Mitragliatrice MG 42

La mitragliatrice MG 42 tedesca was the successor of the Maschinengewehr 34 air-cooled mitragliatrice general-purpose firing the standard 7.92 x 57 mm Mauser rifle ammunition. The development of new mitragliatrice was initiated in the late 1930s, when it was found that the MG 34 was too well made and, therefore, too expensive e time-consuming to produce in sufficient numbers.

The new mitragliatrice, designated MG 39/41, was made of stamped e cast metal parts, where the MG 34 had used machined steel parts. The MG 42 was spot-welded, ed its stock e pistol grip were made of Bakelite plastic to speed production. A small production batch of 1500 mitragliatrici MG 39/41 entered combat trials nel 1941, e the weapon was redesignated MG 42 when it was officially taken into production in 1942. The MG 42 proved to be more reliable than the MG 34, it was lighter, more robust, required less metal ed only 75 man-hours to produce, compared to nearly 150 man-hours for the MG 34.

The MG 42 served as a squad mitragliatrice leggera, o sustained fire mitragliatrice media like the MG 34, but it could not be used as una mitragliatrice da carro, because its square section barrel housing did not fit the port mitragliatrice in tank cupolas.

Modellini Disponibili

• MG 42 Gunner "Helmut", 1:6 Dragon 70236
• Fanteria Tedesca Weapons Set, 1:35 Tamiya 35111
• Mitragliatrici MG 42 (5 ea, Vehicle Accessories), 1:76 Vac-U-Cast VA-104

Caratteristiche Tecniche

• Maschinengewehr 42
• Tipo: air-cooled recoil operated mitragliatrice general purpose
• Calibro: 7.92 mm
• Munizioni: 7.92 x 57 mm Mauser
• Lunghezza: 1220 mm
• Lunghezza canna: 627 mm
• Peso: 11.57 kg con bipod
• Alimentazione: nastri da 50/200 colpi o caricatori da 50 colpi
• Velocità alla volata: 820 m/s
• Muzzle Energy: 3600 - 5000 J
• Gittata utile:
  • 800 m on bipod
  • 3000 - 3500 m on tripod
• Cadenza di tiro: 1,500 colpi/min
• Manufacturer: Großfuß, Mauser Werke, Gustloff Werke, ed others
• Produzione: 1942–1945 (750,000 units)
• Servizio: 1942 - 1959

After the war, the belt-feeding mechanism of the MG 34 e MG 42 was adopted for the design of the US Army’s new mitragliatrice M60. Modifications of the MG 42 resulted in the MG 42/59 e Rheinmetall MG3, the mitragliatrice general purpose of the modern German Bundeswehr e many other forze della NATO.

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Soldatini Tedeschi della Seconda Guerra Mondiale

- Pubblicato: 07.06.2007 - Aggiornato: 18.06.2008
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