The MG 42 (shortened from German: Maschinengewehr 42, or "machine gun 42") is a German recoil-operated air-cooled general-purpose machine gun used extensively by the Wehrmacht and the Waffen-SS during the second half of World War II.

MG42 （Maschinengewehr 42 的縮寫，意即為「1942年型機槍」）為 納粹 德國 研發，於1942年服役的一款机枪。 该机枪依照 7.92毫米子彈 作為開發依據，本來準備取代 MG34通用機槍，不過最後兩款機槍一起沿用到 第二次世界大戰 結束。

MG42是短行程管退式枪机（Short-Recoil Operated），滚柱闭锁（Roller locked）。 图为处于闭锁状态的MG42枪机，图中：枪管（灰色）、弹膛（紫色）、闭锁滚柱（绿色）、闭锁凸轮（蓝色）、开锁凸面（黄色）。

The Maschinengewehr 42 machine guns, or MG42 for short, were developed by the German firm Metall und Lackierwarenfabrik Johannes Großfuß AG after seeing need for machine guns with greater rate of fire than the MG34 machine guns.

2025年2月6日 · For American combat troops, the MG42 was a deadly problem, from their first encounters with the gun in Tunisia to the last day of the war in Europe. While its predecessor, the MG34, cycled fast...

The MG 42 (shortened from German: Maschinengewehr 42, or "machine gun 42") was a 7.9mm general purpose machine gun that was developed in Nazi Germany and entered service with the Wehrmacht in 1942. It supplemented, and, in some instances, replaced the MG 34 general-purpose machine gun in all...

Because of the ruggedness of the MG 42, it was preferred to issue this weapon to the infantry and rather use the MG 34 in vehicle mounts where the MG 34 was less exposed to dirt and damage. With the acute material shortages of 1944 it was deemed necessary to further simplify to …

2019年5月31日 · Firing an historic rifle such as the MG42, then reviewing footage of it in operation, provides an irreplaceable lesson in World War II history.

MG42通用机枪，为德文Maschinengewehr 42的缩写，意即为“机枪1942年型”。 最大的特点就是射速极快，被称为“希特勒的电锯”。 MG42通用机枪为纳粹德国于1942年研发并且就役，基本上是依照使用7.92 毫米子弹（记住这个口径）的武器作为开发依据，并且准备取代MG34通用机枪。 安装三脚架后MG42成为了营连的支援武器. 若使用两脚架，配备75发弹鼓即可作为轻机枪使用，跟随班排作战。 若使用重机枪的三角架，配备300发弹箱，即可作为重机枪使用，成为营连的支援武 …

The MG34 was a beautiful display of pre-war arms manufacture capability; the MG42 was a wartime functional replacement. Imagine the U.S. in a big war... it's doubtful we'd mass produce F-22s for long. In short... The MG42 could be made faster …