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This is MG42 Machine Gun in Gunbucket format.Gunbucket is 240pix = 1ft
Gunbucket is a sub-branch of Shipbucket
The MG 42 (shortened from German: Maschinengewehr 42, or "machine gun 42") is a 7.92×57mm Mauser general purpose machine gun designed in Nazi Germany and used extensively by the Wehrmacht and the Waffen-SS during the second half of World War II. Intended to replace the more expensive and time-consuming to manufacture frontline MG 34, they ended up produced in tandem until the end of the war.
The MG 42 has a proven record of reliability, durability, simplicity, and ease of operation, but is most notable for its ability to produce a high volume of suppressive fire. The MG 42 had one of the highest average cyclic rate of any single-barreled man-portable machine gun: between 1,200 and 1,500 rpm, which results in a distinctive muzzle report.
The MG 42's lineage continued past Nazi Germany's defeat, forming the basis for the nearly identical NATO round chambered MG1 (MG 42/59), which subsequently evolved into the MG1A3, then the Bundeswehr's MG 3. It also spawned the Swiss MG 51, Zastava M53, SIG MG 710-3, Austrian MG 74, and the Spanish 5.56mm Ameli light machine gun, and lent many design elements to the American M60 and Belgian MAG. The MG 42 was adopted by a number of armed organizations after the war, and was both copied and built under licence.
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Could you make the MG34? I'm trying to make a vector of it, but finding a nice, plain drawing like this is a pain. I'll give you credit.
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may I credit your name for using your pictures as references for my game in developpemment?
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offcause you can. thank you very much
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just to be sure, do credit your username or real name?
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I think real name is better:
Ka Wing Lo
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...isn't this still in production in Spain as the Ameli?
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It is a sub form of Shipbucket
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Ah okay!
but what's a Shipbucket? please don't tell me it's a sub form of something else..
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Please visit the website:
www.shipbucket.com
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Now everything makes sense, thanks!
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This gun is defiantly my absolute favorite gun of all time.
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MG42, the most deadliest machinegun in WWII. Although, it's biggest disadvantage was that due to it's high rate of fire, the barrel would overheat very quickly and leave the gunners vulnerable during the barrel change.
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no the MG32 was the deadliest you don't earn a nickname like "Hitler's Buzz saw" for nothing
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The MG 42 was the one called "Hitler's Buzzsaw".
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I use to own one. Mine was not fully auto, but had a converted bolt. And 8mm Mauser was getting $$$ and hard to find. Sold it, and bought my current car with it.
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wow, I envy you American. In Holland even Airsoft is banned.
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just like England and AUS. BUT, in Canada, you have to buy a permit to have a AF GUN... kinda dumb. Also, another stupid thing. IN England, a guy found an illegal gun, some one threw away in his yard, to get rid of... and he called the cops... AND THEY Stuck him with the charge of having the gun.... Thats just stupid and wrong. He did the right thing, and reported it, I think that's very uncalled for. It was because it was in his yard. They even proved his finger prints were no were on it, and somehow they have proof he did not dump it. DUMB DUMB.
I think, Gun ownership, and or usage-- like a Police Officer, or in the armed services; has a great responsibility with it. When to use, to protect yourself, or another? Here in America, people can get Carry permits... every state has their own laws about... but they all make you take, and pass a class on gun class. You have to hit a paper plate sized target at 20-30 feet away, with a hand gun. Then, you take your form saying you've passed the class. To your local Police Station (in the city you live), then you fill out the paper work and you buy your permit, its good for 5 years and then you have to renew it. But, the law is pretty clear- you cant carry in bars, churches or other public places, that do not allow guns... BUT, they have to post it. Some places here are just stupid-- they are so anti-gun, they are banning the police from coming in and eating. I can understand a person, but the police? Here in my home state, they allow you to "Open Carry" a gun, with no permit. HOWEVER, you have to have your permit, for just owning your gun. "Open Carry" is where you do just that. Carry it open. So its not hidden... thats what you need a "carry permit for" because its hidden. AND, if you are ever stopped by the police, you need to tell them... sometimes they will take it, till they are done... or they will just say keep your hands on the wheel... OR they'll just ask you to steep out side the car... depends on the cop. Our 2nd Amendment, is the "right to bare arms." Now, some people, think that means they can carry anything they want in public, because they are allowed to own it... no. I think there should be a limit. You do not need a shot gun, strapped to your back, to just go and get some milk at the store. Hunting, maybe.
We are allowed to own Fully Automatic Weapons too. Its called a Class 3. HOWEVER, this is the $$$$ part. FIRST, you need to get your permit/ tax stamp. its $300.00 thats fixed. THEN, a ATF Agent, comes out and makes certain you, have a safe place to put it. And every so often you are checked up on. Then after a few weeks/ mos, you get your permit. Now, the guns are the cost of cars, in that area. BUT, some people get class 3's because it allows you to have, certain types of ammo- frag rounds, explosive rounds, Rockets, and other "fun" things. But you gotta pay for that. Also, all of this does also include a very deep back round check.
To buy a hand gun in America, is pretty easy... You first need to a "Green Tag" That is something you get from the police dept, that says you are not a risk for owning a gun.. basically a criminal record, but its mostly violent types of crimes, that would prevent you from getting a permit. If you got a speeding ticket, thats fine. You take your green tag with you to the store, pick out the gun you want. You fill out some paper work... they call a government office, that has a National Record of you, to see if you did something somewhere else. If that clears- The dealer fills out the tags.. Keeps one. You take (or mail) one back to the police, and you keep one for yourself.
Rifles/ Long guns- You go to the store, they call the office. If you clear. You get your rifle, that day. They just walk you to the door, and you take it and go home then.
Buying guns on line- You need what is called a FFL. You get a back round check, and you get a special permit from the GOV. If you want to buy a fully automaic gun on line, you would still need a class 3 + and FFL. Now, there is also A FFL C&R (Curio and Relic)... means you can buy old and vintage guns (50 years+) on line, and they will ship them to your door. BUT, you cant ship guns and ammo together, same box. If you buy on line, and you dont have a FFL, you can ask someone to do it for you... they have to charge you no more then $10.00. And you give the place you are buying from, the other persons FFL NO, and they ship it to that person. You go to them and pick it up. Now, hand guns on line, work like the store, with green cards. Rifles, you fill out a little paper work... name, address and Drivers LIC no. And then, you go home with your rifle.
Here, the government is doing weird things about gun control. They are just making it hard to get ammo. They are not banning guns, just buying all the ammo. SO, that makes ammo prices go up very high, for customers... since the government is just buying it in huge bulk from companies. Also, another trick, they have shut down the three plans in America that make lead slugs, for ammo. Our government is just stepping on our rights as American Citizens, in our own land. Sad, sad.
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Damed! that is a lot of paper work!
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the original version of MG3
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so, it's the original??
i don't know
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Well, first they have MG42, after the war.
When West Germany rebuild the army, they make MG42 to 7.62mm ammo
MG42 + 7.62 = MG3
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you can say the MG3 is a ¨revision¨ of the MG42
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actually the MG42 is a upgraded version of the MG34 (which was close to crap, it easily jammed or broke)
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I have never heard anything bad about the MG-34. It was modified in order to use more spot wielding and stamped parts for faster manufacture, not because a problem with the weapon. There were enough changes to merit calling it the MG-42. interestingly the cyclic rate increased with the MG-42 even though ammunition and design was basically the same.
Had the MG-34 not been a good very reliable weapon the Germans would not have used it from 1934 until replace in 1942. They would have discarded it like they did so many other weapons
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which MG did the germans posses at the start of the war that was just as easily used in combat? There werent that many and a lot of those avaible werent that good. The MG32 had a high tendency to jam when exposed to bad weather.
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First let me correct an error. I state the Germans used the MG-34 starting in 1934. That is incorrect and was a typo on my part, too many '34's in there. The weapon was 'introduced' in 1934 but not 'issued' until 1936 when Hitler discarded the Versailles treaty restrictions. The MG-34 was used until the end of the war.
Not sure what the question means. If it is alluding to the last sentence in my first reply then the answer is no other machine gun was used. My statement was meant to read as in weapons in general, aircraft, tanks, submarines, infantry weapons and so on. The .37mm anti-tank gun and the short low velocity .75 on the Panzer Mk IV are good examples of a weapon being discarded if it was not getting the intended results. Had the MG-34 not been a light, reliable, easy to operate weapon with a very high cyclic rate it too would have been abandoned. True it was touchy to dirt and dust but so are many types of weapons. However it could not have been that big of a problem given the photo evidence. They are mounted on side cars, tanks, in tanks, half tracks, versions were used in aircraft, carried around by the infantry from Africa to Finland they are all over the place. I have never seen any dust covers or attempts to shield the action, trigger or barrel in any way, even in Africa. Certainly if dirt and dust was a real problem the MG-34 would either have been replaced or had covers made for it long before 1942.
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