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FG 42
The FG 42 (German: ''Fallschirmjägergewehr'' 42, "paratrooper rifle 42") is a selective-fire battle rifle produced in Nazi Germany during World War II. The weapon was developed specifically for the use of the Fallschirmjäger airborne infantry in 1942 and was used in very limited numbers until the end of the war.
It combined the characteristics and firepower of a light machine gun in a lightweight form no larger than the standard-issue Kar 98k bolt-action rifle. Considered one of the most advanced weapon designs of World War II,〔Senich, Peter: ''The German Assault Rifle: 1935–1945'', page 239. Paladin Press, 1987.〕〔Miller, David: ''Fighting Men of World War II: Axis Forces : Uniforms, Equipment and Weapons'', page 104. Stackpole Books, 2007.〕 the FG 42 influenced post-war small arms development, and most of its design was copied by the US Army when they developed the M60 machine gun.〔Bishop, Chris: ''The Encyclopedia of Weapons of World War II'', page 217. Sterling Publishing, 2002.〕
==History==
At the time of the Battle of Crete (Operation Mercury), German ''Fallschirmjäger'' were equipped with the same assortment of small arms as the ''Heer'', carrying only pistols and hand grenades on them during parachute jumps, with submachine guns, rifles and crew-served weapons stored separately in containers that were dropped from the wing of the exit craft. The German parachute harness, with a single strap attached to the body making the paratrooper land on his hands and knees in a forward roll, did not allow for heavier equipment such as rifles and machine guns to be safely carried during jumps. At Crete, long-range rifle and machine gun fire from dug-in Commonwealth defenders inflicted heavy casualties upon the outgunned German paratroopers in the early stages of battle as they attempted to retrieve their support weapons from containers scattered all over the battlefield.〔Dugelby, Thomas B.: ''Death from Above—The German FG42 Paratroop Rifle'', page 3. Collector Grade Publications, 2007.〕 These combat experiences demonstrated the need for a rifle that could be carried on the person of the paratrooper.
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