An example of this is that the MG 34 broke down easily if it got dust on it. However, the MG 34 did have some problems. It was also used as a second gun on tanks as the MG 34 Panzerlauf. It even became one of the main defensive guns for the Luftwaffe as the MG 81. It could also be fired from tripods or from armoured vehicles. It was able to fire from a belt and a drum magazine. It was also much lighter than weapons like the Vickers machine gun and M1917 Browning machine gun. This meant that the MG 34 could fire for much longer than weapons like the Browning Automatic Rifle, Japanese Type 11, British Bren and French Châtellerault LMG. It was also able to fire from big magazines or a belt. The MG 34 had a barrel that could be changed quickly.
The MG 34 was thought to be the first general-purpose machine gun. The MG 42 was still used by many armed groups after the war.ĭuring the 1930s, the German Army began using the MG 34. The M60 and Belgian MAG also copied some features. The Swiss MG 51, SIG MG 710-3, Austrian MG 74, and the Spanish 5.56mm Ameli light machine gun were all designed from the MG 42. The MG1 became the MG1A3, which in turn became the MG 3. The MG1 (MG 42/59) was nearly exactly the same as the MG 42. The MG 42 was used to create new weapons after Nazi Germany surrendered. However, because the MG 42 got its ammunition from a belt and its barrel was easy to change, it could fire for longer periods of time than these weapons. Some examples of these are the French Darne, the Hungarian- Gebauer, the Russian 7.62mm ShKAS and the British Vickers K machine gun. There were other automatic weapon designs with similar firepower. However, it is best known for its very high rate of fire so the Germans called it "Hitlersäge", or "Hitler's saw".
The MG 42 was known for being reliable, simple and easy to use. Both weapons were made and used until the end of the war. It was used with (and sometimes replaced) the MG 34 machine gun in the German Armed Forces. It began being used by the Wehrmacht in 1942. The MG 42 (shortened from German: Maschinengewehr 42, or "machine gun 42") was a general-purpose machine gun. MG 45/MG 42V, MG 1, MG 2, Rheinmetall MG 3, M53, MG 74 Großfuß AG, MAGET (Maschinenbau und Gerätebau GmbH, Berlin-Tegel)
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