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| − | The '''FG42''' (German: ''Fallschirmjägergewehr 1942''; English: ''Paratrooper rifle 1942'') was a German [[File:FG42.jpg|thumb|298px|Early and late WW2 variants of the FG42.]]selective-fire machine gun designed by Louis Stange in 1942. It was considered a marvel in World War II weaponry for combining characteristics and firepower of a light machine gun with the size and weight of a standard rifle. However, it was very expensive and only issued in very limited numbers to Fallschirmjäger airborne infantry and elite forces. |
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| + | |image1 = [[File:FG42.jpg]] |
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| + | |caption1 = Early and late WW2 variants of the FG42. |
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| + | |game = [[Battlefield 1942]]<br>[[Battlefield V]]}} |
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| + | The '''{{w|FG 42|Fallschirmjägergewehr 1942}}''' (English: ''Paratrooper rifle 1942'', colloquially referred to as the '''FG42''') was a purpose-designed automatic rifle intended for use by the German Fallschirmjäger units of the Luftwaffe. It is semi-bullpup in configuration, with a side-loaded magazine, and fired the full-sized 7.92mm Mauser cartridge at 750-900 rounds per minute. It was a response to the early failures of German paratroops in Crete and other places, who had to have their weapons dropped in separate crates and had only sidearms to defend themselves before they could retrieve the crates. |
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| + | While a novel design, the weapon had numerous drawbacks. It was expensive to produce, the side-mounted magazines tended to unbalance the weapon and resulted in a hard pull, which was exaggerated by the power of the cartridge it fired. |
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| − | It fired a 7.92x57mm Mauser cartridge in a 10- or 20-round magazine at 750-900 rounds per minute and had an effective range of 500 meters. All models featured standard iron sights, but it could also equip an optional ZFG42 or ZF4 scopes. |
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| + | ===Appearances=== |
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| − | ==Battlefield 1942: Secret Weapons of WWII== |
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| + | *[[FG-42/Battlefield V|FG-42 (Battlefield V)]] |
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| − | |damage = 7 |
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| − | |mult = *2.7x Head |
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| − | *1.6x Body |
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| − | |magazine = 30 rounds |
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| − | |startammo = 5 magazines |
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| − | |maxammo = 5 magazines |
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| − | |reload = 3.8 seconds |
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| − | |rof = 540 rpm |
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| − | |recoil = Low |
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| − | |fire = Automatic |
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| − | |faction = [[File:Flag Germany 1933.png|20px|border]] [[Waffen-SS]]|border]] [[Waffen-SS]] |
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| − | |kit = [[File:Assault.BF1942.Icon.png|15px]] Assault |
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| − | |source = <ref>[http://denkirson.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=general2&action=display&thread=1543 Hey, A Message Board - Older Battlefield Games] - retrieved October 22, 2010</ref><ref>[http://realtimerendering.com/erich/bf1942/weapongrid.html Giant Grid O' Death] - retrieved October 22, 2010</ref>}} |
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| − | In ''Battlefield 1942: Secret Weapons of WWII'', the '''Fallschirmjägergewehr 42''' is issued to the [[Waffen-SS|SS]] [[Assault (Kit)|Assault]] kit. It has a high rate of fire, moderate accuracy, high damage and medium recoil. It uses a 30-round magazine. According to the game files, it uses the same projectile material as the [[StG 44]], hence being identical in stats. |
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| − | File:FG42_BF1942.png|The Fallschrimjägergewehr 42 in ''Battlefield 1942: Secret Weapons of WWII'' at [[Eagle's Nest]] |
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| − | </gallery> |
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| − | {{Weapons of Battlefield 1942}} |
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| − | ==References== |
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| − | {{Reflist}} |
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[[Category:Light Machine Guns]] |
[[Category:Light Machine Guns]] |
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Revision as of 00:26, 28 July 2019
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The Fallschirmjägergewehr 1942 (English: Paratrooper rifle 1942, colloquially referred to as the FG42) was a purpose-designed automatic rifle intended for use by the German Fallschirmjäger units of the Luftwaffe. It is semi-bullpup in configuration, with a side-loaded magazine, and fired the full-sized 7.92mm Mauser cartridge at 750-900 rounds per minute. It was a response to the early failures of German paratroops in Crete and other places, who had to have their weapons dropped in separate crates and had only sidearms to defend themselves before they could retrieve the crates.
While a novel design, the weapon had numerous drawbacks. It was expensive to produce, the side-mounted magazines tended to unbalance the weapon and resulted in a hard pull, which was exaggerated by the power of the cartridge it fired.