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FG 42 (немісше: Fallschirmjägergewehr 42, "парашютші мылтығы 42") – 7.92×57 мм Маузер автоматты мылтығының таңдамалы атысы. Қару 1942 жылы Fallschirmjäger әуедегі жаяу әскерінің пайдалануы үшін арнайы әзірленді және соғыс аяқталғанға дейін өте шектеулі мөлшерде қолданылды. Ол стандартты Karabiner 98k бұрандалы пехоталық мылтығынан сәл қысқа (бірақ айтарлықтай көлемді және ауыр) жеңіл формадағы жеңіл пулеметтің сипаттамалары мен атыс күшін біріктірді. Екінші дүниежүзілік соғыстың ең озық қаруларының бірі саналатын FG 42 соғыстан кейінгі шағын қарулардың дамуына әсер етті. Оның дизайнының көптеген ерекшеліктері, мысалы, жалпы пішіні, қор стилі, газды айналдыратын бұранданың жұмысы (өзін Льюис тапаншасынан көшірді) және табақ металл және пластикалық құрылыс АҚШ армиясы M60 пулеметін жасақтаған кезде көшірді.
German automatic paratrooper rifle
The FG 42 (German: Fallschirmjägergewehr 42, "paratrooper rifle 42") is a selective fire 7.92×57mm Mauser automatic rifle 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 slightly shorter (but considerably bulkier and heavier) than the standard issue Karabiner 98k bolt action infantry rifle. Considered one of the most advanced weapon designs of World War II, the FG 42 influenced post war small arms development, and many features of its design, such as general shape, stock style, gas rotating bolt operation (itself copied from the Lewis gun) and sheet metal and plastic construction were copied by the US Army when they developed the M60 machine gun. History
At the time of the Battle of Crete (Operation Mercury), German Fallschirmjäger (parachute infantry) were equipped with the same assortment of small arms as the Heer, carrying only 9×19mm Parabellum chambered pistols and hand grenades on them during parachute jumps, with 9×19mm Parabellum submachine guns, 7.92×57mm Mauser chambered rifles, and crew served weapons stored separately in containers that were dropped from the wing of the exit craft. The German RZ parachute harness, with one single riser and two straps attached to the body, making the paratrooper land on his hands and knees in a forward roll, did not allow heavier equipment such as rifles and machine guns to be safely carried during airborne jumps. At Crete, long range rifle and machine gun fire from dug in Commonwealth defenders inflicted heavy casualties on the outgunned German paratroopers in the early stages of battle as they attempted to retrieve their support weapons from containers scattered all over the battlefield. These combat experiences demonstrated the need for a rifle that could be carried by the paratrooper during a drop. The classifications of the development and production Ausführungen (types) are as follows:
Type A First design
Type B Revised model prototype
Type C "LC 6" prototype
Type D First Fallschirmjägergewehr; acceptance trials
Type E First production Fallschirmjägergewehr (sometimes called the Modell I ("Type I")
Type F First stamped receiver Fallschirmjägergewehr
Type G Final production model Fallschirmjägergewehr (sometimes called the Modell II ("Type II")
Development
In 1941, the German Air Force (Luftwaffe) requested a selective fire hand held weapon for the paratroopers; Senior Staff Air Secretary Ossenbach at the GL/C Erprobungsstelle 6 (GL/C E 6—the Luftwaffe Weapons Development Branch at Tarnewitz near Wismar) was approached informally to develop this special new weapon. However, due to the high casualties sustained by the paratroopers during Operation Mercury, Hitler changed his mind about the usefulness of airborne assaults and the plans were terminated. while Krieghoff presented a rising block prototype, which too was quickly dropped. A design credited to Rheinmetall Borsig's Louis Stange of Sömmerda who had previously worked on the MG 34 proved satisfactory and underwent military trials conducted by the GL/C E 6 test station at Tarnewitz in mid 1942. The type "A" was never produced beyond model form, but the basic design layout was retained for further development. With the basic characteristics of the LC 6 accepted, a series of modifications followed. The revised 'Ausführung "B"' replaced the sheet metal handguard with a resin impregnated fiber type that provided protection against heat and a better grip when wet. First operational use
The weapon saw first operational use during the Gran Sasso raid (Unternehmen Eiche) in September 1943 when German paratroopers and Waffen SS commandos rescued Italian dictator Benito Mussolini from his captors – 200 well equipped Carabinieri guards. However, during the whole airborne operation (which was personally ordered by Hitler) not a single shot was fired. Deployment
After approximately 2,000 FG 42s had been produced by Krieghoff, supplies of the manganese steel from which the receivers were forged were diverted to other needs; this meant a redesign was required to use stamped sheet metal in its place. Field reports that the lightweight rifle was not sturdy enough to handle full power rifle ammunition in cyclic mode made Krieghoff engineers design the Type G. Improvements were: relocating the bipod from the front of the handguard to the muzzle to reduce shot dispersion; changing the pistol grip angle to near vertical; enlarging the handguard and changing the stock from stamped steel to wood to minimize overheating, adding weight to the bolt and lengthen its travel to reduce the cyclic rate of fire. Also a four position gas regulator was fitted, the bolt and recoil spring were changed to wound wire, a case deflector was fitted and the muzzle brake and the bayonet mount was changed. These changes, particularly the pistol grip change and the bipod relocation, are clearly visible on late model FG 42s. Production models also had a simple flip out spike bayonet under the barrel hidden by the bipod. In the later version the bayonet was shortened from around to around There were never enough FG 42s to arm most Fallschirmjäger'' as originally intended, however most were employed in the western front following the events of D Day, with the particular use of FG 42 during the Battle of Carentan and the Falaise Pocket (nearly a quarter of all FG 42 produced were in the hands of the 2nd Parachute Division).
The FG 42 (German: Fallschirmjägergewehr 42, "paratrooper rifle 42") is a selective fire 7.92×57mm Mauser automatic rifle 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 slightly shorter (but considerably bulkier and heavier) than the standard issue Karabiner 98k bolt action infantry rifle. Considered one of the most advanced weapon designs of World War II, the FG 42 influenced post war small arms development, and many features of its design, such as general shape, stock style, gas rotating bolt operation (itself copied from the Lewis gun) and sheet metal and plastic construction were copied by the US Army when they developed the M60 machine gun. History
At the time of the Battle of Crete (Operation Mercury), German Fallschirmjäger (parachute infantry) were equipped with the same assortment of small arms as the Heer, carrying only 9×19mm Parabellum chambered pistols and hand grenades on them during parachute jumps, with 9×19mm Parabellum submachine guns, 7.92×57mm Mauser chambered rifles, and crew served weapons stored separately in containers that were dropped from the wing of the exit craft. The German RZ parachute harness, with one single riser and two straps attached to the body, making the paratrooper land on his hands and knees in a forward roll, did not allow heavier equipment such as rifles and machine guns to be safely carried during airborne jumps. At Crete, long range rifle and machine gun fire from dug in Commonwealth defenders inflicted heavy casualties on the outgunned German paratroopers in the early stages of battle as they attempted to retrieve their support weapons from containers scattered all over the battlefield. These combat experiences demonstrated the need for a rifle that could be carried by the paratrooper during a drop. The classifications of the development and production Ausführungen (types) are as follows:
Type A First design
Type B Revised model prototype
Type C "LC 6" prototype
Type D First Fallschirmjägergewehr; acceptance trials
Type E First production Fallschirmjägergewehr (sometimes called the Modell I ("Type I")
Type F First stamped receiver Fallschirmjägergewehr
Type G Final production model Fallschirmjägergewehr (sometimes called the Modell II ("Type II")
Development
In 1941, the German Air Force (Luftwaffe) requested a selective fire hand held weapon for the paratroopers; Senior Staff Air Secretary Ossenbach at the GL/C Erprobungsstelle 6 (GL/C E 6—the Luftwaffe Weapons Development Branch at Tarnewitz near Wismar) was approached informally to develop this special new weapon. However, due to the high casualties sustained by the paratroopers during Operation Mercury, Hitler changed his mind about the usefulness of airborne assaults and the plans were terminated. while Krieghoff presented a rising block prototype, which too was quickly dropped. A design credited to Rheinmetall Borsig's Louis Stange of Sömmerda who had previously worked on the MG 34 proved satisfactory and underwent military trials conducted by the GL/C E 6 test station at Tarnewitz in mid 1942. The type "A" was never produced beyond model form, but the basic design layout was retained for further development. With the basic characteristics of the LC 6 accepted, a series of modifications followed. The revised 'Ausführung "B"' replaced the sheet metal handguard with a resin impregnated fiber type that provided protection against heat and a better grip when wet. First operational use
The weapon saw first operational use during the Gran Sasso raid (Unternehmen Eiche) in September 1943 when German paratroopers and Waffen SS commandos rescued Italian dictator Benito Mussolini from his captors – 200 well equipped Carabinieri guards. However, during the whole airborne operation (which was personally ordered by Hitler) not a single shot was fired. Deployment
After approximately 2,000 FG 42s had been produced by Krieghoff, supplies of the manganese steel from which the receivers were forged were diverted to other needs; this meant a redesign was required to use stamped sheet metal in its place. Field reports that the lightweight rifle was not sturdy enough to handle full power rifle ammunition in cyclic mode made Krieghoff engineers design the Type G. Improvements were: relocating the bipod from the front of the handguard to the muzzle to reduce shot dispersion; changing the pistol grip angle to near vertical; enlarging the handguard and changing the stock from stamped steel to wood to minimize overheating, adding weight to the bolt and lengthen its travel to reduce the cyclic rate of fire. Also a four position gas regulator was fitted, the bolt and recoil spring were changed to wound wire, a case deflector was fitted and the muzzle brake and the bayonet mount was changed. These changes, particularly the pistol grip change and the bipod relocation, are clearly visible on late model FG 42s. Production models also had a simple flip out spike bayonet under the barrel hidden by the bipod. In the later version the bayonet was shortened from around to around There were never enough FG 42s to arm most Fallschirmjäger'' as originally intended, however most were employed in the western front following the events of D Day, with the particular use of FG 42 during the Battle of Carentan and the Falaise Pocket (nearly a quarter of all FG 42 produced were in the hands of the 2nd Parachute Division).
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German automatic paratrooper rifle
The FG 42 (German: Fallschirmjägergewehr 42, "paratrooper rifle 42") is a selective fire 7.92×57mm Mauser automatic rifle 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 slightly shorter (but considerably bulkier and heavier) than the standard issue Karabiner 98k bolt action infantry rifle. Considered one of the most advanced weapon designs of World War II, the FG 42 influenced post war small arms development, and many features of its design, such as general shape, stock style, gas rotating bolt operation (itself copied from the Lewis gun) and sheet metal and plastic construction were copied by the US Army when they developed the M60 machine gun. History
At the time of the Battle of Crete (Operation Mercury), German Fallschirmjäger (parachute infantry) were equipped with the same assortment of small arms as the Heer, carrying only 9×19mm Parabellum chambered pistols and hand grenades on them during parachute jumps, with 9×19mm Parabellum submachine guns, 7.92×57mm Mauser chambered rifles, and crew served weapons stored separately in containers that were dropped from the wing of the exit craft. The German RZ parachute harness, with one single riser and two straps attached to the body, making the paratrooper land on his hands and knees in a forward roll, did not allow heavier equipment such as rifles and machine guns to be safely carried during airborne jumps. At Crete, long range rifle and machine gun fire from dug in Commonwealth defenders inflicted heavy casualties on the outgunned German paratroopers in the early stages of battle as they attempted to retrieve their support weapons from containers scattered all over the battlefield. These combat experiences demonstrated the need for a rifle that could be carried by the paratrooper during a drop. The classifications of the development and production Ausführungen (types) are as follows:
Type A First design
Type B Revised model prototype
Type C "LC 6" prototype
Type D First Fallschirmjägergewehr; acceptance trials
Type E First production Fallschirmjägergewehr (sometimes called the Modell I ("Type I")
Type F First stamped receiver Fallschirmjägergewehr
Type G Final production model Fallschirmjägergewehr (sometimes called the Modell II ("Type II")
Development
In 1941, the German Air Force (Luftwaffe) requested a selective fire hand held weapon for the paratroopers; Senior Staff Air Secretary Ossenbach at the GL/C Erprobungsstelle 6 (GL/C E 6—the Luftwaffe Weapons Development Branch at Tarnewitz near Wismar) was approached informally to develop this special new weapon. However, due to the high casualties sustained by the paratroopers during Operation Mercury, Hitler changed his mind about the usefulness of airborne assaults and the plans were terminated. while Krieghoff presented a rising block prototype, which too was quickly dropped. A design credited to Rheinmetall Borsig's Louis Stange of Sömmerda who had previously worked on the MG 34 proved satisfactory and underwent military trials conducted by the GL/C E 6 test station at Tarnewitz in mid 1942. The type "A" was never produced beyond model form, but the basic design layout was retained for further development. With the basic characteristics of the LC 6 accepted, a series of modifications followed. The revised 'Ausführung "B"' replaced the sheet metal handguard with a resin impregnated fiber type that provided protection against heat and a better grip when wet. First operational use
The weapon saw first operational use during the Gran Sasso raid (Unternehmen Eiche) in September 1943 when German paratroopers and Waffen SS commandos rescued Italian dictator Benito Mussolini from his captors – 200 well equipped Carabinieri guards. However, during the whole airborne operation (which was personally ordered by Hitler) not a single shot was fired. Deployment
After approximately 2,000 FG 42s had been produced by Krieghoff, supplies of the manganese steel from which the receivers were forged were diverted to other needs; this meant a redesign was required to use stamped sheet metal in its place. Field reports that the lightweight rifle was not sturdy enough to handle full power rifle ammunition in cyclic mode made Krieghoff engineers design the Type G. Improvements were: relocating the bipod from the front of the handguard to the muzzle to reduce shot dispersion; changing the pistol grip angle to near vertical; enlarging the handguard and changing the stock from stamped steel to wood to minimize overheating, adding weight to the bolt and lengthen its travel to reduce the cyclic rate of fire. Also a four position gas regulator was fitted, the bolt and recoil spring were changed to wound wire, a case deflector was fitted and the muzzle brake and the bayonet mount was changed. These changes, particularly the pistol grip change and the bipod relocation, are clearly visible on late model FG 42s. Production models also had a simple flip out spike bayonet under the barrel hidden by the bipod. In the later version the bayonet was shortened from around to around There were never enough FG 42s to arm most Fallschirmjäger'' as originally intended, however most were employed in the western front following the events of D Day, with the particular use of FG 42 during the Battle of Carentan and the Falaise Pocket (nearly a quarter of all FG 42 produced were in the hands of the 2nd Parachute Division).
The FG 42 (German: Fallschirmjägergewehr 42, "paratrooper rifle 42") is a selective fire 7.92×57mm Mauser automatic rifle 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 slightly shorter (but considerably bulkier and heavier) than the standard issue Karabiner 98k bolt action infantry rifle. Considered one of the most advanced weapon designs of World War II, the FG 42 influenced post war small arms development, and many features of its design, such as general shape, stock style, gas rotating bolt operation (itself copied from the Lewis gun) and sheet metal and plastic construction were copied by the US Army when they developed the M60 machine gun. History
At the time of the Battle of Crete (Operation Mercury), German Fallschirmjäger (parachute infantry) were equipped with the same assortment of small arms as the Heer, carrying only 9×19mm Parabellum chambered pistols and hand grenades on them during parachute jumps, with 9×19mm Parabellum submachine guns, 7.92×57mm Mauser chambered rifles, and crew served weapons stored separately in containers that were dropped from the wing of the exit craft. The German RZ parachute harness, with one single riser and two straps attached to the body, making the paratrooper land on his hands and knees in a forward roll, did not allow heavier equipment such as rifles and machine guns to be safely carried during airborne jumps. At Crete, long range rifle and machine gun fire from dug in Commonwealth defenders inflicted heavy casualties on the outgunned German paratroopers in the early stages of battle as they attempted to retrieve their support weapons from containers scattered all over the battlefield. These combat experiences demonstrated the need for a rifle that could be carried by the paratrooper during a drop. The classifications of the development and production Ausführungen (types) are as follows:
Type A First design
Type B Revised model prototype
Type C "LC 6" prototype
Type D First Fallschirmjägergewehr; acceptance trials
Type E First production Fallschirmjägergewehr (sometimes called the Modell I ("Type I")
Type F First stamped receiver Fallschirmjägergewehr
Type G Final production model Fallschirmjägergewehr (sometimes called the Modell II ("Type II")
Development
In 1941, the German Air Force (Luftwaffe) requested a selective fire hand held weapon for the paratroopers; Senior Staff Air Secretary Ossenbach at the GL/C Erprobungsstelle 6 (GL/C E 6—the Luftwaffe Weapons Development Branch at Tarnewitz near Wismar) was approached informally to develop this special new weapon. However, due to the high casualties sustained by the paratroopers during Operation Mercury, Hitler changed his mind about the usefulness of airborne assaults and the plans were terminated. while Krieghoff presented a rising block prototype, which too was quickly dropped. A design credited to Rheinmetall Borsig's Louis Stange of Sömmerda who had previously worked on the MG 34 proved satisfactory and underwent military trials conducted by the GL/C E 6 test station at Tarnewitz in mid 1942. The type "A" was never produced beyond model form, but the basic design layout was retained for further development. With the basic characteristics of the LC 6 accepted, a series of modifications followed. The revised 'Ausführung "B"' replaced the sheet metal handguard with a resin impregnated fiber type that provided protection against heat and a better grip when wet. First operational use
The weapon saw first operational use during the Gran Sasso raid (Unternehmen Eiche) in September 1943 when German paratroopers and Waffen SS commandos rescued Italian dictator Benito Mussolini from his captors – 200 well equipped Carabinieri guards. However, during the whole airborne operation (which was personally ordered by Hitler) not a single shot was fired. Deployment
After approximately 2,000 FG 42s had been produced by Krieghoff, supplies of the manganese steel from which the receivers were forged were diverted to other needs; this meant a redesign was required to use stamped sheet metal in its place. Field reports that the lightweight rifle was not sturdy enough to handle full power rifle ammunition in cyclic mode made Krieghoff engineers design the Type G. Improvements were: relocating the bipod from the front of the handguard to the muzzle to reduce shot dispersion; changing the pistol grip angle to near vertical; enlarging the handguard and changing the stock from stamped steel to wood to minimize overheating, adding weight to the bolt and lengthen its travel to reduce the cyclic rate of fire. Also a four position gas regulator was fitted, the bolt and recoil spring were changed to wound wire, a case deflector was fitted and the muzzle brake and the bayonet mount was changed. These changes, particularly the pistol grip change and the bipod relocation, are clearly visible on late model FG 42s. Production models also had a simple flip out spike bayonet under the barrel hidden by the bipod. In the later version the bayonet was shortened from around to around There were never enough FG 42s to arm most Fallschirmjäger'' as originally intended, however most were employed in the western front following the events of D Day, with the particular use of FG 42 during the Battle of Carentan and the Falaise Pocket (nearly a quarter of all FG 42 produced were in the hands of the 2nd Parachute Division).
Крит шайқасы кезінде (Меркурий операциясы) неміс парашютшілері (Fallschirmjäger) Heer сияқты кіші қарулармен жабдықталды, парашютпен секіру кезінде тек 9×19 мм Parabellum камералы тапаншалары мен қол гранаталарын ғана алып жүрді, 9×19 мм Parabellum автоматтары, 7.92×57 мм Mauser камералы мылтықтар және экипаж қарулары шығу кемесінің қанатынан түсірілген контейнерлерде бөлек сақталған. Неміс RZ парашют белбеуінің бір ғана көтерілісі мен денеге бекітілген екі белбеуі бар, парашютшіге қолдары мен тізелеріне қарай жылжып отыруға мүмкіндік берді, бұл винтовкалар мен пулеметтер сияқты ауыр жабдықтарды әуедегі секіру кезінде қауіпсіз тасымалдауға мүмкіндік бермеді. Критте, ұзақ қашықтықтан мылтық пен пулемет атысы Қауымдастық қорғаушыларынан соғыстың алғашқы кезеңдерінде қару-жарағы аз неміс десанттық жасағына ауыр зардаптар келтірді, өйткені олар бүкіл майданға шашырап кеткен контейнерлерден қолдау қаруларын алуға тырысты. Бұл тәжірибелер парашютшілердің ұшақ түсіру кезінде қолдана алатын мылтықтың қажеттілігін көрсетті.
German automatic paratrooper rifle
The FG 42 (German: Fallschirmjägergewehr 42, "paratrooper rifle 42") is a selective fire 7.92×57mm Mauser automatic rifle 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 slightly shorter (but considerably bulkier and heavier) than the standard issue Karabiner 98k bolt action infantry rifle. Considered one of the most advanced weapon designs of World War II, the FG 42 influenced post war small arms development, and many features of its design, such as general shape, stock style, gas rotating bolt operation (itself copied from the Lewis gun) and sheet metal and plastic construction were copied by the US Army when they developed the M60 machine gun. History
At the time of the Battle of Crete (Operation Mercury), German Fallschirmjäger (parachute infantry) were equipped with the same assortment of small arms as the Heer, carrying only 9×19mm Parabellum chambered pistols and hand grenades on them during parachute jumps, with 9×19mm Parabellum submachine guns, 7.92×57mm Mauser chambered rifles, and crew served weapons stored separately in containers that were dropped from the wing of the exit craft. The German RZ parachute harness, with one single riser and two straps attached to the body, making the paratrooper land on his hands and knees in a forward roll, did not allow heavier equipment such as rifles and machine guns to be safely carried during airborne jumps. At Crete, long range rifle and machine gun fire from dug in Commonwealth defenders inflicted heavy casualties on the outgunned German paratroopers in the early stages of battle as they attempted to retrieve their support weapons from containers scattered all over the battlefield. These combat experiences demonstrated the need for a rifle that could be carried by the paratrooper during a drop. The classifications of the development and production Ausführungen (types) are as follows:
Type A First design
Type B Revised model prototype
Type C "LC 6" prototype
Type D First Fallschirmjägergewehr; acceptance trials
Type E First production Fallschirmjägergewehr (sometimes called the Modell I ("Type I")
Type F First stamped receiver Fallschirmjägergewehr
Type G Final production model Fallschirmjägergewehr (sometimes called the Modell II ("Type II")
Development
In 1941, the German Air Force (Luftwaffe) requested a selective fire hand held weapon for the paratroopers; Senior Staff Air Secretary Ossenbach at the GL/C Erprobungsstelle 6 (GL/C E 6—the Luftwaffe Weapons Development Branch at Tarnewitz near Wismar) was approached informally to develop this special new weapon. However, due to the high casualties sustained by the paratroopers during Operation Mercury, Hitler changed his mind about the usefulness of airborne assaults and the plans were terminated. while Krieghoff presented a rising block prototype, which too was quickly dropped. A design credited to Rheinmetall Borsig's Louis Stange of Sömmerda who had previously worked on the MG 34 proved satisfactory and underwent military trials conducted by the GL/C E 6 test station at Tarnewitz in mid 1942. The type "A" was never produced beyond model form, but the basic design layout was retained for further development. With the basic characteristics of the LC 6 accepted, a series of modifications followed. The revised 'Ausführung "B"' replaced the sheet metal handguard with a resin impregnated fiber type that provided protection against heat and a better grip when wet. First operational use
The weapon saw first operational use during the Gran Sasso raid (Unternehmen Eiche) in September 1943 when German paratroopers and Waffen SS commandos rescued Italian dictator Benito Mussolini from his captors – 200 well equipped Carabinieri guards. However, during the whole airborne operation (which was personally ordered by Hitler) not a single shot was fired. Deployment
After approximately 2,000 FG 42s had been produced by Krieghoff, supplies of the manganese steel from which the receivers were forged were diverted to other needs; this meant a redesign was required to use stamped sheet metal in its place. Field reports that the lightweight rifle was not sturdy enough to handle full power rifle ammunition in cyclic mode made Krieghoff engineers design the Type G. Improvements were: relocating the bipod from the front of the handguard to the muzzle to reduce shot dispersion; changing the pistol grip angle to near vertical; enlarging the handguard and changing the stock from stamped steel to wood to minimize overheating, adding weight to the bolt and lengthen its travel to reduce the cyclic rate of fire. Also a four position gas regulator was fitted, the bolt and recoil spring were changed to wound wire, a case deflector was fitted and the muzzle brake and the bayonet mount was changed. These changes, particularly the pistol grip change and the bipod relocation, are clearly visible on late model FG 42s. Production models also had a simple flip out spike bayonet under the barrel hidden by the bipod. In the later version the bayonet was shortened from around to around There were never enough FG 42s to arm most Fallschirmjäger'' as originally intended, however most were employed in the western front following the events of D Day, with the particular use of FG 42 during the Battle of Carentan and the Falaise Pocket (nearly a quarter of all FG 42 produced were in the hands of the 2nd Parachute Division).
The FG 42 (German: Fallschirmjägergewehr 42, "paratrooper rifle 42") is a selective fire 7.92×57mm Mauser automatic rifle 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 slightly shorter (but considerably bulkier and heavier) than the standard issue Karabiner 98k bolt action infantry rifle. Considered one of the most advanced weapon designs of World War II, the FG 42 influenced post war small arms development, and many features of its design, such as general shape, stock style, gas rotating bolt operation (itself copied from the Lewis gun) and sheet metal and plastic construction were copied by the US Army when they developed the M60 machine gun. History
At the time of the Battle of Crete (Operation Mercury), German Fallschirmjäger (parachute infantry) were equipped with the same assortment of small arms as the Heer, carrying only 9×19mm Parabellum chambered pistols and hand grenades on them during parachute jumps, with 9×19mm Parabellum submachine guns, 7.92×57mm Mauser chambered rifles, and crew served weapons stored separately in containers that were dropped from the wing of the exit craft. The German RZ parachute harness, with one single riser and two straps attached to the body, making the paratrooper land on his hands and knees in a forward roll, did not allow heavier equipment such as rifles and machine guns to be safely carried during airborne jumps. At Crete, long range rifle and machine gun fire from dug in Commonwealth defenders inflicted heavy casualties on the outgunned German paratroopers in the early stages of battle as they attempted to retrieve their support weapons from containers scattered all over the battlefield. These combat experiences demonstrated the need for a rifle that could be carried by the paratrooper during a drop. The classifications of the development and production Ausführungen (types) are as follows:
Type A First design
Type B Revised model prototype
Type C "LC 6" prototype
Type D First Fallschirmjägergewehr; acceptance trials
Type E First production Fallschirmjägergewehr (sometimes called the Modell I ("Type I")
Type F First stamped receiver Fallschirmjägergewehr
Type G Final production model Fallschirmjägergewehr (sometimes called the Modell II ("Type II")
Development
In 1941, the German Air Force (Luftwaffe) requested a selective fire hand held weapon for the paratroopers; Senior Staff Air Secretary Ossenbach at the GL/C Erprobungsstelle 6 (GL/C E 6—the Luftwaffe Weapons Development Branch at Tarnewitz near Wismar) was approached informally to develop this special new weapon. However, due to the high casualties sustained by the paratroopers during Operation Mercury, Hitler changed his mind about the usefulness of airborne assaults and the plans were terminated. while Krieghoff presented a rising block prototype, which too was quickly dropped. A design credited to Rheinmetall Borsig's Louis Stange of Sömmerda who had previously worked on the MG 34 proved satisfactory and underwent military trials conducted by the GL/C E 6 test station at Tarnewitz in mid 1942. The type "A" was never produced beyond model form, but the basic design layout was retained for further development. With the basic characteristics of the LC 6 accepted, a series of modifications followed. The revised 'Ausführung "B"' replaced the sheet metal handguard with a resin impregnated fiber type that provided protection against heat and a better grip when wet. First operational use
The weapon saw first operational use during the Gran Sasso raid (Unternehmen Eiche) in September 1943 when German paratroopers and Waffen SS commandos rescued Italian dictator Benito Mussolini from his captors – 200 well equipped Carabinieri guards. However, during the whole airborne operation (which was personally ordered by Hitler) not a single shot was fired. Deployment
After approximately 2,000 FG 42s had been produced by Krieghoff, supplies of the manganese steel from which the receivers were forged were diverted to other needs; this meant a redesign was required to use stamped sheet metal in its place. Field reports that the lightweight rifle was not sturdy enough to handle full power rifle ammunition in cyclic mode made Krieghoff engineers design the Type G. Improvements were: relocating the bipod from the front of the handguard to the muzzle to reduce shot dispersion; changing the pistol grip angle to near vertical; enlarging the handguard and changing the stock from stamped steel to wood to minimize overheating, adding weight to the bolt and lengthen its travel to reduce the cyclic rate of fire. Also a four position gas regulator was fitted, the bolt and recoil spring were changed to wound wire, a case deflector was fitted and the muzzle brake and the bayonet mount was changed. These changes, particularly the pistol grip change and the bipod relocation, are clearly visible on late model FG 42s. Production models also had a simple flip out spike bayonet under the barrel hidden by the bipod. In the later version the bayonet was shortened from around to around There were never enough FG 42s to arm most Fallschirmjäger'' as originally intended, however most were employed in the western front following the events of D Day, with the particular use of FG 42 during the Battle of Carentan and the Falaise Pocket (nearly a quarter of all FG 42 produced were in the hands of the 2nd Parachute Division).
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German automatic paratrooper rifle
The FG 42 (German: Fallschirmjägergewehr 42, "paratrooper rifle 42") is a selective fire 7.92×57mm Mauser automatic rifle 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 slightly shorter (but considerably bulkier and heavier) than the standard issue Karabiner 98k bolt action infantry rifle. Considered one of the most advanced weapon designs of World War II, the FG 42 influenced post war small arms development, and many features of its design, such as general shape, stock style, gas rotating bolt operation (itself copied from the Lewis gun) and sheet metal and plastic construction were copied by the US Army when they developed the M60 machine gun. History
At the time of the Battle of Crete (Operation Mercury), German Fallschirmjäger (parachute infantry) were equipped with the same assortment of small arms as the Heer, carrying only 9×19mm Parabellum chambered pistols and hand grenades on them during parachute jumps, with 9×19mm Parabellum submachine guns, 7.92×57mm Mauser chambered rifles, and crew served weapons stored separately in containers that were dropped from the wing of the exit craft. The German RZ parachute harness, with one single riser and two straps attached to the body, making the paratrooper land on his hands and knees in a forward roll, did not allow heavier equipment such as rifles and machine guns to be safely carried during airborne jumps. At Crete, long range rifle and machine gun fire from dug in Commonwealth defenders inflicted heavy casualties on the outgunned German paratroopers in the early stages of battle as they attempted to retrieve their support weapons from containers scattered all over the battlefield. These combat experiences demonstrated the need for a rifle that could be carried by the paratrooper during a drop. The classifications of the development and production Ausführungen (types) are as follows:
Type A First design
Type B Revised model prototype
Type C "LC 6" prototype
Type D First Fallschirmjägergewehr; acceptance trials
Type E First production Fallschirmjägergewehr (sometimes called the Modell I ("Type I")
Type F First stamped receiver Fallschirmjägergewehr
Type G Final production model Fallschirmjägergewehr (sometimes called the Modell II ("Type II")
Development
In 1941, the German Air Force (Luftwaffe) requested a selective fire hand held weapon for the paratroopers; Senior Staff Air Secretary Ossenbach at the GL/C Erprobungsstelle 6 (GL/C E 6—the Luftwaffe Weapons Development Branch at Tarnewitz near Wismar) was approached informally to develop this special new weapon. However, due to the high casualties sustained by the paratroopers during Operation Mercury, Hitler changed his mind about the usefulness of airborne assaults and the plans were terminated. while Krieghoff presented a rising block prototype, which too was quickly dropped. A design credited to Rheinmetall Borsig's Louis Stange of Sömmerda who had previously worked on the MG 34 proved satisfactory and underwent military trials conducted by the GL/C E 6 test station at Tarnewitz in mid 1942. The type "A" was never produced beyond model form, but the basic design layout was retained for further development. With the basic characteristics of the LC 6 accepted, a series of modifications followed. The revised 'Ausführung "B"' replaced the sheet metal handguard with a resin impregnated fiber type that provided protection against heat and a better grip when wet. First operational use
The weapon saw first operational use during the Gran Sasso raid (Unternehmen Eiche) in September 1943 when German paratroopers and Waffen SS commandos rescued Italian dictator Benito Mussolini from his captors – 200 well equipped Carabinieri guards. However, during the whole airborne operation (which was personally ordered by Hitler) not a single shot was fired. Deployment
After approximately 2,000 FG 42s had been produced by Krieghoff, supplies of the manganese steel from which the receivers were forged were diverted to other needs; this meant a redesign was required to use stamped sheet metal in its place. Field reports that the lightweight rifle was not sturdy enough to handle full power rifle ammunition in cyclic mode made Krieghoff engineers design the Type G. Improvements were: relocating the bipod from the front of the handguard to the muzzle to reduce shot dispersion; changing the pistol grip angle to near vertical; enlarging the handguard and changing the stock from stamped steel to wood to minimize overheating, adding weight to the bolt and lengthen its travel to reduce the cyclic rate of fire. Also a four position gas regulator was fitted, the bolt and recoil spring were changed to wound wire, a case deflector was fitted and the muzzle brake and the bayonet mount was changed. These changes, particularly the pistol grip change and the bipod relocation, are clearly visible on late model FG 42s. Production models also had a simple flip out spike bayonet under the barrel hidden by the bipod. In the later version the bayonet was shortened from around to around There were never enough FG 42s to arm most Fallschirmjäger'' as originally intended, however most were employed in the western front following the events of D Day, with the particular use of FG 42 during the Battle of Carentan and the Falaise Pocket (nearly a quarter of all FG 42 produced were in the hands of the 2nd Parachute Division).
The FG 42 (German: Fallschirmjägergewehr 42, "paratrooper rifle 42") is a selective fire 7.92×57mm Mauser automatic rifle 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 slightly shorter (but considerably bulkier and heavier) than the standard issue Karabiner 98k bolt action infantry rifle. Considered one of the most advanced weapon designs of World War II, the FG 42 influenced post war small arms development, and many features of its design, such as general shape, stock style, gas rotating bolt operation (itself copied from the Lewis gun) and sheet metal and plastic construction were copied by the US Army when they developed the M60 machine gun. History
At the time of the Battle of Crete (Operation Mercury), German Fallschirmjäger (parachute infantry) were equipped with the same assortment of small arms as the Heer, carrying only 9×19mm Parabellum chambered pistols and hand grenades on them during parachute jumps, with 9×19mm Parabellum submachine guns, 7.92×57mm Mauser chambered rifles, and crew served weapons stored separately in containers that were dropped from the wing of the exit craft. The German RZ parachute harness, with one single riser and two straps attached to the body, making the paratrooper land on his hands and knees in a forward roll, did not allow heavier equipment such as rifles and machine guns to be safely carried during airborne jumps. At Crete, long range rifle and machine gun fire from dug in Commonwealth defenders inflicted heavy casualties on the outgunned German paratroopers in the early stages of battle as they attempted to retrieve their support weapons from containers scattered all over the battlefield. These combat experiences demonstrated the need for a rifle that could be carried by the paratrooper during a drop. The classifications of the development and production Ausführungen (types) are as follows:
Type A First design
Type B Revised model prototype
Type C "LC 6" prototype
Type D First Fallschirmjägergewehr; acceptance trials
Type E First production Fallschirmjägergewehr (sometimes called the Modell I ("Type I")
Type F First stamped receiver Fallschirmjägergewehr
Type G Final production model Fallschirmjägergewehr (sometimes called the Modell II ("Type II")
Development
In 1941, the German Air Force (Luftwaffe) requested a selective fire hand held weapon for the paratroopers; Senior Staff Air Secretary Ossenbach at the GL/C Erprobungsstelle 6 (GL/C E 6—the Luftwaffe Weapons Development Branch at Tarnewitz near Wismar) was approached informally to develop this special new weapon. However, due to the high casualties sustained by the paratroopers during Operation Mercury, Hitler changed his mind about the usefulness of airborne assaults and the plans were terminated. while Krieghoff presented a rising block prototype, which too was quickly dropped. A design credited to Rheinmetall Borsig's Louis Stange of Sömmerda who had previously worked on the MG 34 proved satisfactory and underwent military trials conducted by the GL/C E 6 test station at Tarnewitz in mid 1942. The type "A" was never produced beyond model form, but the basic design layout was retained for further development. With the basic characteristics of the LC 6 accepted, a series of modifications followed. The revised 'Ausführung "B"' replaced the sheet metal handguard with a resin impregnated fiber type that provided protection against heat and a better grip when wet. First operational use
The weapon saw first operational use during the Gran Sasso raid (Unternehmen Eiche) in September 1943 when German paratroopers and Waffen SS commandos rescued Italian dictator Benito Mussolini from his captors – 200 well equipped Carabinieri guards. However, during the whole airborne operation (which was personally ordered by Hitler) not a single shot was fired. Deployment
After approximately 2,000 FG 42s had been produced by Krieghoff, supplies of the manganese steel from which the receivers were forged were diverted to other needs; this meant a redesign was required to use stamped sheet metal in its place. Field reports that the lightweight rifle was not sturdy enough to handle full power rifle ammunition in cyclic mode made Krieghoff engineers design the Type G. Improvements were: relocating the bipod from the front of the handguard to the muzzle to reduce shot dispersion; changing the pistol grip angle to near vertical; enlarging the handguard and changing the stock from stamped steel to wood to minimize overheating, adding weight to the bolt and lengthen its travel to reduce the cyclic rate of fire. Also a four position gas regulator was fitted, the bolt and recoil spring were changed to wound wire, a case deflector was fitted and the muzzle brake and the bayonet mount was changed. These changes, particularly the pistol grip change and the bipod relocation, are clearly visible on late model FG 42s. Production models also had a simple flip out spike bayonet under the barrel hidden by the bipod. In the later version the bayonet was shortened from around to around There were never enough FG 42s to arm most Fallschirmjäger'' as originally intended, however most were employed in the western front following the events of D Day, with the particular use of FG 42 during the Battle of Carentan and the Falaise Pocket (nearly a quarter of all FG 42 produced were in the hands of the 2nd Parachute Division).
* A түрі – Бірінші жоба
* B түрі – Қайта қаралған модель прототипі
* C түрі – "LC 6" прототипі
* D түрі – Бірінші Fallschirmjägergewehr; қабылдау сынақтары
* E түрі – Бірінші өндіріс Fallschirmjägergewehr (кейде I үлгі ("I үлгі") деп аталады)
* F түрі – Бірінші мөрленген қабылдағыш Fallschirmjägergewehr
* G түрі – Соңғы өндіріс үлгісі Fallschirmjägergewehr (кейде II үлгі ("II үлгі")
German automatic paratrooper rifle
The FG 42 (German: Fallschirmjägergewehr 42, "paratrooper rifle 42") is a selective fire 7.92×57mm Mauser automatic rifle 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 slightly shorter (but considerably bulkier and heavier) than the standard issue Karabiner 98k bolt action infantry rifle. Considered one of the most advanced weapon designs of World War II, the FG 42 influenced post war small arms development, and many features of its design, such as general shape, stock style, gas rotating bolt operation (itself copied from the Lewis gun) and sheet metal and plastic construction were copied by the US Army when they developed the M60 machine gun. History
At the time of the Battle of Crete (Operation Mercury), German Fallschirmjäger (parachute infantry) were equipped with the same assortment of small arms as the Heer, carrying only 9×19mm Parabellum chambered pistols and hand grenades on them during parachute jumps, with 9×19mm Parabellum submachine guns, 7.92×57mm Mauser chambered rifles, and crew served weapons stored separately in containers that were dropped from the wing of the exit craft. The German RZ parachute harness, with one single riser and two straps attached to the body, making the paratrooper land on his hands and knees in a forward roll, did not allow heavier equipment such as rifles and machine guns to be safely carried during airborne jumps. At Crete, long range rifle and machine gun fire from dug in Commonwealth defenders inflicted heavy casualties on the outgunned German paratroopers in the early stages of battle as they attempted to retrieve their support weapons from containers scattered all over the battlefield. These combat experiences demonstrated the need for a rifle that could be carried by the paratrooper during a drop. The classifications of the development and production Ausführungen (types) are as follows:
Type A First design
Type B Revised model prototype
Type C "LC 6" prototype
Type D First Fallschirmjägergewehr; acceptance trials
Type E First production Fallschirmjägergewehr (sometimes called the Modell I ("Type I")
Type F First stamped receiver Fallschirmjägergewehr
Type G Final production model Fallschirmjägergewehr (sometimes called the Modell II ("Type II")
Development
In 1941, the German Air Force (Luftwaffe) requested a selective fire hand held weapon for the paratroopers; Senior Staff Air Secretary Ossenbach at the GL/C Erprobungsstelle 6 (GL/C E 6—the Luftwaffe Weapons Development Branch at Tarnewitz near Wismar) was approached informally to develop this special new weapon. However, due to the high casualties sustained by the paratroopers during Operation Mercury, Hitler changed his mind about the usefulness of airborne assaults and the plans were terminated. while Krieghoff presented a rising block prototype, which too was quickly dropped. A design credited to Rheinmetall Borsig's Louis Stange of Sömmerda who had previously worked on the MG 34 proved satisfactory and underwent military trials conducted by the GL/C E 6 test station at Tarnewitz in mid 1942. The type "A" was never produced beyond model form, but the basic design layout was retained for further development. With the basic characteristics of the LC 6 accepted, a series of modifications followed. The revised 'Ausführung "B"' replaced the sheet metal handguard with a resin impregnated fiber type that provided protection against heat and a better grip when wet. First operational use
The weapon saw first operational use during the Gran Sasso raid (Unternehmen Eiche) in September 1943 when German paratroopers and Waffen SS commandos rescued Italian dictator Benito Mussolini from his captors – 200 well equipped Carabinieri guards. However, during the whole airborne operation (which was personally ordered by Hitler) not a single shot was fired. Deployment
After approximately 2,000 FG 42s had been produced by Krieghoff, supplies of the manganese steel from which the receivers were forged were diverted to other needs; this meant a redesign was required to use stamped sheet metal in its place. Field reports that the lightweight rifle was not sturdy enough to handle full power rifle ammunition in cyclic mode made Krieghoff engineers design the Type G. Improvements were: relocating the bipod from the front of the handguard to the muzzle to reduce shot dispersion; changing the pistol grip angle to near vertical; enlarging the handguard and changing the stock from stamped steel to wood to minimize overheating, adding weight to the bolt and lengthen its travel to reduce the cyclic rate of fire. Also a four position gas regulator was fitted, the bolt and recoil spring were changed to wound wire, a case deflector was fitted and the muzzle brake and the bayonet mount was changed. These changes, particularly the pistol grip change and the bipod relocation, are clearly visible on late model FG 42s. Production models also had a simple flip out spike bayonet under the barrel hidden by the bipod. In the later version the bayonet was shortened from around to around There were never enough FG 42s to arm most Fallschirmjäger'' as originally intended, however most were employed in the western front following the events of D Day, with the particular use of FG 42 during the Battle of Carentan and the Falaise Pocket (nearly a quarter of all FG 42 produced were in the hands of the 2nd Parachute Division).
The FG 42 (German: Fallschirmjägergewehr 42, "paratrooper rifle 42") is a selective fire 7.92×57mm Mauser automatic rifle 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 slightly shorter (but considerably bulkier and heavier) than the standard issue Karabiner 98k bolt action infantry rifle. Considered one of the most advanced weapon designs of World War II, the FG 42 influenced post war small arms development, and many features of its design, such as general shape, stock style, gas rotating bolt operation (itself copied from the Lewis gun) and sheet metal and plastic construction were copied by the US Army when they developed the M60 machine gun. History
At the time of the Battle of Crete (Operation Mercury), German Fallschirmjäger (parachute infantry) were equipped with the same assortment of small arms as the Heer, carrying only 9×19mm Parabellum chambered pistols and hand grenades on them during parachute jumps, with 9×19mm Parabellum submachine guns, 7.92×57mm Mauser chambered rifles, and crew served weapons stored separately in containers that were dropped from the wing of the exit craft. The German RZ parachute harness, with one single riser and two straps attached to the body, making the paratrooper land on his hands and knees in a forward roll, did not allow heavier equipment such as rifles and machine guns to be safely carried during airborne jumps. At Crete, long range rifle and machine gun fire from dug in Commonwealth defenders inflicted heavy casualties on the outgunned German paratroopers in the early stages of battle as they attempted to retrieve their support weapons from containers scattered all over the battlefield. These combat experiences demonstrated the need for a rifle that could be carried by the paratrooper during a drop. The classifications of the development and production Ausführungen (types) are as follows:
Type A First design
Type B Revised model prototype
Type C "LC 6" prototype
Type D First Fallschirmjägergewehr; acceptance trials
Type E First production Fallschirmjägergewehr (sometimes called the Modell I ("Type I")
Type F First stamped receiver Fallschirmjägergewehr
Type G Final production model Fallschirmjägergewehr (sometimes called the Modell II ("Type II")
Development
In 1941, the German Air Force (Luftwaffe) requested a selective fire hand held weapon for the paratroopers; Senior Staff Air Secretary Ossenbach at the GL/C Erprobungsstelle 6 (GL/C E 6—the Luftwaffe Weapons Development Branch at Tarnewitz near Wismar) was approached informally to develop this special new weapon. However, due to the high casualties sustained by the paratroopers during Operation Mercury, Hitler changed his mind about the usefulness of airborne assaults and the plans were terminated. while Krieghoff presented a rising block prototype, which too was quickly dropped. A design credited to Rheinmetall Borsig's Louis Stange of Sömmerda who had previously worked on the MG 34 proved satisfactory and underwent military trials conducted by the GL/C E 6 test station at Tarnewitz in mid 1942. The type "A" was never produced beyond model form, but the basic design layout was retained for further development. With the basic characteristics of the LC 6 accepted, a series of modifications followed. The revised 'Ausführung "B"' replaced the sheet metal handguard with a resin impregnated fiber type that provided protection against heat and a better grip when wet. First operational use
The weapon saw first operational use during the Gran Sasso raid (Unternehmen Eiche) in September 1943 when German paratroopers and Waffen SS commandos rescued Italian dictator Benito Mussolini from his captors – 200 well equipped Carabinieri guards. However, during the whole airborne operation (which was personally ordered by Hitler) not a single shot was fired. Deployment
After approximately 2,000 FG 42s had been produced by Krieghoff, supplies of the manganese steel from which the receivers were forged were diverted to other needs; this meant a redesign was required to use stamped sheet metal in its place. Field reports that the lightweight rifle was not sturdy enough to handle full power rifle ammunition in cyclic mode made Krieghoff engineers design the Type G. Improvements were: relocating the bipod from the front of the handguard to the muzzle to reduce shot dispersion; changing the pistol grip angle to near vertical; enlarging the handguard and changing the stock from stamped steel to wood to minimize overheating, adding weight to the bolt and lengthen its travel to reduce the cyclic rate of fire. Also a four position gas regulator was fitted, the bolt and recoil spring were changed to wound wire, a case deflector was fitted and the muzzle brake and the bayonet mount was changed. These changes, particularly the pistol grip change and the bipod relocation, are clearly visible on late model FG 42s. Production models also had a simple flip out spike bayonet under the barrel hidden by the bipod. In the later version the bayonet was shortened from around to around There were never enough FG 42s to arm most Fallschirmjäger'' as originally intended, however most were employed in the western front following the events of D Day, with the particular use of FG 42 during the Battle of Carentan and the Falaise Pocket (nearly a quarter of all FG 42 produced were in the hands of the 2nd Parachute Division).
1941 жылы неміс әуе күштері (Luftwaffe) десантшылар үшін қолға ұсталатын таңдаулы атыс қаруын сұрады; GL/C Erprobungsstelle 6 (GL/C E 6 – Luftwaffe Қаруларды дамыту бөлімшесі Тарневицке жақын) штаб хатшысы Оссенбах осы жаңа арнайы қаруды әзірлеу туралы ақпарат беру үшін жақындады. Алайда, Меркурий операциясы кезінде десантшылар көп зардап шеккендіктен, Гитлер әуе шабуылдарының пайдалылығы туралы пікірін өзгертті және жоспарлар тоқтатылды. Кригхофф көтерілетін блоктың прототипін ұсынды, ол да тез арада тасталды. Rheinmetall Borsig компаниясының Sömmerda қаласындағы Louis Stange-ға берілген жобасы, MG 34-те жұмыс істеген болатын, қанағаттанарлық болып шықты және 1942 жылдың ортасында Тарневицтегі GL/C E 6 сынақ стансасында әскери сынақтардан өтті. "А" типті модель ешқашан үлгі формасынан тыс шығарылмаған, бірақ негізгі дизайнды одан әрі дамыту үшін сақталған. LC 6 негізгі сипаттамалары қабылданғанда, бірқатар өзгерістер енгізілді. "B" үлгісі металл қолды қорғауды ыстықтан қорғайтын және ылғалды жағдайда жақсы ұстайтын смоламен импрегнирленген талшықтармен алмастырды.
German automatic paratrooper rifle
The FG 42 (German: Fallschirmjägergewehr 42, "paratrooper rifle 42") is a selective fire 7.92×57mm Mauser automatic rifle 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 slightly shorter (but considerably bulkier and heavier) than the standard issue Karabiner 98k bolt action infantry rifle. Considered one of the most advanced weapon designs of World War II, the FG 42 influenced post war small arms development, and many features of its design, such as general shape, stock style, gas rotating bolt operation (itself copied from the Lewis gun) and sheet metal and plastic construction were copied by the US Army when they developed the M60 machine gun. History
At the time of the Battle of Crete (Operation Mercury), German Fallschirmjäger (parachute infantry) were equipped with the same assortment of small arms as the Heer, carrying only 9×19mm Parabellum chambered pistols and hand grenades on them during parachute jumps, with 9×19mm Parabellum submachine guns, 7.92×57mm Mauser chambered rifles, and crew served weapons stored separately in containers that were dropped from the wing of the exit craft. The German RZ parachute harness, with one single riser and two straps attached to the body, making the paratrooper land on his hands and knees in a forward roll, did not allow heavier equipment such as rifles and machine guns to be safely carried during airborne jumps. At Crete, long range rifle and machine gun fire from dug in Commonwealth defenders inflicted heavy casualties on the outgunned German paratroopers in the early stages of battle as they attempted to retrieve their support weapons from containers scattered all over the battlefield. These combat experiences demonstrated the need for a rifle that could be carried by the paratrooper during a drop. The classifications of the development and production Ausführungen (types) are as follows:
Type A First design
Type B Revised model prototype
Type C "LC 6" prototype
Type D First Fallschirmjägergewehr; acceptance trials
Type E First production Fallschirmjägergewehr (sometimes called the Modell I ("Type I")
Type F First stamped receiver Fallschirmjägergewehr
Type G Final production model Fallschirmjägergewehr (sometimes called the Modell II ("Type II")
Development
In 1941, the German Air Force (Luftwaffe) requested a selective fire hand held weapon for the paratroopers; Senior Staff Air Secretary Ossenbach at the GL/C Erprobungsstelle 6 (GL/C E 6—the Luftwaffe Weapons Development Branch at Tarnewitz near Wismar) was approached informally to develop this special new weapon. However, due to the high casualties sustained by the paratroopers during Operation Mercury, Hitler changed his mind about the usefulness of airborne assaults and the plans were terminated. while Krieghoff presented a rising block prototype, which too was quickly dropped. A design credited to Rheinmetall Borsig's Louis Stange of Sömmerda who had previously worked on the MG 34 proved satisfactory and underwent military trials conducted by the GL/C E 6 test station at Tarnewitz in mid 1942. The type "A" was never produced beyond model form, but the basic design layout was retained for further development. With the basic characteristics of the LC 6 accepted, a series of modifications followed. The revised 'Ausführung "B"' replaced the sheet metal handguard with a resin impregnated fiber type that provided protection against heat and a better grip when wet. First operational use
The weapon saw first operational use during the Gran Sasso raid (Unternehmen Eiche) in September 1943 when German paratroopers and Waffen SS commandos rescued Italian dictator Benito Mussolini from his captors – 200 well equipped Carabinieri guards. However, during the whole airborne operation (which was personally ordered by Hitler) not a single shot was fired. Deployment
After approximately 2,000 FG 42s had been produced by Krieghoff, supplies of the manganese steel from which the receivers were forged were diverted to other needs; this meant a redesign was required to use stamped sheet metal in its place. Field reports that the lightweight rifle was not sturdy enough to handle full power rifle ammunition in cyclic mode made Krieghoff engineers design the Type G. Improvements were: relocating the bipod from the front of the handguard to the muzzle to reduce shot dispersion; changing the pistol grip angle to near vertical; enlarging the handguard and changing the stock from stamped steel to wood to minimize overheating, adding weight to the bolt and lengthen its travel to reduce the cyclic rate of fire. Also a four position gas regulator was fitted, the bolt and recoil spring were changed to wound wire, a case deflector was fitted and the muzzle brake and the bayonet mount was changed. These changes, particularly the pistol grip change and the bipod relocation, are clearly visible on late model FG 42s. Production models also had a simple flip out spike bayonet under the barrel hidden by the bipod. In the later version the bayonet was shortened from around to around There were never enough FG 42s to arm most Fallschirmjäger'' as originally intended, however most were employed in the western front following the events of D Day, with the particular use of FG 42 during the Battle of Carentan and the Falaise Pocket (nearly a quarter of all FG 42 produced were in the hands of the 2nd Parachute Division).
The FG 42 (German: Fallschirmjägergewehr 42, "paratrooper rifle 42") is a selective fire 7.92×57mm Mauser automatic rifle 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 slightly shorter (but considerably bulkier and heavier) than the standard issue Karabiner 98k bolt action infantry rifle. Considered one of the most advanced weapon designs of World War II, the FG 42 influenced post war small arms development, and many features of its design, such as general shape, stock style, gas rotating bolt operation (itself copied from the Lewis gun) and sheet metal and plastic construction were copied by the US Army when they developed the M60 machine gun. History
At the time of the Battle of Crete (Operation Mercury), German Fallschirmjäger (parachute infantry) were equipped with the same assortment of small arms as the Heer, carrying only 9×19mm Parabellum chambered pistols and hand grenades on them during parachute jumps, with 9×19mm Parabellum submachine guns, 7.92×57mm Mauser chambered rifles, and crew served weapons stored separately in containers that were dropped from the wing of the exit craft. The German RZ parachute harness, with one single riser and two straps attached to the body, making the paratrooper land on his hands and knees in a forward roll, did not allow heavier equipment such as rifles and machine guns to be safely carried during airborne jumps. At Crete, long range rifle and machine gun fire from dug in Commonwealth defenders inflicted heavy casualties on the outgunned German paratroopers in the early stages of battle as they attempted to retrieve their support weapons from containers scattered all over the battlefield. These combat experiences demonstrated the need for a rifle that could be carried by the paratrooper during a drop. The classifications of the development and production Ausführungen (types) are as follows:
Type A First design
Type B Revised model prototype
Type C "LC 6" prototype
Type D First Fallschirmjägergewehr; acceptance trials
Type E First production Fallschirmjägergewehr (sometimes called the Modell I ("Type I")
Type F First stamped receiver Fallschirmjägergewehr
Type G Final production model Fallschirmjägergewehr (sometimes called the Modell II ("Type II")
Development
In 1941, the German Air Force (Luftwaffe) requested a selective fire hand held weapon for the paratroopers; Senior Staff Air Secretary Ossenbach at the GL/C Erprobungsstelle 6 (GL/C E 6—the Luftwaffe Weapons Development Branch at Tarnewitz near Wismar) was approached informally to develop this special new weapon. However, due to the high casualties sustained by the paratroopers during Operation Mercury, Hitler changed his mind about the usefulness of airborne assaults and the plans were terminated. while Krieghoff presented a rising block prototype, which too was quickly dropped. A design credited to Rheinmetall Borsig's Louis Stange of Sömmerda who had previously worked on the MG 34 proved satisfactory and underwent military trials conducted by the GL/C E 6 test station at Tarnewitz in mid 1942. The type "A" was never produced beyond model form, but the basic design layout was retained for further development. With the basic characteristics of the LC 6 accepted, a series of modifications followed. The revised 'Ausführung "B"' replaced the sheet metal handguard with a resin impregnated fiber type that provided protection against heat and a better grip when wet. First operational use
The weapon saw first operational use during the Gran Sasso raid (Unternehmen Eiche) in September 1943 when German paratroopers and Waffen SS commandos rescued Italian dictator Benito Mussolini from his captors – 200 well equipped Carabinieri guards. However, during the whole airborne operation (which was personally ordered by Hitler) not a single shot was fired. Deployment
After approximately 2,000 FG 42s had been produced by Krieghoff, supplies of the manganese steel from which the receivers were forged were diverted to other needs; this meant a redesign was required to use stamped sheet metal in its place. Field reports that the lightweight rifle was not sturdy enough to handle full power rifle ammunition in cyclic mode made Krieghoff engineers design the Type G. Improvements were: relocating the bipod from the front of the handguard to the muzzle to reduce shot dispersion; changing the pistol grip angle to near vertical; enlarging the handguard and changing the stock from stamped steel to wood to minimize overheating, adding weight to the bolt and lengthen its travel to reduce the cyclic rate of fire. Also a four position gas regulator was fitted, the bolt and recoil spring were changed to wound wire, a case deflector was fitted and the muzzle brake and the bayonet mount was changed. These changes, particularly the pistol grip change and the bipod relocation, are clearly visible on late model FG 42s. Production models also had a simple flip out spike bayonet under the barrel hidden by the bipod. In the later version the bayonet was shortened from around to around There were never enough FG 42s to arm most Fallschirmjäger'' as originally intended, however most were employed in the western front following the events of D Day, with the particular use of FG 42 during the Battle of Carentan and the Falaise Pocket (nearly a quarter of all FG 42 produced were in the hands of the 2nd Parachute Division).
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German automatic paratrooper rifle
The FG 42 (German: Fallschirmjägergewehr 42, "paratrooper rifle 42") is a selective fire 7.92×57mm Mauser automatic rifle 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 slightly shorter (but considerably bulkier and heavier) than the standard issue Karabiner 98k bolt action infantry rifle. Considered one of the most advanced weapon designs of World War II, the FG 42 influenced post war small arms development, and many features of its design, such as general shape, stock style, gas rotating bolt operation (itself copied from the Lewis gun) and sheet metal and plastic construction were copied by the US Army when they developed the M60 machine gun. History
At the time of the Battle of Crete (Operation Mercury), German Fallschirmjäger (parachute infantry) were equipped with the same assortment of small arms as the Heer, carrying only 9×19mm Parabellum chambered pistols and hand grenades on them during parachute jumps, with 9×19mm Parabellum submachine guns, 7.92×57mm Mauser chambered rifles, and crew served weapons stored separately in containers that were dropped from the wing of the exit craft. The German RZ parachute harness, with one single riser and two straps attached to the body, making the paratrooper land on his hands and knees in a forward roll, did not allow heavier equipment such as rifles and machine guns to be safely carried during airborne jumps. At Crete, long range rifle and machine gun fire from dug in Commonwealth defenders inflicted heavy casualties on the outgunned German paratroopers in the early stages of battle as they attempted to retrieve their support weapons from containers scattered all over the battlefield. These combat experiences demonstrated the need for a rifle that could be carried by the paratrooper during a drop. The classifications of the development and production Ausführungen (types) are as follows:
Type A First design
Type B Revised model prototype
Type C "LC 6" prototype
Type D First Fallschirmjägergewehr; acceptance trials
Type E First production Fallschirmjägergewehr (sometimes called the Modell I ("Type I")
Type F First stamped receiver Fallschirmjägergewehr
Type G Final production model Fallschirmjägergewehr (sometimes called the Modell II ("Type II")
Development
In 1941, the German Air Force (Luftwaffe) requested a selective fire hand held weapon for the paratroopers; Senior Staff Air Secretary Ossenbach at the GL/C Erprobungsstelle 6 (GL/C E 6—the Luftwaffe Weapons Development Branch at Tarnewitz near Wismar) was approached informally to develop this special new weapon. However, due to the high casualties sustained by the paratroopers during Operation Mercury, Hitler changed his mind about the usefulness of airborne assaults and the plans were terminated. while Krieghoff presented a rising block prototype, which too was quickly dropped. A design credited to Rheinmetall Borsig's Louis Stange of Sömmerda who had previously worked on the MG 34 proved satisfactory and underwent military trials conducted by the GL/C E 6 test station at Tarnewitz in mid 1942. The type "A" was never produced beyond model form, but the basic design layout was retained for further development. With the basic characteristics of the LC 6 accepted, a series of modifications followed. The revised 'Ausführung "B"' replaced the sheet metal handguard with a resin impregnated fiber type that provided protection against heat and a better grip when wet. First operational use
The weapon saw first operational use during the Gran Sasso raid (Unternehmen Eiche) in September 1943 when German paratroopers and Waffen SS commandos rescued Italian dictator Benito Mussolini from his captors – 200 well equipped Carabinieri guards. However, during the whole airborne operation (which was personally ordered by Hitler) not a single shot was fired. Deployment
After approximately 2,000 FG 42s had been produced by Krieghoff, supplies of the manganese steel from which the receivers were forged were diverted to other needs; this meant a redesign was required to use stamped sheet metal in its place. Field reports that the lightweight rifle was not sturdy enough to handle full power rifle ammunition in cyclic mode made Krieghoff engineers design the Type G. Improvements were: relocating the bipod from the front of the handguard to the muzzle to reduce shot dispersion; changing the pistol grip angle to near vertical; enlarging the handguard and changing the stock from stamped steel to wood to minimize overheating, adding weight to the bolt and lengthen its travel to reduce the cyclic rate of fire. Also a four position gas regulator was fitted, the bolt and recoil spring were changed to wound wire, a case deflector was fitted and the muzzle brake and the bayonet mount was changed. These changes, particularly the pistol grip change and the bipod relocation, are clearly visible on late model FG 42s. Production models also had a simple flip out spike bayonet under the barrel hidden by the bipod. In the later version the bayonet was shortened from around to around There were never enough FG 42s to arm most Fallschirmjäger'' as originally intended, however most were employed in the western front following the events of D Day, with the particular use of FG 42 during the Battle of Carentan and the Falaise Pocket (nearly a quarter of all FG 42 produced were in the hands of the 2nd Parachute Division).
The FG 42 (German: Fallschirmjägergewehr 42, "paratrooper rifle 42") is a selective fire 7.92×57mm Mauser automatic rifle 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 slightly shorter (but considerably bulkier and heavier) than the standard issue Karabiner 98k bolt action infantry rifle. Considered one of the most advanced weapon designs of World War II, the FG 42 influenced post war small arms development, and many features of its design, such as general shape, stock style, gas rotating bolt operation (itself copied from the Lewis gun) and sheet metal and plastic construction were copied by the US Army when they developed the M60 machine gun. History
At the time of the Battle of Crete (Operation Mercury), German Fallschirmjäger (parachute infantry) were equipped with the same assortment of small arms as the Heer, carrying only 9×19mm Parabellum chambered pistols and hand grenades on them during parachute jumps, with 9×19mm Parabellum submachine guns, 7.92×57mm Mauser chambered rifles, and crew served weapons stored separately in containers that were dropped from the wing of the exit craft. The German RZ parachute harness, with one single riser and two straps attached to the body, making the paratrooper land on his hands and knees in a forward roll, did not allow heavier equipment such as rifles and machine guns to be safely carried during airborne jumps. At Crete, long range rifle and machine gun fire from dug in Commonwealth defenders inflicted heavy casualties on the outgunned German paratroopers in the early stages of battle as they attempted to retrieve their support weapons from containers scattered all over the battlefield. These combat experiences demonstrated the need for a rifle that could be carried by the paratrooper during a drop. The classifications of the development and production Ausführungen (types) are as follows:
Type A First design
Type B Revised model prototype
Type C "LC 6" prototype
Type D First Fallschirmjägergewehr; acceptance trials
Type E First production Fallschirmjägergewehr (sometimes called the Modell I ("Type I")
Type F First stamped receiver Fallschirmjägergewehr
Type G Final production model Fallschirmjägergewehr (sometimes called the Modell II ("Type II")
Development
In 1941, the German Air Force (Luftwaffe) requested a selective fire hand held weapon for the paratroopers; Senior Staff Air Secretary Ossenbach at the GL/C Erprobungsstelle 6 (GL/C E 6—the Luftwaffe Weapons Development Branch at Tarnewitz near Wismar) was approached informally to develop this special new weapon. However, due to the high casualties sustained by the paratroopers during Operation Mercury, Hitler changed his mind about the usefulness of airborne assaults and the plans were terminated. while Krieghoff presented a rising block prototype, which too was quickly dropped. A design credited to Rheinmetall Borsig's Louis Stange of Sömmerda who had previously worked on the MG 34 proved satisfactory and underwent military trials conducted by the GL/C E 6 test station at Tarnewitz in mid 1942. The type "A" was never produced beyond model form, but the basic design layout was retained for further development. With the basic characteristics of the LC 6 accepted, a series of modifications followed. The revised 'Ausführung "B"' replaced the sheet metal handguard with a resin impregnated fiber type that provided protection against heat and a better grip when wet. First operational use
The weapon saw first operational use during the Gran Sasso raid (Unternehmen Eiche) in September 1943 when German paratroopers and Waffen SS commandos rescued Italian dictator Benito Mussolini from his captors – 200 well equipped Carabinieri guards. However, during the whole airborne operation (which was personally ordered by Hitler) not a single shot was fired. Deployment
After approximately 2,000 FG 42s had been produced by Krieghoff, supplies of the manganese steel from which the receivers were forged were diverted to other needs; this meant a redesign was required to use stamped sheet metal in its place. Field reports that the lightweight rifle was not sturdy enough to handle full power rifle ammunition in cyclic mode made Krieghoff engineers design the Type G. Improvements were: relocating the bipod from the front of the handguard to the muzzle to reduce shot dispersion; changing the pistol grip angle to near vertical; enlarging the handguard and changing the stock from stamped steel to wood to minimize overheating, adding weight to the bolt and lengthen its travel to reduce the cyclic rate of fire. Also a four position gas regulator was fitted, the bolt and recoil spring were changed to wound wire, a case deflector was fitted and the muzzle brake and the bayonet mount was changed. These changes, particularly the pistol grip change and the bipod relocation, are clearly visible on late model FG 42s. Production models also had a simple flip out spike bayonet under the barrel hidden by the bipod. In the later version the bayonet was shortened from around to around There were never enough FG 42s to arm most Fallschirmjäger'' as originally intended, however most were employed in the western front following the events of D Day, with the particular use of FG 42 during the Battle of Carentan and the Falaise Pocket (nearly a quarter of all FG 42 produced were in the hands of the 2nd Parachute Division).
Қару алғаш рет 1943 жылдың қыркүйегінде Гран-Сассо рейдінде (Unternehmen Eiche) қолданылды. Ол кезде неміс десанттық әскерлері мен Вафен-СС коммандостары итальяндық диктатор Бенито Муссолиниді оның ұстап алушыларынан құтқарып қалды – 200 жақсы жабдықталған Carabinieri күзшілері. Алайда, бүкіл әуедегі операция кезінде (Гитлердің жеке бұйрығымен) бірде-бір оқ атылған жоқ.
German automatic paratrooper rifle
The FG 42 (German: Fallschirmjägergewehr 42, "paratrooper rifle 42") is a selective fire 7.92×57mm Mauser automatic rifle 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 slightly shorter (but considerably bulkier and heavier) than the standard issue Karabiner 98k bolt action infantry rifle. Considered one of the most advanced weapon designs of World War II, the FG 42 influenced post war small arms development, and many features of its design, such as general shape, stock style, gas rotating bolt operation (itself copied from the Lewis gun) and sheet metal and plastic construction were copied by the US Army when they developed the M60 machine gun. History
At the time of the Battle of Crete (Operation Mercury), German Fallschirmjäger (parachute infantry) were equipped with the same assortment of small arms as the Heer, carrying only 9×19mm Parabellum chambered pistols and hand grenades on them during parachute jumps, with 9×19mm Parabellum submachine guns, 7.92×57mm Mauser chambered rifles, and crew served weapons stored separately in containers that were dropped from the wing of the exit craft. The German RZ parachute harness, with one single riser and two straps attached to the body, making the paratrooper land on his hands and knees in a forward roll, did not allow heavier equipment such as rifles and machine guns to be safely carried during airborne jumps. At Crete, long range rifle and machine gun fire from dug in Commonwealth defenders inflicted heavy casualties on the outgunned German paratroopers in the early stages of battle as they attempted to retrieve their support weapons from containers scattered all over the battlefield. These combat experiences demonstrated the need for a rifle that could be carried by the paratrooper during a drop. The classifications of the development and production Ausführungen (types) are as follows:
Type A First design
Type B Revised model prototype
Type C "LC 6" prototype
Type D First Fallschirmjägergewehr; acceptance trials
Type E First production Fallschirmjägergewehr (sometimes called the Modell I ("Type I")
Type F First stamped receiver Fallschirmjägergewehr
Type G Final production model Fallschirmjägergewehr (sometimes called the Modell II ("Type II")
Development
In 1941, the German Air Force (Luftwaffe) requested a selective fire hand held weapon for the paratroopers; Senior Staff Air Secretary Ossenbach at the GL/C Erprobungsstelle 6 (GL/C E 6—the Luftwaffe Weapons Development Branch at Tarnewitz near Wismar) was approached informally to develop this special new weapon. However, due to the high casualties sustained by the paratroopers during Operation Mercury, Hitler changed his mind about the usefulness of airborne assaults and the plans were terminated. while Krieghoff presented a rising block prototype, which too was quickly dropped. A design credited to Rheinmetall Borsig's Louis Stange of Sömmerda who had previously worked on the MG 34 proved satisfactory and underwent military trials conducted by the GL/C E 6 test station at Tarnewitz in mid 1942. The type "A" was never produced beyond model form, but the basic design layout was retained for further development. With the basic characteristics of the LC 6 accepted, a series of modifications followed. The revised 'Ausführung "B"' replaced the sheet metal handguard with a resin impregnated fiber type that provided protection against heat and a better grip when wet. First operational use
The weapon saw first operational use during the Gran Sasso raid (Unternehmen Eiche) in September 1943 when German paratroopers and Waffen SS commandos rescued Italian dictator Benito Mussolini from his captors – 200 well equipped Carabinieri guards. However, during the whole airborne operation (which was personally ordered by Hitler) not a single shot was fired. Deployment
After approximately 2,000 FG 42s had been produced by Krieghoff, supplies of the manganese steel from which the receivers were forged were diverted to other needs; this meant a redesign was required to use stamped sheet metal in its place. Field reports that the lightweight rifle was not sturdy enough to handle full power rifle ammunition in cyclic mode made Krieghoff engineers design the Type G. Improvements were: relocating the bipod from the front of the handguard to the muzzle to reduce shot dispersion; changing the pistol grip angle to near vertical; enlarging the handguard and changing the stock from stamped steel to wood to minimize overheating, adding weight to the bolt and lengthen its travel to reduce the cyclic rate of fire. Also a four position gas regulator was fitted, the bolt and recoil spring were changed to wound wire, a case deflector was fitted and the muzzle brake and the bayonet mount was changed. These changes, particularly the pistol grip change and the bipod relocation, are clearly visible on late model FG 42s. Production models also had a simple flip out spike bayonet under the barrel hidden by the bipod. In the later version the bayonet was shortened from around to around There were never enough FG 42s to arm most Fallschirmjäger'' as originally intended, however most were employed in the western front following the events of D Day, with the particular use of FG 42 during the Battle of Carentan and the Falaise Pocket (nearly a quarter of all FG 42 produced were in the hands of the 2nd Parachute Division).
The FG 42 (German: Fallschirmjägergewehr 42, "paratrooper rifle 42") is a selective fire 7.92×57mm Mauser automatic rifle 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 slightly shorter (but considerably bulkier and heavier) than the standard issue Karabiner 98k bolt action infantry rifle. Considered one of the most advanced weapon designs of World War II, the FG 42 influenced post war small arms development, and many features of its design, such as general shape, stock style, gas rotating bolt operation (itself copied from the Lewis gun) and sheet metal and plastic construction were copied by the US Army when they developed the M60 machine gun. History
At the time of the Battle of Crete (Operation Mercury), German Fallschirmjäger (parachute infantry) were equipped with the same assortment of small arms as the Heer, carrying only 9×19mm Parabellum chambered pistols and hand grenades on them during parachute jumps, with 9×19mm Parabellum submachine guns, 7.92×57mm Mauser chambered rifles, and crew served weapons stored separately in containers that were dropped from the wing of the exit craft. The German RZ parachute harness, with one single riser and two straps attached to the body, making the paratrooper land on his hands and knees in a forward roll, did not allow heavier equipment such as rifles and machine guns to be safely carried during airborne jumps. At Crete, long range rifle and machine gun fire from dug in Commonwealth defenders inflicted heavy casualties on the outgunned German paratroopers in the early stages of battle as they attempted to retrieve their support weapons from containers scattered all over the battlefield. These combat experiences demonstrated the need for a rifle that could be carried by the paratrooper during a drop. The classifications of the development and production Ausführungen (types) are as follows:
Type A First design
Type B Revised model prototype
Type C "LC 6" prototype
Type D First Fallschirmjägergewehr; acceptance trials
Type E First production Fallschirmjägergewehr (sometimes called the Modell I ("Type I")
Type F First stamped receiver Fallschirmjägergewehr
Type G Final production model Fallschirmjägergewehr (sometimes called the Modell II ("Type II")
Development
In 1941, the German Air Force (Luftwaffe) requested a selective fire hand held weapon for the paratroopers; Senior Staff Air Secretary Ossenbach at the GL/C Erprobungsstelle 6 (GL/C E 6—the Luftwaffe Weapons Development Branch at Tarnewitz near Wismar) was approached informally to develop this special new weapon. However, due to the high casualties sustained by the paratroopers during Operation Mercury, Hitler changed his mind about the usefulness of airborne assaults and the plans were terminated. while Krieghoff presented a rising block prototype, which too was quickly dropped. A design credited to Rheinmetall Borsig's Louis Stange of Sömmerda who had previously worked on the MG 34 proved satisfactory and underwent military trials conducted by the GL/C E 6 test station at Tarnewitz in mid 1942. The type "A" was never produced beyond model form, but the basic design layout was retained for further development. With the basic characteristics of the LC 6 accepted, a series of modifications followed. The revised 'Ausführung "B"' replaced the sheet metal handguard with a resin impregnated fiber type that provided protection against heat and a better grip when wet. First operational use
The weapon saw first operational use during the Gran Sasso raid (Unternehmen Eiche) in September 1943 when German paratroopers and Waffen SS commandos rescued Italian dictator Benito Mussolini from his captors – 200 well equipped Carabinieri guards. However, during the whole airborne operation (which was personally ordered by Hitler) not a single shot was fired. Deployment
After approximately 2,000 FG 42s had been produced by Krieghoff, supplies of the manganese steel from which the receivers were forged were diverted to other needs; this meant a redesign was required to use stamped sheet metal in its place. Field reports that the lightweight rifle was not sturdy enough to handle full power rifle ammunition in cyclic mode made Krieghoff engineers design the Type G. Improvements were: relocating the bipod from the front of the handguard to the muzzle to reduce shot dispersion; changing the pistol grip angle to near vertical; enlarging the handguard and changing the stock from stamped steel to wood to minimize overheating, adding weight to the bolt and lengthen its travel to reduce the cyclic rate of fire. Also a four position gas regulator was fitted, the bolt and recoil spring were changed to wound wire, a case deflector was fitted and the muzzle brake and the bayonet mount was changed. These changes, particularly the pistol grip change and the bipod relocation, are clearly visible on late model FG 42s. Production models also had a simple flip out spike bayonet under the barrel hidden by the bipod. In the later version the bayonet was shortened from around to around There were never enough FG 42s to arm most Fallschirmjäger'' as originally intended, however most were employed in the western front following the events of D Day, with the particular use of FG 42 during the Battle of Carentan and the Falaise Pocket (nearly a quarter of all FG 42 produced were in the hands of the 2nd Parachute Division).
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German automatic paratrooper rifle
The FG 42 (German: Fallschirmjägergewehr 42, "paratrooper rifle 42") is a selective fire 7.92×57mm Mauser automatic rifle 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 slightly shorter (but considerably bulkier and heavier) than the standard issue Karabiner 98k bolt action infantry rifle. Considered one of the most advanced weapon designs of World War II, the FG 42 influenced post war small arms development, and many features of its design, such as general shape, stock style, gas rotating bolt operation (itself copied from the Lewis gun) and sheet metal and plastic construction were copied by the US Army when they developed the M60 machine gun. History
At the time of the Battle of Crete (Operation Mercury), German Fallschirmjäger (parachute infantry) were equipped with the same assortment of small arms as the Heer, carrying only 9×19mm Parabellum chambered pistols and hand grenades on them during parachute jumps, with 9×19mm Parabellum submachine guns, 7.92×57mm Mauser chambered rifles, and crew served weapons stored separately in containers that were dropped from the wing of the exit craft. The German RZ parachute harness, with one single riser and two straps attached to the body, making the paratrooper land on his hands and knees in a forward roll, did not allow heavier equipment such as rifles and machine guns to be safely carried during airborne jumps. At Crete, long range rifle and machine gun fire from dug in Commonwealth defenders inflicted heavy casualties on the outgunned German paratroopers in the early stages of battle as they attempted to retrieve their support weapons from containers scattered all over the battlefield. These combat experiences demonstrated the need for a rifle that could be carried by the paratrooper during a drop. The classifications of the development and production Ausführungen (types) are as follows:
Type A First design
Type B Revised model prototype
Type C "LC 6" prototype
Type D First Fallschirmjägergewehr; acceptance trials
Type E First production Fallschirmjägergewehr (sometimes called the Modell I ("Type I")
Type F First stamped receiver Fallschirmjägergewehr
Type G Final production model Fallschirmjägergewehr (sometimes called the Modell II ("Type II")
Development
In 1941, the German Air Force (Luftwaffe) requested a selective fire hand held weapon for the paratroopers; Senior Staff Air Secretary Ossenbach at the GL/C Erprobungsstelle 6 (GL/C E 6—the Luftwaffe Weapons Development Branch at Tarnewitz near Wismar) was approached informally to develop this special new weapon. However, due to the high casualties sustained by the paratroopers during Operation Mercury, Hitler changed his mind about the usefulness of airborne assaults and the plans were terminated. while Krieghoff presented a rising block prototype, which too was quickly dropped. A design credited to Rheinmetall Borsig's Louis Stange of Sömmerda who had previously worked on the MG 34 proved satisfactory and underwent military trials conducted by the GL/C E 6 test station at Tarnewitz in mid 1942. The type "A" was never produced beyond model form, but the basic design layout was retained for further development. With the basic characteristics of the LC 6 accepted, a series of modifications followed. The revised 'Ausführung "B"' replaced the sheet metal handguard with a resin impregnated fiber type that provided protection against heat and a better grip when wet. First operational use
The weapon saw first operational use during the Gran Sasso raid (Unternehmen Eiche) in September 1943 when German paratroopers and Waffen SS commandos rescued Italian dictator Benito Mussolini from his captors – 200 well equipped Carabinieri guards. However, during the whole airborne operation (which was personally ordered by Hitler) not a single shot was fired. Deployment
After approximately 2,000 FG 42s had been produced by Krieghoff, supplies of the manganese steel from which the receivers were forged were diverted to other needs; this meant a redesign was required to use stamped sheet metal in its place. Field reports that the lightweight rifle was not sturdy enough to handle full power rifle ammunition in cyclic mode made Krieghoff engineers design the Type G. Improvements were: relocating the bipod from the front of the handguard to the muzzle to reduce shot dispersion; changing the pistol grip angle to near vertical; enlarging the handguard and changing the stock from stamped steel to wood to minimize overheating, adding weight to the bolt and lengthen its travel to reduce the cyclic rate of fire. Also a four position gas regulator was fitted, the bolt and recoil spring were changed to wound wire, a case deflector was fitted and the muzzle brake and the bayonet mount was changed. These changes, particularly the pistol grip change and the bipod relocation, are clearly visible on late model FG 42s. Production models also had a simple flip out spike bayonet under the barrel hidden by the bipod. In the later version the bayonet was shortened from around to around There were never enough FG 42s to arm most Fallschirmjäger'' as originally intended, however most were employed in the western front following the events of D Day, with the particular use of FG 42 during the Battle of Carentan and the Falaise Pocket (nearly a quarter of all FG 42 produced were in the hands of the 2nd Parachute Division).
The FG 42 (German: Fallschirmjägergewehr 42, "paratrooper rifle 42") is a selective fire 7.92×57mm Mauser automatic rifle 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 slightly shorter (but considerably bulkier and heavier) than the standard issue Karabiner 98k bolt action infantry rifle. Considered one of the most advanced weapon designs of World War II, the FG 42 influenced post war small arms development, and many features of its design, such as general shape, stock style, gas rotating bolt operation (itself copied from the Lewis gun) and sheet metal and plastic construction were copied by the US Army when they developed the M60 machine gun. History
At the time of the Battle of Crete (Operation Mercury), German Fallschirmjäger (parachute infantry) were equipped with the same assortment of small arms as the Heer, carrying only 9×19mm Parabellum chambered pistols and hand grenades on them during parachute jumps, with 9×19mm Parabellum submachine guns, 7.92×57mm Mauser chambered rifles, and crew served weapons stored separately in containers that were dropped from the wing of the exit craft. The German RZ parachute harness, with one single riser and two straps attached to the body, making the paratrooper land on his hands and knees in a forward roll, did not allow heavier equipment such as rifles and machine guns to be safely carried during airborne jumps. At Crete, long range rifle and machine gun fire from dug in Commonwealth defenders inflicted heavy casualties on the outgunned German paratroopers in the early stages of battle as they attempted to retrieve their support weapons from containers scattered all over the battlefield. These combat experiences demonstrated the need for a rifle that could be carried by the paratrooper during a drop. The classifications of the development and production Ausführungen (types) are as follows:
Type A First design
Type B Revised model prototype
Type C "LC 6" prototype
Type D First Fallschirmjägergewehr; acceptance trials
Type E First production Fallschirmjägergewehr (sometimes called the Modell I ("Type I")
Type F First stamped receiver Fallschirmjägergewehr
Type G Final production model Fallschirmjägergewehr (sometimes called the Modell II ("Type II")
Development
In 1941, the German Air Force (Luftwaffe) requested a selective fire hand held weapon for the paratroopers; Senior Staff Air Secretary Ossenbach at the GL/C Erprobungsstelle 6 (GL/C E 6—the Luftwaffe Weapons Development Branch at Tarnewitz near Wismar) was approached informally to develop this special new weapon. However, due to the high casualties sustained by the paratroopers during Operation Mercury, Hitler changed his mind about the usefulness of airborne assaults and the plans were terminated. while Krieghoff presented a rising block prototype, which too was quickly dropped. A design credited to Rheinmetall Borsig's Louis Stange of Sömmerda who had previously worked on the MG 34 proved satisfactory and underwent military trials conducted by the GL/C E 6 test station at Tarnewitz in mid 1942. The type "A" was never produced beyond model form, but the basic design layout was retained for further development. With the basic characteristics of the LC 6 accepted, a series of modifications followed. The revised 'Ausführung "B"' replaced the sheet metal handguard with a resin impregnated fiber type that provided protection against heat and a better grip when wet. First operational use
The weapon saw first operational use during the Gran Sasso raid (Unternehmen Eiche) in September 1943 when German paratroopers and Waffen SS commandos rescued Italian dictator Benito Mussolini from his captors – 200 well equipped Carabinieri guards. However, during the whole airborne operation (which was personally ordered by Hitler) not a single shot was fired. Deployment
After approximately 2,000 FG 42s had been produced by Krieghoff, supplies of the manganese steel from which the receivers were forged were diverted to other needs; this meant a redesign was required to use stamped sheet metal in its place. Field reports that the lightweight rifle was not sturdy enough to handle full power rifle ammunition in cyclic mode made Krieghoff engineers design the Type G. Improvements were: relocating the bipod from the front of the handguard to the muzzle to reduce shot dispersion; changing the pistol grip angle to near vertical; enlarging the handguard and changing the stock from stamped steel to wood to minimize overheating, adding weight to the bolt and lengthen its travel to reduce the cyclic rate of fire. Also a four position gas regulator was fitted, the bolt and recoil spring were changed to wound wire, a case deflector was fitted and the muzzle brake and the bayonet mount was changed. These changes, particularly the pistol grip change and the bipod relocation, are clearly visible on late model FG 42s. Production models also had a simple flip out spike bayonet under the barrel hidden by the bipod. In the later version the bayonet was shortened from around to around There were never enough FG 42s to arm most Fallschirmjäger'' as originally intended, however most were employed in the western front following the events of D Day, with the particular use of FG 42 during the Battle of Carentan and the Falaise Pocket (nearly a quarter of all FG 42 produced were in the hands of the 2nd Parachute Division).
Krieghoff компаниясы шамамен 2000 FG 42-ді шығарғаннан кейін, қабылдаушылар жасалатын марганецті болат басқа қажеттіліктерге бағытталды; бұл оның орнына штампталған металл табақтарды пайдалану үшін қайта жобалауды қажет етті. Майдандық есептер бойынша жеңіл мылтық циклдік режимде толық қуатты мылтық оқ-дәрісін өңдеуге жеткіліксіз болды, Крейгхофф инженерлері G типін жобалады. Түзетулер: атуды азайту үшін қос табанды қол сақшысының алдыңғы жағынан тұмсыққа ауыстыру; пистолеттің тұтқа бұрышын тік жаққа ауыстыру; қол сақшысын кеңейту және ағашқа таңбаланған болаттан ағашқа ауыстыру, ыстықтануды азайту, болтқа салмақ қосу және оның циклдік ату жылдамдығын азайту үшін ұзақ жүруі. Сонымен қатар, төрт позициялық газды реттеуші орнатылды, бұранда мен кері қайнау көктемі бұралған сымға ауыстырылды, корпус дефлекторы орнатылды және тұмсық тежегіші мен шатыр ұстағышы өзгертілді. Бұл өзгерістер, әсіресе пистолет тұтқасының өзгеруі және қос табанды қол сақшысының орналасуы, FG 42-нің кейінгі үлгілерінде анық көрінеді. Өндіріс үлгілерінде сонымен қатар, қос табанды қол сақшысының астында жасырылған қарапайым айналмалы шатыр болды. Кейінгі нұсқада шатыр шамамен өлшемнен шамамен өлшемге дейін қысқартылды. FG 42 жеткілікті болған жоқ, бастапқыда жоспарланғандай, көптеген Fallschirmjäger-ді қаруландыру үшін, алайда көптегендары D күнінің оқиғаларын ұстанған батыс майданында қолданылды, әсіресе Карентан шайқасы мен Фалез қалтасында (өндірілген FG 42-нің шамамен төрттен бірі 2-ші парашют дивизиясының қолында болды).
German automatic paratrooper rifle
The FG 42 (German: Fallschirmjägergewehr 42, "paratrooper rifle 42") is a selective fire 7.92×57mm Mauser automatic rifle 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 slightly shorter (but considerably bulkier and heavier) than the standard issue Karabiner 98k bolt action infantry rifle. Considered one of the most advanced weapon designs of World War II, the FG 42 influenced post war small arms development, and many features of its design, such as general shape, stock style, gas rotating bolt operation (itself copied from the Lewis gun) and sheet metal and plastic construction were copied by the US Army when they developed the M60 machine gun. History
At the time of the Battle of Crete (Operation Mercury), German Fallschirmjäger (parachute infantry) were equipped with the same assortment of small arms as the Heer, carrying only 9×19mm Parabellum chambered pistols and hand grenades on them during parachute jumps, with 9×19mm Parabellum submachine guns, 7.92×57mm Mauser chambered rifles, and crew served weapons stored separately in containers that were dropped from the wing of the exit craft. The German RZ parachute harness, with one single riser and two straps attached to the body, making the paratrooper land on his hands and knees in a forward roll, did not allow heavier equipment such as rifles and machine guns to be safely carried during airborne jumps. At Crete, long range rifle and machine gun fire from dug in Commonwealth defenders inflicted heavy casualties on the outgunned German paratroopers in the early stages of battle as they attempted to retrieve their support weapons from containers scattered all over the battlefield. These combat experiences demonstrated the need for a rifle that could be carried by the paratrooper during a drop. The classifications of the development and production Ausführungen (types) are as follows:
Type A First design
Type B Revised model prototype
Type C "LC 6" prototype
Type D First Fallschirmjägergewehr; acceptance trials
Type E First production Fallschirmjägergewehr (sometimes called the Modell I ("Type I")
Type F First stamped receiver Fallschirmjägergewehr
Type G Final production model Fallschirmjägergewehr (sometimes called the Modell II ("Type II")
Development
In 1941, the German Air Force (Luftwaffe) requested a selective fire hand held weapon for the paratroopers; Senior Staff Air Secretary Ossenbach at the GL/C Erprobungsstelle 6 (GL/C E 6—the Luftwaffe Weapons Development Branch at Tarnewitz near Wismar) was approached informally to develop this special new weapon. However, due to the high casualties sustained by the paratroopers during Operation Mercury, Hitler changed his mind about the usefulness of airborne assaults and the plans were terminated. while Krieghoff presented a rising block prototype, which too was quickly dropped. A design credited to Rheinmetall Borsig's Louis Stange of Sömmerda who had previously worked on the MG 34 proved satisfactory and underwent military trials conducted by the GL/C E 6 test station at Tarnewitz in mid 1942. The type "A" was never produced beyond model form, but the basic design layout was retained for further development. With the basic characteristics of the LC 6 accepted, a series of modifications followed. The revised 'Ausführung "B"' replaced the sheet metal handguard with a resin impregnated fiber type that provided protection against heat and a better grip when wet. First operational use
The weapon saw first operational use during the Gran Sasso raid (Unternehmen Eiche) in September 1943 when German paratroopers and Waffen SS commandos rescued Italian dictator Benito Mussolini from his captors – 200 well equipped Carabinieri guards. However, during the whole airborne operation (which was personally ordered by Hitler) not a single shot was fired. Deployment
After approximately 2,000 FG 42s had been produced by Krieghoff, supplies of the manganese steel from which the receivers were forged were diverted to other needs; this meant a redesign was required to use stamped sheet metal in its place. Field reports that the lightweight rifle was not sturdy enough to handle full power rifle ammunition in cyclic mode made Krieghoff engineers design the Type G. Improvements were: relocating the bipod from the front of the handguard to the muzzle to reduce shot dispersion; changing the pistol grip angle to near vertical; enlarging the handguard and changing the stock from stamped steel to wood to minimize overheating, adding weight to the bolt and lengthen its travel to reduce the cyclic rate of fire. Also a four position gas regulator was fitted, the bolt and recoil spring were changed to wound wire, a case deflector was fitted and the muzzle brake and the bayonet mount was changed. These changes, particularly the pistol grip change and the bipod relocation, are clearly visible on late model FG 42s. Production models also had a simple flip out spike bayonet under the barrel hidden by the bipod. In the later version the bayonet was shortened from around to around There were never enough FG 42s to arm most Fallschirmjäger'' as originally intended, however most were employed in the western front following the events of D Day, with the particular use of FG 42 during the Battle of Carentan and the Falaise Pocket (nearly a quarter of all FG 42 produced were in the hands of the 2nd Parachute Division).
The FG 42 (German: Fallschirmjägergewehr 42, "paratrooper rifle 42") is a selective fire 7.92×57mm Mauser automatic rifle 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 slightly shorter (but considerably bulkier and heavier) than the standard issue Karabiner 98k bolt action infantry rifle. Considered one of the most advanced weapon designs of World War II, the FG 42 influenced post war small arms development, and many features of its design, such as general shape, stock style, gas rotating bolt operation (itself copied from the Lewis gun) and sheet metal and plastic construction were copied by the US Army when they developed the M60 machine gun. History
At the time of the Battle of Crete (Operation Mercury), German Fallschirmjäger (parachute infantry) were equipped with the same assortment of small arms as the Heer, carrying only 9×19mm Parabellum chambered pistols and hand grenades on them during parachute jumps, with 9×19mm Parabellum submachine guns, 7.92×57mm Mauser chambered rifles, and crew served weapons stored separately in containers that were dropped from the wing of the exit craft. The German RZ parachute harness, with one single riser and two straps attached to the body, making the paratrooper land on his hands and knees in a forward roll, did not allow heavier equipment such as rifles and machine guns to be safely carried during airborne jumps. At Crete, long range rifle and machine gun fire from dug in Commonwealth defenders inflicted heavy casualties on the outgunned German paratroopers in the early stages of battle as they attempted to retrieve their support weapons from containers scattered all over the battlefield. These combat experiences demonstrated the need for a rifle that could be carried by the paratrooper during a drop. The classifications of the development and production Ausführungen (types) are as follows:
Type A First design
Type B Revised model prototype
Type C "LC 6" prototype
Type D First Fallschirmjägergewehr; acceptance trials
Type E First production Fallschirmjägergewehr (sometimes called the Modell I ("Type I")
Type F First stamped receiver Fallschirmjägergewehr
Type G Final production model Fallschirmjägergewehr (sometimes called the Modell II ("Type II")
Development
In 1941, the German Air Force (Luftwaffe) requested a selective fire hand held weapon for the paratroopers; Senior Staff Air Secretary Ossenbach at the GL/C Erprobungsstelle 6 (GL/C E 6—the Luftwaffe Weapons Development Branch at Tarnewitz near Wismar) was approached informally to develop this special new weapon. However, due to the high casualties sustained by the paratroopers during Operation Mercury, Hitler changed his mind about the usefulness of airborne assaults and the plans were terminated. while Krieghoff presented a rising block prototype, which too was quickly dropped. A design credited to Rheinmetall Borsig's Louis Stange of Sömmerda who had previously worked on the MG 34 proved satisfactory and underwent military trials conducted by the GL/C E 6 test station at Tarnewitz in mid 1942. The type "A" was never produced beyond model form, but the basic design layout was retained for further development. With the basic characteristics of the LC 6 accepted, a series of modifications followed. The revised 'Ausführung "B"' replaced the sheet metal handguard with a resin impregnated fiber type that provided protection against heat and a better grip when wet. First operational use
The weapon saw first operational use during the Gran Sasso raid (Unternehmen Eiche) in September 1943 when German paratroopers and Waffen SS commandos rescued Italian dictator Benito Mussolini from his captors – 200 well equipped Carabinieri guards. However, during the whole airborne operation (which was personally ordered by Hitler) not a single shot was fired. Deployment
After approximately 2,000 FG 42s had been produced by Krieghoff, supplies of the manganese steel from which the receivers were forged were diverted to other needs; this meant a redesign was required to use stamped sheet metal in its place. Field reports that the lightweight rifle was not sturdy enough to handle full power rifle ammunition in cyclic mode made Krieghoff engineers design the Type G. Improvements were: relocating the bipod from the front of the handguard to the muzzle to reduce shot dispersion; changing the pistol grip angle to near vertical; enlarging the handguard and changing the stock from stamped steel to wood to minimize overheating, adding weight to the bolt and lengthen its travel to reduce the cyclic rate of fire. Also a four position gas regulator was fitted, the bolt and recoil spring were changed to wound wire, a case deflector was fitted and the muzzle brake and the bayonet mount was changed. These changes, particularly the pistol grip change and the bipod relocation, are clearly visible on late model FG 42s. Production models also had a simple flip out spike bayonet under the barrel hidden by the bipod. In the later version the bayonet was shortened from around to around There were never enough FG 42s to arm most Fallschirmjäger'' as originally intended, however most were employed in the western front following the events of D Day, with the particular use of FG 42 during the Battle of Carentan and the Falaise Pocket (nearly a quarter of all FG 42 produced were in the hands of the 2nd Parachute Division).
Жалпы конфигурация/жасау
FG 42 – ауамен салқындатылатын, таңдамалы ату режиміне ие қару және "тіке сызықты" кері импульс конфигурациясын қолданған алғашқы қарулардың бірі. Бұл конструкция, бүйірлік дүңгіршекпен үйлесімде, ауырлық центрін және иық тірегінің орналасуын қанатын бойлық осімен дерлік бірқатар етіп орналастырды, бұл кезекпен немесе автоматты ату кезінде басқаруды жақсартатын ерекшелік. FG 42 қабылдағышының үстіңгі бөлігінде телескоптық көзқарастарды орнатуға арналған, ұзын құйрықты негіз болды. Көзқарастың бекіткіш тұтқалары, нақты жауынгерлік жағдайға байланысты телескоптық көзқарасты жылдам орнатуға және алып тастауға мүмкіндік берді; жалпы жауынгерлік қимылдар немесе шектеулі снайперлік міндеттер. FG 42-де қолданылған телескоптық көзқарастар ZFG42 немесе ZF4 болды. Қазіргі заманғы қару коллекционерлері арасында түпнұсқа FG 42-нің сирек кездесуі және жоғары құны АҚШ және Германиядағы өндірушілердің FG 42 стиліндегі мылтықтарды қайта жасау индустриясына әкелді.
The FG 42 was a select fire air cooled weapon and one of the first to incorporate the "straight line" recoil configuration. This layout, combined with the side magazine, placed both the center of gravity and the position of the shoulder stock nearly in line with the longitudinal axis of the bore, a feature increasing controllability during burst or automatic fire. The top of the receiver of the FG 42 was specifically machined with a long dovetail type base designed to accept telescopic sight mounts. The scope mount featured locking lever(s) that allowed quick installation and removal of a telescopic sight depending on the specific combat scenario; general combat or in a limited sniping role. The telescopic sights used on the FG 42 were the ZFG42 or ZF4. The empty weight of the long 10 round magazine is and of the long 20 round magazine
The scarcity and prohibitive cost of genuine FG 42s in contemporary firearms collecting circles has brought about an industry of reproduction FG 42 style rifles by manufacturers in US and Germany.
The scarcity and prohibitive cost of genuine FG 42s in contemporary firearms collecting circles has brought about an industry of reproduction FG 42 style rifles by manufacturers in US and Germany.
Пайдаланушылар
Нацистік Германия: Екінші дүниежүзілік соғыста қолданылған. Барлық неміс әуе десанттық әскерлері үшін қолдануға арналған, бірақ стандартты пайдалану үшін жеткілікті санда өндірілмеген. : Солтүстік Вьетнам күштері тарапынан шектеулі қолданысқа ие болған; көбінесе КСРО жеткізген түсініктер.
Nazi Germany: Used during World War II. Intended for use by all German airborne troops, but was never produced in sufficient numbers for standardized use. : Limited use by North Vietnamese forces; most likely captured models supplied by the USSR.