MG42 German Machine Gun in Afghanistan

Funny what kind of weapons you find still in use in old countries like Afghanistan.
This MG42 was in good working order but really chewed through rounds. 900-1500 rounds per minute depending upon the bolt used.
This thread was not intended to be a political discussion so stick to the topic: It's simply a high-performance machine gun.

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[centurio74]

its a MG 3.......brain.

a old but a god gun.

learn this and you will understand!

[MrHsv1896]

also ich Räum die Hülsen nicht weg ;D

[bigWerner97]

@meedic i had read that the Gewehrpatronen 7,62 x 51 have

and the nato 7,92 x 57

i will look at the page again and read it again

if my version istn't true : sorry :(

[mylongsword]

barrel is fried. learn to swap.

[meedic]

@bigWerner97 That's not right. get your facts straight. The old MG42 used Gewehrpatrone 7,92 × 57 mm, and the new MG3 uses 7,62 × 51 mm NATO. You can read that on the german wikipedia page.

[bigWerner97]

@socialexa i habe read at wikipedia that the mg3 the same waepon is with nato ammo

and the nato ammo ist stronger than the old ammo from the mg42

[socialexa]

@bigWerner97 wrong!!! The MG 3 ist the same weapon with some new parts and other material. And it has lower rounds per minute. But with some work you can increase the rounds per minute.

[bigWerner97]

@centurio74 a mg3 are only a mg42 with stronger ammo

[dogsaremykids]

Shut up everyone......I like to pretend its an mg42!!

[ANYONE3041937kyc]

the mg 3 sure beats the m 60

[jakem1tanker]

@proteus03 yeah

[proteus03]

@jakem1tanker you mean the "goldene Schützenschnur".