Von P's Fact of the Day No.3

Von Paulus · 06-27-2001, 01:33 AM

Yes, It's that time again!

Today I will be telling you a little about the MG-42 and the Bren Gun...Read On...

The German MG-42; one of the most remarkable general-purpose machine-guns ever designed, the MG-42 was introduced in 1942 to replace the MG-34 (If anyone knows why their wasn't an MG-35, 36 etc. please tell me!).

It was cheap and simple to operate, and could be used as a section LMG (light machine gun), a sustained support weapon, or a light AA (Anti-aircraft) gun. It had one major drawback when used as a section weapon - its rate of fire was so high that many rounds were wasted and it was difficult to carry adequate ammunition!

Specs.

Calibre: 7.92mm.
Weight: 25lb.
Ammunition: 50-round belts which could be clipped together.
Maximum rate of fire: 1,100 - 1,200rpm.

P.S - You may remember this from the film "Saving Private Ryan", In the scene in which they attack the bunker at the radar site, the German MG in that scene was an MG-42 on a tripod...
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The British Bren Mk III; standard section LMG throughout the war, the Bren was noted for it's ruggedness and reliability. It originated from the Czech ZB-26 (Is that right ?) which was designed at BRno and developed at ENfield. The Bren was usually used to fire single shots or bursts of 5-6 shots to cover advancing infantry, and was very economical.

Specs

Calibre: .303-inch.
Weight: 19.3lb.
Ammunition: 30-round boxes.
Maximum rate of fire: 480rpm.

Thankyou for reading...

Tomorrow: The Dreaded '88'

Note - If anyone knows of any websites that have images of any of the Weapons, Vehicles etc. mentioned on "Von P's facts of the day", please post a URL, it's just kind of hard for people to know what I'm talking about without seeing pictures. : )

Thanks, Von P.

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Ragnar · 06-27-2001, 01:33 AM

Behind the first address below, you will find detailed images of the weapons you have mention here, Von Paulus. Behind the German helmets you will find a MG-34 and MG-42 with a lot of accessory. The text is well written, I guess. Well, to be honest, I don’t understand a word of it. So forget about the text, I think you know most of it already. If not, Wolfshook’s site is well explained.

http://www.interq.or.jp/tokyo/steiner/S-AFV-00a.htm

Here are more detailed images of German weapons, vehicles, links etc.
http://www2.neweb.ne.jp/wc/STEINER/

Recycled Spooge · 06-27-2001, 01:34 AM

Good stuff.

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Recycled Spooge · 06-27-2001, 01:35 AM

By the way, I've been to Brno many times. It's a nice city.

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Recycled Spooge · 06-27-2001, 01:50 AM

It's cool, because late at night, they completely turn off all the traffic lights and they blink yellow. There's not a living person, nor a car anywhere in sight. In Brno that is.

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Von Paulus · 06-27-2001, 02:06 AM

Spooky!

Recycled Spooge · 06-27-2001, 02:10 AM

Sure is, and they do this in most of their cities too, not only Brno.

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Recycled Spooge · 06-27-2001, 02:16 AM

I usually go through Brno to get from Krakow To Vienna. Once when we got to Vienna, we saw a weird guy with a pink shirt and a poodle peeing next to our building. We were parking and we accidentally pointed our headlights at him.

It was like 4am too.

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Von Paulus · 06-27-2001, 02:22 AM

Hehe, Why do you need to go to Vienna alot ?

Jerry · 06-27-2001, 02:36 AM

Forget the weapons, let's talk topless women!

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"Sure, we want to go home. We want this war over with. The quickest way to get it over with is to go get the bastards who started it. The quicker they are whipped, the quicker we can go home. The shortest way home is through Berlin and Tokyo. And when we get to Berlin, I am personally going to shoot that paper hanging son-of-a-bitch Hitler. Just like I'd shoot a snake!"
- General George S. Patton, Jr (addressing to his troops before Operation Overlord, June 5, 1944)

Recycled Spooge · 06-27-2001, 02:59 AM

For fun. It's cool there. Women don't wear tops at the pools or in the beaches. LOL, I'm retarded, I know.

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Von Paulus · 06-27-2001, 03:06 AM

SHOW ME THE WAY TO VIENNA!!!!

Ragnar · 06-27-2001, 04:15 AM

Then I suggest that you start a “topples” forum Jerry.

Anyway, you can find them on every Scandinavian beach in the summer season.

Wolfshook · 06-27-2001, 10:09 AM

Go here for German weaponry:

http://www.geocities.com/Augusta/8172/panzerfaust.htm

The number of the MG, is when the MG came into service. So, the MG34, went into service in 1934...same as the MG42, it went into service in 1942. So, that's why you don't see a MG35, MG36...it's not a production number, or serial number, it's the year it went into service.

This was normal military practice, and was done by most countries, when issuing new equipment. Stielhandgranate24...issued in 1924, 8.8cm Flak36, issued in 1936, etc.

MG42

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"Meine Ehre heißt Treue"

Von Paulus · 06-28-2001, 04:04 AM

Of course, Woolfshook, Why didn't I realise!
(bangs head on table!)