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To: C19fan

it was an American version of the MG-42


2 posted on 04/07/2015 5:50:00 AM PDT by Vaquero (Don't pick a fight with an old guy. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you.)
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To: Vaquero

Except that is isn’t.


8 posted on 04/07/2015 6:05:58 AM PDT by bruoz
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To: Vaquero

A very poor adaptation of the MG42. It gives up both reliability and rate of fire in exchange for...um...domestic production?


16 posted on 04/07/2015 6:21:01 AM PDT by drbuzzard (All animals are created equal, but some are more equal than others.)
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To: Vaquero

No, not really. The operating principals are completely different. The M60 is a modern gas operated weapon, whereas the MG42 was recoil operated (the whole barrel shifts backwards).


19 posted on 04/07/2015 6:29:31 AM PDT by ImJustAnotherOkie
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