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