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Maschinenkarabiner 42(H)

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The Maschinenkarabiner 42(H) was an early German assault rifle designed by Hugo Schmeisser and produced by C.G. Haenel from 1940 to 1941, firing the 7.92x33mm Kurz intermediate cartridge. Between roughly 8,000 and 11,800 were built and issued from 1942 to 1945, chiefly on the Eastern Front, and its design fed directly into the later Sturmgewehr StG 44 once German restrictions on submachine gun development were lifted. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Classification
Caliber
7.92x33mm 1
Service Status
Retired 1
Weapon Class
Assault rifle 1
Introduced Year
1942 1
Weapon Class
Weapon Class (category)
Rifle 1
Connections

Operated By

Wehrmacht, Armed Forces and Units
Source Wikipedia: Maschinenkarabiner 42(H)

Used In

Eastern Front (World War II), Wars
Source Wikipedia: Maschinenkarabiner 42(H)
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Maschinenkarabiner 42(H)
  • Infobox, Type
    Assault rifle
  • service-status
    service = 1942-1945
  • Infobox, service field
    Infobox service field: 1942-1945
  • Caliber attribute (maschinenkarabiner-42h)
    Haenel from 1940 to 1941, firing the 7.92x33mm Kurz intermediate cartridge.
  • Operated By: Wehrmacht, infobox used_by/operator field: 'Wehrmacht'
  • Used In: Eastern Front (World War II), Wikipedia article text
    Haenel Waffen und Fahrradfabrik, several thousand were made and the gun was used on the Eastern Front in 1943.
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Wikidata: Maschinenkarabiner 42(H)
Wikidata Q54866798, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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