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The Maschinengewehr 42, or MG42
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Guns That Changed The Game

The Maschinengewehr 42, or MG42, was an incredibly important weaponfor the Nazis in World...

The Maschinengewehr 42, or MG42, was an incredibly important weapon
for the Nazis in World War II

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The Maschinengewehr 42, or MG42,
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was an incredibly important weapon for the Nazis in World War II.
Duration
10 seconds
Views
25
Timestamp in Movie
00:33:40
Uploaded
May 26, 2025
Season
1
Episode
2
Genres
documentary
Production
Hirschman/Northern Productions

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As each new century unfolded, guns increasingly shaped the way battles were fought and borders were drawn. The quest to create more innovative and lethal weapons became more and more contested. These are the Guns the Changed the G...
S01 • E03 The weapon has been used in conflicts from Vietnam - Guns That Changed The Game 00:05
The weapon has been used in conflicts from Vietnam
S01 • E01 Mauser was the son of a gunsmith from Oberndorf and by the time - Guns That Changed The Game 00:11
Mauser was the son of a gunsmith from Oberndorf and by the t...
S01 • E03 It has also been popular with insurgent groups - Guns That Changed The Game 00:12
It has also been popular with insurgent groups
S01 • E02 Some models of the gun fired up to 25 rounds per second, - Guns That Changed The Game 00:11
Some models of the gun fired up to 25 rounds per second,
S01 • E01 His first invention was a cannon and its ammunition. - Guns That Changed The Game 00:05
His first invention was a cannon and its ammunition.
S01 • E02 American troops called the German MG42 machine gun, - Guns That Changed The Game 00:09
American troops called the German MG42 machine gun,
S01 • E01 Right through his career he seemed to have a unique capacity to design - Guns That Changed The Game 00:08
Right through his career he seemed to have a unique capacity...
S01 • E03 The RPG7's lethality was underlined in 1993, - Guns That Changed The Game 00:14
The RPG7's lethality was underlined in 1993,
S01 • E02 The Germans called it Hitlersage or "Hitler's bone saw". - Guns That Changed The Game 00:05
The Germans called it Hitlersage or "Hitler's bone...
S01 • E01 Following the success of the arsenal, he went - Guns That Changed The Game 00:12
Following the success of the arsenal, he went
S01 • E02 It fired a 7.92mm cartridge delivered to the - Guns That Changed The Game 00:08
It fired a 7.92mm cartridge delivered to the
S01 • E03 As American soldiers were sent to the wreck sites, - Guns That Changed The Game 00:08
As American soldiers were sent to the wreck sites,
S01 • E01 Over the next two decades, Mauser produced a number of iconic guns - - Guns That Changed The Game 00:10
Over the next two decades, Mauser produced a number of iconi...
S01 • E02 The gun was made from stamped - Guns That Changed The Game 00:10
The gun was made from stamped
S01 • E03 Eighteen US soldiers were killed and 73 injured. - Guns That Changed The Game 00:05
Eighteen US soldiers were killed and 73 injured.
S01 • E01 But by the turn of the century - Guns That Changed The Game 00:05
But by the turn of the century
S01 • E03 Hundreds of Somalis also died causing immense hostility - Guns That Changed The Game 00:07
Hundreds of Somalis also died causing immense hostility
S01 • E02 The MG42 was manufactured in the thousands - Guns That Changed The Game 00:07
The MG42 was manufactured in the thousands
S01 • E03 The incident was immortalised in Ridley Scott's film - Guns That Changed The Game 00:06
The incident was immortalised in Ridley Scott's film
S01 • E01 Many experts argue that the Mauser 98 - Guns That Changed The Game 00:07
Many experts argue that the Mauser 98