| abstract | - The MG42 (Abbreviation of German: Maschinengewehr 42) Is a gun chambered in Mauser 7.92x57mm developed during the WWII by Germany with the intention of replacing the MG-34 With the manufacturing process simpler. His baptism of fire occurred in USSR and North Africa, Being a complete success. It was expected that she would replace the MG-34, but ended up supplementing it by not achieving the expected level of production. During the campaign of the FEB in Italy, the MG42 was nicknamed "Lurdinha" by GI's in Brazil du e to the rapid rate of fire, reminiscent of the way to talk to the bride's jealous of one of them. In 1958 we developed a version of the MG42 for 7.62 mm ammunition, adopted as a standard by NATO. The new version was called MG42/59 or MG1, Giving rise to variants MG2 and MG3
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