Captain Vegas Posted August 30, 2002 Share Posted August 30, 2002 I've fired a LMG42 at a Minnesota site (www.tankride.com); the recoil was not too severe, much less than a 12-gauge shotgun. (Same with an AK47, btw; I guess it's all relative to the mighty bruising power of the 12-gauge.) I agree that 3-5 round bursts are easy to control, but beyond that that the weapon starts to get "happy feet" and accuracy goes down. The instructor had a second guy brace the trigger man's right shoulder by leaning on him as shown in some of the WW2 pictures I've seen; it definitely helped. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M Hofbauer Posted August 30, 2002 Share Posted August 30, 2002 Originally posted by tero: How common was the practise of using a human makeshift stabilizer/mount ?depends. are you inquiring about german or finnish machine-gun teams? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tero Posted August 30, 2002 Share Posted August 30, 2002 Originally posted by M Hofbauer: depends. are you inquiring about german or finnish machine-gun teams? Finns did not use the MG-42. There was a bipod developed for the Maxim HMG thuogh. http://www.saunalahti.fi/~ejuhola/7.62/maxims.html The Light Assault Mount m/43 "Salakari" was a bipod equipped with short ski-like supports which could be attached to any Maxim type machine gun. This bipod made the weapon and its mount transportable by one man (the Finnish Army term transportable refers to anything not bolted onto the floor; a model 32 machinegun with Salakari mount and ammunition belt weighed some 35 kg or 77 lbs). [ August 30, 2002, 09:23 AM: Message edited by: tero ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M Hofbauer Posted August 30, 2002 Share Posted August 30, 2002 Originally posted by tero: Originally posted by M Hofbauer: depends. are you inquiring about german or finnish machine-gun teams? Finns did not use the MG-42.oh yeah, I forgot, it was considered unsporting/gamey by the Finns to use anything above toothpicks against their hapless, doomed victims. seriously, your post was general, not MG42-specific. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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