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kilimanjaro · March 16, 2013, 09:31 PM

We tried to clone the MG42 early in the war, just couldn't work it right with the 30/06 round. The option was offered to copy it in 7.92mm but we did not want to produce two different battle cartridges, so we stayed with the 30/06 weapons. We finally produced a decent copy in the Vietnam era, the
M60, but still wouldn't accept the rate of fire that made the MG42 so formidable.

March 16, 2013, 09:31 PM	#56
kilimanjaro Senior Member Join Date: November 23, 2009 Posts: 3,963	We tried to clone the MG42 early in the war, just couldn't work it right with the 30/06 round. The option was offered to copy it in 7.92mm but we did not want to produce two different battle cartridges, so we stayed with the 30/06 weapons. We finally produced a decent copy in the Vietnam era, the M60, but still wouldn't accept the rate of fire that made the MG42 so formidable.