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The FG-42 was hard to control in full auto mode because it was light-weight but still firing a full size rifle round. Firing at full auto from the standing or kneeling position would make it very difficult to aim, but from the prone position with the bi-pod deployed its not any worse than most other weapons I've fired. Its strait line configuration does much to reduce the recoil and muzzle climb. In single-shot or semi-auto its absolutely deadly, especially at long ranges.

As for weapon imbalance... its negligable. On top of that, by the time the FG-42 entered service there was virtually no airborne operations and so it was used with the same 75 round ammo belts as the MG-34 and MG-42. The 10 and 20 round clips were available, but there were other options if you wanted to use it as an LMG. I never felt that the 10 or 20 round magazines affected the balance at all.

That's just my opinion.