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[[File:FG42.jpg|thumb|298px|Early and late WW2 variants of the FG42.]]
 
 
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|image1 = [[File:FG42.jpg]]
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 Cyprus 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.
 
 
|caption1 = Early and late WW2 variants of the FG42.
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|game = [[Battlefield 1942]]<br>[[Battlefield V]]}}
 
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.
   
 
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.
 
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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===Appearances===
==Battlefield 1942==
 
 
*[[FG-42/Battlefield 1942|FG-42 (Battlefield 1942)]]
{{Infobox/weapon
 
 
*[[FG-42/Battlefield V|FG-42 (Battlefield V)]]
|name = Fallschirmjägergewehr 42
 
|image = [[File:Fallschirmjägergewehr_42_Icon_BF1942.png]]
 
|damage = 7
 
|mult =
 
*2.7x Head
 
*1.6x Body
 
*1.0x Arms/Legs
 
|magazine = 30 rounds
 
|startammo = 5 magazines
 
|maxammo = 5 magazines
 
|reload = 4.6 seconds
 
|rof = 540 rpm
 
|recoil = Recoil Force Up: 0.28 - 0.32 <br> Recoil Force Left Right: -0.2 - 0.2
 
|fire = Fully Automatic
 
|faction = [[File:Flag Germany 1933.png|20px|border]] [[German Elite Forces]]
 
|kit = [[File:Assault.BF1942.Icon.png|15px]] Assault
 
|source = <ref>[http://denkirson.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=general2&action=display&thread=1543 Hey, A Message Board - Older Battlefield Games] - retrieved October 23, 2010</ref><ref>[http://realtimerendering.com/erich/bf1942/weapongrid.html Giant Grid O' Death] - retrieved October 23, 2010</ref>|console = <tt>Gewehr42</tt>|slot = Primary|vel = 1000 m/s|ammotype = sg44Projectile|drop = none|lifetime = 1 second|acc = .75 <small>(minimum deviation)</small>
 
|spreadinc = 3.0 (first shot)<br>0.4 (added per shot)|spreaddec = 0.06 <small>(amount reduced per server-frame (30 per second))</small>
 
|inaccmove = <u>''General Movement''</u><br>
 
2.25 <small>(maximum deviation by moving)</small><br>
 
0.2 <small>(moving forward/backwards)</small><br>
 
0.2 <small>(add for moving sideways)</small><br>
 
0.1 <small>(reduce per server-frame (30 fps))</small><br>
 
<u>''Turning''</u><br>
 
0 <small>(maximum deviation by turning)</small><br>0 <small>(turning up and down)</small><br>0<small>(turning left and right)</small><br>0<small>(reduce per server-frame (30 fps))</small><br>
 
<u>''Jumping''</u><br>
 
2.5 <small>(maximum deviation by jumping)</small><br>2.5 <small>(performing a jump)</small><br>0.1<small>(reduce per server-frame (30 fps))</small>|accuracy = 0.9 <small>(standing)</small> <br> 0.5 <small>(crouching)</small><br> 0.3 <small>(prone)</small>
 
}}
 
 
 
{{Infobox/weapon
 
 
|damage = 7
 
|mult = *2.7x Head
 
*1.6x Body
 
|magazine = 30 rounds
 
|startammo = 5 magazines
 
|maxammo = 5 magazines
 
|reload = 4.6 seconds
 
|rof = 540 rpm
 
|recoil = Low
 
|fire = Automatic
 
 
|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>|console = <tt>Gewehr42</tt>}}
 
 
The '''Fallschirmjägergewehr 42''' (referred to as the '''Gewehr42''' in the game files) is a weapon featured in ''[[Battlefield 1942: Secret Weapons of WWII]]'', issued to the [[German Elite Forces]] [[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.
 
 
===Gallery===
 
<gallery>
 
Fallschirmjägergewehr 42 BF1942.png|The Fallschirmjägergewehr 42 in first person
 
1942_FG42-kit.png|The Fallschirmjägergewehr 42 with the [[Assault]] kit pickup.
 
</gallery>
 
 
{{Weapons/BF1942}}
 
 
==Battlefield V==
 
{{RA}}
 
 
{{Infobox/weapon
 
|name = FG-42
 
|icon = [[File:Battlefield V FG-42 HUD Icon.png|200px]]
 
|slot = Primary <small>(LMG)</small>
 
|fire = Fully Automatic<br />Semi-Automatic
 
|rof = 670 rpm
 
|magazine = 20 rounds
 
|startammo = 40+20 rounds
 
|maxammo =
 
|kit = [[Support#Battlefield V|Support]]
 
|faction =
 
}}
 
 
The '''FG-42''' is a weapon set to appear in ''[[Battlefield V]]''. It was first seen in the [[Battlefield 5 – Official Gamescom Trailer – Devastation of Rotterdam|Devastation of Rotterdam trailer]].
 
 
===Gallery===
 
<gallery>
 
BFV RotterdamTrailer FG42.png|The FG-42 in the [[Battlefield 5 – Official Gamescom Trailer – Devastation of Rotterdam|Devastation of Rotterdam trailer]].
 
</gallery>
 
 
{{Weapons/BF5}}
 
   
==References==
 
{{Reflist}}
 
 
[[de:Fallschirmjägergewehr 42]]
 
[[de:Fallschirmjägergewehr 42]]
[[Category:Weapons of Battlefield 1942]]
 
 
[[Category:Light Machine Guns]]
 
[[Category:Light Machine Guns]]
[[Category:Weapons of Battlefield V]]
 

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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.

Appearances