FG 42
Weight Ausführung "E": 4.2 kg (9.3 lb)
Ausführung "G": 4.95 kg (10.9 lb)
Length Ausführung "E": 945 mm (37.2 in)
Ausführung "G": 975 mm (38.4 in)
Barrel length 500 mm (19.7 in)
Ammo 7.92×57mm Mauser
Rate of fire Ausführung "E": ~900 rounds/min
Effective firing range 600 m = i think around 60 hex
Feed system 20-round detachable box magazine
Sights Iron sights (all models); flip-up front post and folding rear diopter sight; ZFG42 or ZF4 scope
SCOPED FG 42 NAME FG 42s
info Production
Several other improvements were made before being authorized for large-scale production. The original Rheinmetall design used chrome-nickel steel heavily in many essential components, a strategic alloy in short supply. When the Luftwaffe was finally given permission to produce 3,000 rifles for combat trials, the material specifications were changed to accommodate the use of manganese steel as a substitute.[2] The Heinrich Krieghoff company of Suhl (authors of the previous unsuccessful LC-6 tender) was contracted to manufacture the FG 42 in limited quantity as Rheinmetall did not have the capacity to bring the FG 42 into serial production.
The weapon system underwent continuous development. Its expedited development, remedial changes to the original design and ever-changing Luftwaffe requirements resulted in a myriad of variants.[2] Post-war literature typically identifies three versions, however the Germans did not give them separate designations; the "Model I", "Model II" and "Model III" were never officially referenced and period documents simply refer the weapon as the "FG 42", and the reference was always made to the latest production model
