MG-42
The MG-42 (Maschinengewehr 42) is a ranged weapon from TABG. It is not used by any unit and is found only in the Unit Creator.
Characteristics
The MG-42 is a machine gun, a powerful weapon with extremely high rate of fire. Its bullets, though weak on its own, are shot out in such a fast rate that its seemingly a jet hose; not much units can withstand such pressure. Even those that can tank the bullets will be shoved back by its firepower.
There is a reason for the MG-42 to have bipods, as it allows the user to shoot while lying flat on the ground, though with little practical benefits. One major setback stems from the weapon having longer prone range than its shooting range. This makes the units stop and go prone before their weapon is within shooting range, which may prove problematic against units with longer range or even standing still.
The MG-42 has typical range, though offering a wide bullet spread and subpar accuracy. The weapon also has a clip size of 50 shots, which will require a very long time reload after drying it up. Though 50 shots is a lot, the weapon's high fire-rate can easily chew through it all in just over a second.
Like most modern firearms in the game, the time it takes to reload a clip cannot be altered in the Unit Creator. And while the powerful knockback can expose the shield bearer to the bullets, the shield itself cannot be pierced by the bullets.
Trivia
- The MG-42 uses the same ammunition as the AK-47 in-game.
- Its firing speed is so fast that bullets may sometimes come out in burst of two, with the first shot being capable of firing a burst of five shots due to its reload speed being faster than its warm-up.
- Unless its reload speed was reduced, a single click will shoot two shots along with one follow-up shot when possessing a unit with the MG-42.
- It is the only weapon in the game to have bipods attached.
- The MG-42 fires 7.92×57mm Mauser ammunition in real-life.
- MG-42, or Maschinengewehr 42, literally means "machine gun 42".
- It was an infamous German general purpose machine gun from World War II.
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