MG 42

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/MG_42

GPTKB entity

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