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Actually, the MG42 was not .50 caliber, it was either 7.92mm or 6mm depending on the variant.
The MG42 was a Belt-Fed Machine Gun with a caliber of 7.92mm, larger than most other cartridges in use at the time. The MG42 were designed to give the standard infantryman devestating firepower with a cyclic rate of almost 800 rounds per minute (RPM) in a man-portable package. Which was far beyond the capabilities of their standard issue rifle, the bolt-action Mausers. The American equivalent of the MG42 would be the M-1918 .30cal Browning utilizing the 30-06 Springfield cartridge the ancestor of todays .308 Winchester, commonly used in the Belgian FN FAL, M-14, and M240 light machine gun. The MG42 set the standard for light machineguns (LMG). Many of today's LMGs, such as the American M-60 and German MG 21, can trace their origins to the MG42.
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Mg42 or bozooka what one was better?
A comparison is impossible to my way of thinking because the MG42 was a machine gun and the bazooka was a rocket launcher. It is an apples versus oranges contest. The German counterpart to the bazooka would be the panzerschreck, or possibly the panzerfaust. The US counterpart to the MG42 would be the Browning M1919.
What weapons did Germany develop?
Mp40 Mg42 Panzer Tiger Tanks
What was the number one weapon in Vietnam War?
The most widiy used weapon in the Veitnam war was the American M-16 rifle.
What is atlatl and how was it used?
an atlatl is a native american weapon used to plaugh there spauses.
Did the Nazis use 50 Caliber Machine Guns on D-Day?
no they used mg42 which fires an 8mm cartridge which is similar to the american 30/06 cartridge......
Is the MG42 better than a shotgun?
Yes because the MG42 can kill much more faster than a shotgun. The MG42 can also reload really quickly and kill more zombies than a shotgun. If some anti-zombies were you they will take the MG42 instead of the shotgun because the shotgun is the weakest weapon than the MG42. Shotguns can kill a couple of zombies per minute but the MG42 can kill over 1,000 zombies per minute and can really beat the shotgun. The MG42 is way much more better than the shotgun so the answer is yes.
What was the best weapon in World War 2?
The best weapon was the German mg42. It was so good that it is still in service in parts of the world today. It has an immense rate of fire.
What machine gun was better the German MG42 or the American Browning 30cal?
Both had their strong and weak points. The Browning M1919 was not designed as a 'general purpose' weapon, but rather, a medium machine gun, and thus lacked some of the features of the MG42, such as a design which allowed for it to used to some reasonable degree as a squad level support weapon, if need be. The M1919 always had to be mounted on a tripod during operation, whereas the MG42 had a bipod. The method of attaching the M1919 to the tripod was much simpler than the same process for the MG42. As for rates of fire, the MG42 had a rate of fire of around 1200 rounds per minute, which was effective at keeping heads down, but also burned through ammunition stocks quickly, and caused rapid barrel overheating, which required the barrel to be changed at regular intervals.
What is the mg42?
The MG42, nicknamed "The Buzzsaw" by the allies, was a German General Purpose Machine Gun that was an improvement over the earlier MG34. It was used in all German theatres of WWII as a support weapon, and was very effective at holding back advances, mainly due to it's incredibly high fire rate. The MG42 is capable of 1500 Rounds Per Minute, which gave it a place in weapon history as one of the fastest firing infantry weapons of all time, and the fastest firing machine gun of all time, in fact, the MG42 used up it's ammunition so fast that it needed another two more soldiers to carry spares. Combined with the powerful 7.92x55mm Mauser round, it was incredibly effective at tearing down infantry groups. The weapon continued to live on after WWII, upgraded to multiple version such as the identical MG1, the Austrian MG74, and the American M60. Today the Bundeswehr use the newer MG3, upgraded with newer box magazines, and the smaller 7.62 NATO round.
How heavy is the mg42?
The MG42 Machine Gun weighed 11.57 kg (25.51 lb).
What was the single most deadly weapon of defense used by the Germans along the Normandy beaches?
The MG42 machine gun caused the greatest number of enemy casualties throughout the war.
What is the GTAIV MG42 cheat?
There is no cheat for the MG-42 in GTA IV. I assume you saw a youtube video showing one of them in GTA IV. What you saw was a new weapon model modded into the game. This can only be done on the PC version of GTA IV. If you want to know more, just google: "GTA IV MG42"
How many bullets does a MG42 hold?
First, the term is cartridge. Bullet is the part of the cartridge that comes out of the barrel. Second, the MG42 holds NO cartridges. It is a belt fed machinegun, and has no magazine inside the weapon. The belt hangs outsdie, and has metal links that hold the cartridges together. A standard belt is either 50, 75 or 250 linked cartridges.
What country had the mg42?
Germany .
How do you get MG42 in nazi zombies every time?
There is no sure-fire way to get the MG42, but your best shot is with the mystery box.
Who invented the mg42?
Ernst Grunow .
What was the most dangerous weapon in World War 2?
The most deadliest weapon in the world is a Nuclear bomb/Nuclear missle. If it in guns you mean well i say best guns are the MG42, AK47 and the Barrett M82 Sniper rifle. -------- I suppose that now the most dangerous weapon is the hydrogen bomb.
