The [b]MG42[/b] ([i]Maschinengewehr 42[/i]) is a German [[World War II]]-era open-bolt [[machine gun]], chambered for the 7.92×57mm Mauser round. It supplanted the earlier [[MG34]] in 1942 due to lower manufacturing cost thanks to dominant stamped metal parts. Its highest cyclic rate of fire at 1200 RPM, made the [[weapon]] gained the nickname [i]Hitler's Buzzsaw[/i].

The [[MG42 (Girls' Frontline)|]] is recognizable by its [[barrel shroud]] with squared-off profile and larger perforations. It is [[ammunition belt|belt-fed]] and also accepts [[dual drum magazine]]s.

h1. See also
* [[List of Weapons]]
* [[MG3]] [tn](Post-WWII modernized variant.)[/tn]

h1. External links
* "Wikipedia: MG42":HTTPS://en.WIKIPEDIA.org/wiki/MG_42
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