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IWI Danlarger figure on 2 of 3
MG 42larger figure on 1 of 3
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Measured figures
Length
Single sourcestock folded
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | IWI Dan | MG 42 |
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| Type | Sniper rifle[source] | General-purpose machine gun[source] |
| Place of origin | Israel[source] | Nazi Germany[source] |
| Designer | Nehemia Sirkis[source] | Werner Gruner[source] |
| Manufacturer | Israel Weapon Industries[source] | Großfuß AG Mauser Werke AG Wilhelm Gustloff Stiftung Steyr-Daimler-Puch MAGET (Maschinenbau und Gerätebau GmbH, Berlin-Tegel) |
1,280 mm (50.4 in) 1,030 mm (40.6 in) stock folded[source]
Length
Single source1,220 mm (48 in)[source]
Effective; Effective firing range
Single source1200 m[source]
Practical Fully-automatic only
Single sourcevaried between
Single sourcewith different bolts
Single source1,200 rounds/min (varied between 900–1,500 rounds/min with different bolts) Practical: 153 rounds/min Fully-automatic only[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Unit cost | $9,000[source] | 75 man-hours 250 ℛ︁ℳ︁ (1944) (equivalent to €52 in 2021)[source] |
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| Produced | 2014–present[source] | 1942–1945 (Nazi Germany)[source] |
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| Cartridge | .338 Lapua Magnum[source] | 7.92×57mm Mauser[source] |
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| Action | Bolt-action[source] | Recoil-operated , roller-locked[source] |
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| Feed system | 10-round detachable box magazine[source] | 50 or 250-round Patronengurt 33, 34, or 34/41 model belt 50-round belt drum[source] |
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| Sights | day or night optical sights back-up iron sights[source] | Iron sights , anti aircraft sight or telescopic sights[source] |
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| In service | — | 1942–present[source] |
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| Used by | — | See Users[source] |
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| Wars | — | World War II Guerrilla war in the Baltic states Greek Civil War 1948 Arab–Israeli War 1958 Lebanon crisis Algerian War Bizerte crisis Bangladesh Liberation War Portuguese Colonial War East Timorese civil war Indonesian invasion of East Timor Lebanese Civil War Nicaraguan Revolution Yugoslav Wars First Congo War Syrian Civil War[source] |
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| Designed | — | 1942[source] |
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| No. built | — | 423,600[source] |
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| Variants | — | MG 45/MG 42V MG 1 MG 2 Rheinmetall MG 3 M53 MG 74[source] |
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| Reported operators | — |
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