MG-42

The MG-42 (abbr. from Maschinengewehr 42 (ger. Machine Gun 42) is a German made general purpose machine gun. It is found on tanks, on weapon stands and as a stand alone infantry support weapon. When mounted on a stand its magazine capacity is 120 rounds, when in the hands of a machine gunner or mounted on a tank it has 50 rounds. The MG-42 has a relatively high rate of fire (1200 shots per minute) and average accuracy at 50 meters. The American and Russian HMGs both have a higher ammo capacity (200 rounds for the Browning MG, 250 for the DS-39), but a slower rate of fire and comparable accuracy at 50 meters. This is not a high caliber weapon so the expection one round instantly kills infantry is not probabe.