss_Army gptkb:Bolivian_Army gptkb:Cuban_Army gptkb:Paraguayan_Army gptkb:Austrian_Army gptkb:Finnish_Army gptkb:Hungarian_Army gptkb:Waffen-SS gptkb:Serbian_Army gptkb:Mexican_Army gptkb:Spanish_Army gptkb:Egyptian_Army gptkb:Argentine_Army gptkb:Colombian_Army gptkb:Brazilian_Army gptkb:Croatian_Army gptkb:Ecuadorian_Army gptkb:Guatemalan_Army gptkb:Honduran_Army gptkb:Iraqi_Army gptkb:Lebanese_Army gptkb:Norwegian_Army gptkb:Peruvian_Army gptkb:Polish_Army gptkb:Portuguese_Army gptkb:Slovenian_Army gptkb:Syrian_Army gptkb:Uruguayan_Army gptkb:Yugoslav_People's_Army gptkb:Czechoslovak_Army gptkb:Afghan_Army gptkb:Costa_Rican_Army gptkb:Panamanian_Army gptkb:Salvadoran_Army gptkb:Vietnamese_Army gptkb:North_Korean_Army gptkb:West_German_Bundeswehr gptkb:United_States_Army_(as_captured_weapon) Indian Army various postwar militaries
gptkbp:usedIn	gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:weight	11.6 kg (25.6 lb)
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Machine_Gun
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5