barrel change for MG42
Barrel change for MG42.Barrel is unlatched and it's breech is exposed for removal.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://ww2incolor.com/gallery/modern/33337/barrel-change-for-mg42
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://ww2incolor.com/gallery/modern/33337/barrel-change-for-mg42
Barrel could be changed in about 6 seconds by an experienced crew,with the help of asbestos gloves.
Allies called the MG42 ‘Hitler’s Saw’,the firing rte being so high that is sounded like tearing a sheet in two.
It is strange that while the German tank industry was wasting resources making impractical items like Maus or E100 and over-complicating whatever good designs there were, their small-arms industry had evolved the MG34 into this marvel of mass production simplicity. Maybe machine guns weren’t glamorous enough for Party officials to get involved so the designers could work unimpeded.