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gptkbp:instanceOf
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shooting
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gptkbp:action
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recoil-operated
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gptkbp:barrelLength
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530 mm (21 in)
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gptkbp:caliber
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7.92 mm
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gptkbp:cartridge
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gptkb:7.92×57mm_Mauser
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gptkbp:designer
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gptkb:Heinrich_Vollmer
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gptkbp:feedSystem
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belt-fed
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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MG 42
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gptkbp:influenced
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gptkb:FN_MAG
gptkb:M60_machine_gun
gptkb:MG_51
gptkb:MG_74
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gptkbp:introduced
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1942
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gptkbp:length
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1,220 mm (48 in)
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gptkbp:manufacturer
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gptkb:Mauser
gptkb:Steyr-Daimler-Puch
gptkb:Grossfuss
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gptkbp:nickname
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gptkb:Hitler's_buzzsaw
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gptkbp:notableFeature
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quick-change barrel
high rate of fire
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gptkbp:origin
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gptkb:Nazi_Germany
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gptkbp:predecessor
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gptkb:MG_34
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gptkbp:range
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1,000 m (1,100 yd)
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gptkbp:rateOfFire
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1,200–1,500 rounds/min
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:MG_3
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gptkbp:touristAttraction
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iron sights
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gptkbp:type
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shooting
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gptkbp:usedBy
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gptkb:French_Army
gptkb:Wehrmacht
gptkb:Yugoslav_Partisans
gptkb:Italian_Army
gptkb:Danish_Army
gptkb:Austrian_Army
gptkb:Waffen-SS
gptkb:Norwegian_Army
gptkb:West_German_Bundeswehr
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gptkbp:usedInConflict
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gptkb:Korean_War
gptkb:Vietnam_War
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkb:Yugoslav_Wars
gptkb:Indo-Pakistani_War_of_1965
gptkb:Indo-Pakistani_War_of_1971
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gptkbp:variant
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gptkb:M53
gptkb:MG_1
gptkb:MG_3
gptkb:MG_42/59
gptkb:MG_45
gptkb:MG_74
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gptkbp:weight
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11.6 kg (25.6 lb)
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Army_Ordnance_Office_(Heereswaffenamt)
gptkb:7.62_mm_MG3_machine_gun
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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