For other uses, see MG. The MG42 (Maschinengewehr 42[1]) is a German machine gun that is featured in all of the World War II era Call of Duty installments, as well as making appearances in Call of Duty: Black Ops, Call of Duty: Black Ops III, Call of Dut
The MG42 was designed in Germany in 1938, and it was placed in action on all fronts by mid-1942. Its originalcalibrewas 7.92 mm, but whenWest Germanyentered theNorth Atlantic Treaty Organization(NATO), the weapon’s bore was modified to fire the NATO standardrifleand machine-guncartridgeof ...
That weapon would be the Maschinengewehr 42 Machine Gun of 1942 or just the MG42. Thealliesin World War II feared no single weapon more. It possessed an unbelievable rate of fire—around 1,200 to 1,500 rounds per minute! At its best, the MG34 could reach 1,200 rounds per minutes, bu...
Its rate of fire will eat up ammo in rapid succession, which can be dangerous for several conditions: In Eastern Front, the German Machine Gun crews often run out of ammo as they are faced with the approaching Soviet human wave. Even the crew was experienced enough to control the MG42, ...
providing suppressive fire. In fact, its impressively high rate of fire, fearsome though it was, often led to the weapon exhausting its supply too quickly. Machine gun crews were instructed to deliver short bursts of fire and to adjust their aim between them, in order to avoid wasting ...
The MG42 was never truely a light machine gun, while the M60 was designed for just that role. The MG42 fit the bill, with its high rate of fire perfect for the outnumbered Germans in the second half of the war. A gun that spits out bullets at an incredible rate of fire is more ...
-- ''Describe the cannon/machine gun in the game - its distinctive features, tactics of usage against notable opponents. Please don't write a "guide" - do not impose a single point of view, but give the reader food for thought.'' --> The MG42 has a very high rate of fire meaning...