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FG42

Early and late WW2 variants of the FG42.

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 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.

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.

Battlefield 1942


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.

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The FG-42 is a weapon set to appear in Battlefield V. It was first seen in the Devastation of Rotterdam trailer. With the highest fire rate and lowest magazine capacity of the LMGs, the FG-42 has the quickest time to kill in its class at the cost of high recoil and frequent reloads. It is the only Support weapon thus far with the ability to mount a Bayonet through upgrades.


Upgrades

For an explanation of the Weapon Upgrades system in Battlefield V, see Weapon Upgrades.
Rank Left Middle Right
Rank 1 Quick Aim
Rank 2 Quick Deploy
Rank 3 Less Vertical Recoil Improved Stationary Accuracy
Rank 4 Faster Movement While Aiming Less Horizontal Recoil
Rank 5 More Accurate Hipfire Bayonet Improved Moving Accuracy

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References

  1. Hey, A Message Board - Older Battlefield Games - retrieved October 23, 2010
  2. Giant Grid O' Death - retrieved October 23, 2010
  3. Hey, A Message Board - Older Battlefield Games - retrieved October 22, 2010
  4. Giant Grid O' Death - retrieved October 22, 2010
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