MG 42

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   Type

   Infobox · Type

   General-purpose machine gun

   Place of origin

   Infobox · Place of origin

   Nazi Germany

   In service

   Infobox · In service

   1942–present

   Used by

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   See Users

   Wars

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   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

   Designer

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   Werner Gruner

   Designed

   Infobox · Designed

   1942

   Manufacturer

   Infobox · Manufacturer

   Großfuß AG Mauser Werke AG Wilhelm Gustloff Stiftung Steyr-Daimler-Puch MAGET (Maschinenbau und Gerätebau GmbH, Berlin-Tegel)

   Unit cost

   Infobox · Unit cost

   75 man-hours 250 ℛ︁ℳ︁ (1944) (equivalent to €52 in 2021)

   Produced

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   1942–1945 (Nazi Germany)

   No. built

   Infobox · No. built

   423,600

   Variants

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   MG 45/MG 42V MG 1 MG 2 Rheinmetall MG 3 M53 MG 74

   Mass

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   11.6 kg (25.57 lb)

   Length

   Infobox · Length

   1,220 mm (48 in)

   Barrel length

   Infobox · Barrel length

   530 mm (20.9 in)

   Cartridge

   Infobox · Cartridge

   7.92×57mm Mauser

   Action

   Infobox · Action

   Recoil-operated , roller-locked

   Rate of fire

   Infobox · Rate of fire

   1,200 rounds/min (varied between 900–1,500 rounds/min with different bolts) Practical: 153 rounds/min Fully-automatic only

   Muzzle velocity

   Infobox · Muzzle velocity

   740 m/s (2,428 ft/s) ( s.S. Patrone )

   Effective firing range

   Infobox · Effective firing range

   200–2,000 m (219–2,187 yd) sight adjustments 3,500 m (3,828 yd) with tripod and telescopic sight

   Maximum firing range

   Infobox · Maximum firing range

   4,700 m (5,140 yd)

   Feed system

   Infobox · Feed system

   50 or 250-round Patronengurt 33, 34, or 34/41 model belt 50-round belt drum

   Sights

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   Iron sights , anti aircraft sight or telescopic sights

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   Algeria

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   Bangladesh

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   Bosnia and Herzegovina

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   Bulgaria

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   China

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   Croatia

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   East Timor

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   Finland

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   France

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   Hungary

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   Israel

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   Italian Social Republic

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   Kingdom of Romania

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   Nazi Germany

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   Norway

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   Portugal

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   Spain

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   Tunisia

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   United Kingdom

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   West Germany

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   Yugoslavia

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   Zaire

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