The weaponsequipment usable by each soldier is divided into 4 categories. Kv85 literal uphill battle vs tiger iis heroes and generals soviet tanker gameplay by the shermanator. I pick defensive positions holding our checkpoints. We run 8mm in our mg42 so i havent done the switch but some do recommend upgrading the drive spring. I suppose it wouldnt actually be an mg42 if it was semiauto, like a semiauto kalashnikov isnt actually an ak47akmak74the fundamental point of an ak47 is that its an automatic weapon, so a semiauto version is actually a very different. It set the standard for machineguns in the years that followed, and as such was the most important machinegun of the war. The maschinengewehr 42 or mg42 is a recoiloperated aircooled general. Mg 3442 vs m1919 browning historical discussion war. The other main feature the mg34 had over the 42 was the option to fire in single shot or full auto. Mauser, the mg42 hosts a greater rate of fire over its predecessor, the mg34. The maschinengewehr 34 or mg34 is a recoiloperated aircooled medium. I didnt test all the opening possibilities with okw but i guess a kubel mg34 volks combo would be a choice. Today i compare with svenskost, which machine gun is better.
It is great for sustained fire against recon cars greyhound, jeeps, and aircraft. And while i agree the rof of the mg42 was probably too high, the soldiers trained to use it were very good at changing the barrel, as someone mentioned earlier it took an average of 6 seconds. I didnt test all the opening possibilities with okw but i guess a kubelmg34volks combo would be a choice. May 12, 2014 the mg34 and mg42 machine guns were the mainstay of german infantry and vehicle firepower during world war ii, and it will take several videos to properly cover them. In comparison the mg42 was mainly manufactured with. The mg34 was at its introduction the most advanced machine gun in the world. I currently have the mg34 and absolutely slaughter with it at most ranges. The mg34 41 was never officially adopted into service though it appeared in some numbers. Additionally the mg42 did not replace the mg34, but served as a cheapertoproduce supplement to the wehrmachts automatic weapon requirements during the war. Game content and materials are trademarks and s of their respective publisher and its licensors. According to uniforms and traditions of the german army, vol.
I do not recommend using anything else but the stock ammunition as its recoil is the lowest. Although the mg 34 was reliable and dominant on the battlefield, its dissemination throughout the german forces was hampered due to its. Check out inspiring examples of schutzstaffel artwork on deviantart, and get inspired by our community of talented artists. The mg 42 heavy machine gun team is a weapon team in company of heroes. If you liked the content then like subscribe and favourite. I run mg34 at max rpm and the mg42 at stock with tight grip gold. The mg34 was the first modern, general purpose machine gun to be produced in large quantities. Mg42 taming the recoil heroes and generals youtube. Heroes and generals is a freetoplay massively online fps with a strategic multiplayer campaign. May 09, 2015 additionally, the mg34 was the primary machine gun used on virtually all german armored vehicles through the entire war. It is armed with a fastfiring 20mm cannon which is extremely effective against infantry and lightly armored vehicles.
Talking to us and british vets, the mg42 was one of the most feared weapons the germans had along with the 88, and the much feared tiger. Heroes and generals modded mg42 vs mg34 a classic case of the tortoise and the hair. World war 2 bing images german soldiers ww2, german army, mg34. The mg 34 was the mainstay of german army support weapons from the time of its first issue in 1935 until 1942, when it was supplanted by the next einheitsmaschinengewehr generation maschinengewehr 42 or mg 42. Infantry start with semiautomatic rifles m1 garand for americans, gewehr 43 for germans, and svt40 for soviets which have very reliable hipfire and accuracy. Historically, the mg34 must give mg42 because it is an earlier gun. Its high rate of fire makes it a dangerous opponent. The mg34 is in reality the grandfather of all modern lmgs. My dream is to make high quality gaming videos of mainly pc gameplay. The only thing about it, is that your capping speed will be the speed of a snail. To use the patronentrommel 34, the standard feed cover had to be replaced with a special magazine holder. Mg42 vs mg34 company of heroes 2 general discussions. Mg 26 mg 30 mg 34 mg 42 mg 45 mg 1 img 28 mg 3536a faustpatrone. I think the kubel suppresses better than the mg 34 actually.
There is no domestic restrictions on the sale of parts or spare parts sets at this time. Jun 01, 2019 as with the mg34, the mg42 was used on a bipod as a light machine gun or on a tripod as a medium gun, though the high rate of fire made it difficult to control on a bipod. The german maschinengewehr 42, or mg42, was one of the best machineguns of the war, both in combat and in ease of production. The mounted version of the mg34 uses the patronentrommel 34 which is actually a magazine and does not use any belts. The mg42 fired a longer cartridge, 8mm, vs the mg3 firing. The feed tray, top cover assembly and barrel are different. Delivery complete with mag, batterie, batteriecharger. I think that at least the mg42 i mainly use this than mg34 is now a more situational weapon. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. Aug 18, 2015 its the mg42, not the mg34, that had the very real risk of firing out of battery, especially later production models.
Mg34 vrs mg42 the firearms forum the buying, selling or. Decoration barrel mg34, orignal with manufacturer waa stamps, eu deco. Mods are not really needed for lmg or smgits mostly needed for ba rifle and sa rifle. The mg34 is very viable at much longer ranges doing this, and can be 2 hit kill at 150m. M1919 mg m1919 mg specialist using the m1919 light machinegun in battle will earn you points on this ribbon. This was for the mg34 mg42 heavy machine gun teams for the. Unless notified, all rifles can be equipped a scope, zoom depending on the faction. Also, im lefthanded and firing the weapon with my left hand posed no problems, but when firing it righthanded, it would malfunction repeatedly. However, today if i had a choice on which weapon i would like to have i would chose the mg34. The mg42 is the overall better one, with the fester griff hard grip in english.
This was something that was very much liked by infantry over the mg42 which you had only the option to put it into safe or full auto. The mg34s production cost in time and resources was greater and was sensitive. Sigibrand heroes and generals heroes and generals gameplay heroes and. Sep 08, 2006 there really isnt a great deal of difference, bear. Fixed a rare issue where logging into the game would cause the launcher to get stuck on downloading language file. Late war german tactical doctrine called for panzerschreck andor panzerfaust. More than this, it is a mobile supression platform which makes it verry usefull. So they might give everyone body armor and change heavy set to something other than what it does now. The main difference between the mg 34 and mg 42 is reliability in combat action. By controlling recoil and knowing which ammo type to use makes the mg42 one of the most deadly weapons in the. The mg34 panzerlauf was a german tank machine gun variant of the mg34. I will try to record such titles as heroes and generals, gta 5, rust, acu, dayz, and mu. It is trained by the wehrmacht, produced in the wehrmacht quarters. Panzerschreck was the popular name for the raketenpanzerbuchse 54 an 88 mm reusable.
Maschinengewehr modell 34 mg34 general purpose machine gun. The mg42 was significantly cheaper and much more reliable than its previous iteration, less prone to jamming, and. The early mg34 were extremly well made weapons that were very reliable for the time, but like already mentioned, extremly expensive, time and resource intensive to produce. The panzerkampfwagen ii is a fast and maneuverable german light tank. For the mg42 i like the same loadout, but the heavy spring is not a must have. The mg42 was an improvement over the mg34 and much easier to manufacture. Decoration barrel mg34, orignal with manufacturer waa stamps. Oct 15, 2019 the gravedigger event has started heroes.
Is the mg42 really worth the price tag when compared to the mg34. Barrel change on the mg42 might be easier than on the mg34 i have no experience whatsoever with the mg34, but it still requires the use of a mitten as there is no carrying handle mounted on the barrel. Mg42, full metal replica airsoft, amg zib, aeg agm softair gsg. The mg42 grind with an mg34 is painful but shorter. Download wallpapers browning m2, american heavycaliber machine gun. The mg 34 was a precision manufactured weapon and quite unreliable in muddy, dusty, cold and humid conditions. May 29, 2016 well since ive recently reread the mg 42 vs m2 browning thread and it popped up multiple times there that the mg 42 should be better compared to the the m1919 i just thought id make a thread for this comparison between the 2 standard issue mgs of the wehrmacht vs the standard issue of mmg of the.
The mg34 is still much more controllable and better for mid to long ranges imo. Hey, in this video i decided to test out the mg34 and the mg42 and compare how good they are, with this i did. Well since ive recently reread the mg 42 vs m2 browning thread and it popped up multiple times there that the mg 42 should be better compared to the the m1919 i just thought id make a thread for this comparison between the 2 standard issue mgs of the wehrmacht vs the standard issue of mmg of the united states. Various models of the mg34, with small differences, were produced for the german wehrmacht during world war ii. Mg42 heavy machine gun team company of heroes wiki.
Mg34 wwii machine gun videogame asset 3d model mg34 made of metal with pocket in the scale 1. With the mg 34, the german wehrmacht introduced an entirely new concept in automatic firepower the generalpurpose machine gun gpmg. However you should check your state and local laws before ordering. Its rivaled by the fn mag also called m240 in us military. It is the standard light machine gun of the german army. But in the game, we see it in anything he does not agree. The maschinengewehr 34, first operational in 1934 as the name implies, was designed as a multipurpose, highly reliable machine gun with an extremely high cyclic rate of fire and it performed admirably in this role. The allies never had a gun that was quite the equal of the mg42. Wehrmacht mg42 reproduction full metal with real wood stock, and metal gearbox. The maschinengewehr 34 or mg34 is a recoiloperated aircooled medium machine gun, designed and manufactured by mauser. A modded mg42 with over rpm compared to a modded mg34 with under 500 rpm.
Sometimes it is not just mechanical improvements but economic ones such as the 42 over the 3. My take on how to build the mg42 laser without tight grip or any badge dependence. The mg42 could be produced in a fraction of the time it took to make an mg34, plus the parts were generally less machiningintensive than those of the mg34, and easier to replace. The mg42 has a higher rof than the 34 and is less accurate than the 34. The mg42 was by all means an evolutionary step of the universal machinegun concept, it was designed from the start to be better than the mg34. The maschinengewehr 42 or mg42 is a recoiloperated aircooled general purpose machine gun, designed and manufactured by mauser. Max out the mg34 and i feel it performs better for longer than the mg42.
May 22, 2018 the mg34 41 was intended to succeed the original mg34 model but this never occurred curtailed largely by the arrival of the more streamlined and equallyeffective mg42 series. If you want a higher rpm close to mid range gun the mg42 is probably a better bet. Thanks to vidar andresen for the contribution of items, and folke myrvang and sven hein for photos. The mg42 is one of the most famous weapons of the second world war for good reason it is a relatively light machine gun able to output an incredibly high.
Yet simply by changing its mount and feed mechanism, the operator could radically transform its. I would take the 34 if i was on the western front and the 42 in the desert and the eastern front. Mg42 was rarely mounted on vehicles this job was usually left to mg34s. The fn mag belongs to a family of machine guns all descendants of the wwii era german d. Mg42 the 34 is more accurate than the 42 and has the selictivefire option.
More points are awarded for hitting or killing enemy soldiers. Another point to think about is that the 8mm is a lower pressure round than the. The mg42 is also a copy of the mg34 with an upgraded rof and a few other changes. I use the mg42 by proning at long range and firing 5 round bursts at enemies that try to get into the next point. Close combat weapons firearms this page explosives equipment. It was extremely reliable, highly resistant to dust and cold conditions and was extremely popular with the wehrmacht and understandably less popular with their enemies. Because the second and third ones all incorporated improvements from its predecessors.
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