MG42

MG42The MG42 (Shortened from German: Maschinengewehr 42) is a 7.96x57mm Mauser general purpose machine gun designed in Nazi Germany and used extensively by the Wehrmacht and the Waffen-SS during the second half of World War 2. It was intended to replace the earlier MG35, which was more expensive and took much longer to produce.

The MG42 has a proven record of reliability, durability, simplicity and ease of operation, but is most notable for its ability to produce a high volume of suppressing fire.