FG 42 [SEP] service entry
FG 42
The FG 42 (German: "Fallschirmjägergewehr" 42, "paratrooper rifle 42") is a selective-fire 7.92×57mm Mauser automatic rifle produced in Nazi Germany during World War II. The weapon was developed specifically for the use of the Fallschirmjäger airborne infantry in 1942 and was used in very limited numbers until the end of the war.
It combined the characteristics and firepower of a light machine gun in a lightweight form no larger than the standard-issue Karabiner 98k bolt-action rifle. Considered one
a direct descendant of the MG 42 and a licensed MG 3 variant, is still in service with the Italian military
- Belgian FN MAG, which copied the MG 42's feed-system and trigger-mechanism. It is the most widely used GPMG among western armies.
- Belgian Mk 48, is a GPMG based on the FN Minimi light machine gun and M249 SAW.
- American M60, which is based on the German FG 42 and uses the MG 42's feed-system and stamp-steel