Service Data:
In Service: to
Production Data:
Manufacturer: Rheinmetall-Borsig
Number built: 750,000
Technical Data:
Type: Maschinengewehr 42
Calibre: cm
Length: m
Weight: kg
Breech:
Recoil:
Carriage:
Elevation: - ° to + °
Traverse: �
Rate of fire: rounds per minute
Muzzle velocity: m/s
Effective range: m
Shell Weight: kg
Used by: Heer
Variants:
Other: Machine Guns
Articles:
History:
The 7.92 MG 42 (Maschinengewehr 42)
Gallery:
Heer Comments
Sources:
German Artillery in World War II. 1939-1945.
ISBN-10: 0887407625
German Artillery of World War Two.
ISBN-10: 1853672610
German infantry weapons of World War II.
ISBN-10: 0882543725
German Small Arms of World War II.
ISBN-10: 0896730239
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sources