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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