FG 42

Tempat asal	Jerman Nazi
Dihasilkan	1943–1945
Sistem suapan	10- or 20-round detachable box magazine
Dalam perkhidmatan	1943–1970s
Jarak tembakan efektif	600 m
Direka	1941–1942
Kadar tembakan	c. 900 rounds/min Type I c. 750 rounds/min Type III c. 250 rounds/min practical
Aneka	Early model (original Rheinmetall-Borsig design) Late model (Krieghoff revision)
Kartrij	7.92×57mm Mauser
Berat	4.2 kg (9.3 lb) Type I & II 4.95 kg (10.9 lb) Type III
Perang	Perang Dunia Kedua Perang Indochina Pertama Perang Vietnam [6]
Panjang	945 mm (37.2 in) Type I & II 975 mm (38.4 in) Type III
Pereka	Louis Stange
Jumlah dibina	about 7,000
Penglihatan	Iron sights (all models); flip-up front post and folding rear diopter sight ZFG42 or ZF4 telescopic sight
Panjang laras	500 mm (19.7 in)
Digunakan oleh	See Users
Halaju muncung	740 m/s (2,428 ft/s) (SmK bullet)
Pengeluar	Rheinmetall (limited) Heinrich Krieghoff Waffenfabrik, L. O. Dietrich (limited)
Jenis	Senapang Automatik [1][2] Senapang Tempur [3][4][5] Mesingan Ringan
Aksi	Gas-operated, rotating bolt