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Tarrif said:
The FG-42 was not designed to be anything like the M1 Garand, STG44, or Gewehr 43.
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Beg your pardon but where do you get this wrong information from ?
The FG42 was designed to replace the 98K and the MP40 in the paratroops, basing on the negative experiences in the west and Crete. It never was designed to act as a SAW. The germans had better weapons for that purpose.
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