MG34 and Mg42

[Rotten Zombie]

Does both of these two MGs have the same Mag size, and when, how many Bullets fits into these?.

[SMOKO]

One way to find out. It's so obvious that I'm gonna let you think real hard about it.

[Herr Morlock]

MG 42 has a higher fire rate. And is easy to disinguish soundwise from british MGs.

I maybe wrong, but I think both have 50 rounds per bucket.

[Rotten Zombie]

If its Realy 50 Rounds than the MG42 is not historical accurate, it must finnish his whole Bucket in under ~3 seconds

[Herr Morlock]

click me
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MG_42

[Terrified Mexican Man]

Originally posted by Rotten Zombie:

If its Realy 50 Rounds than the MG42 is not historical accurate, it must finnish his whole Bucket in under ~3 seconds

They fired it in bursts to make it last longer.

[MayTheSchwartzBeWithYou]

Originally posted by Spatz:

MG 42 has a higher fire rate. And is easy to disinguish soundwise from british MGs.

I maybe wrong, but I think both have 50 rounds per bucket.

I believe you are correct on the 50 rounds per drum. Honestly I haven't used the mg34 much just the 42 since I play more of a static position on defense.

Originally posted by Rotten Zombie:

If its Realy 50 Rounds than the MG42 is not historical accurate, it must finnish his whole Bucket in under ~3 seconds

Well if you think about it, you cant be running around by yourself carrying a 150-250 round belt mag like rambo. They equipped soldiers with the drum that would be more mobile in fighting. Static positions in the game do have 250 round belt mags. I agree that with the MG42s insane rate of fire that you blow though one drum in no time. Like asilla says you have to fire in bursts anyway to conserve ammo, have better accuracy and also if you were to fire full auto you'd overheat the barrel in a heartbeat. IMO also I would like them to add a barrel change option like in red orchestra or rising storm.

[Herr Morlock]

As stated in another thread, you would need at least a second assistent for feeding the MG with a loose belt, instead of a short belt inside those buckets if you didn't remain stationary with a bipod.
In reality, a fire team for MG included a gunner, the reloading guy and a third guy, which would carry the ammo and stick the belts together...

I haven't really tried out, since I stay medic in most times.
But I believe, MG 34 could prove as a better solution in a lot of situation. Fewer rounds per minute (high rate of fire is quite useless, if you don't use the MG against planes...), so easier to manage the ammo and a sound which is not so specific to german weapons, so not every Johnny in the area will immediately know where those Krauts are...

So, no real cons for MG 34, but instead, some for MG 42.
Nevertheless, I'm quite stupid and will stick to the 42. I adore those aggressive hissing sounds it makes. ^^

[Frenchy56]

MG 34's have a fire-rate high enough to be distinguished from most Allied machine guns. Except the Vickers-K, and that's an aircraft machine-gun. It's only present on the command jeep I believe.

[Herr Morlock]

Yes it does. You can, of course, differenciate all the german MGs from the british ones. With their fire rate (slow for british and fast for german ones).

But with the MG 34 it needs quite some training to do so. I listened to youtube clips and tried to use that ingame. It works, but is sometimes, in fight, a bit tricky.

The MG 42 is such a noisy beast, even deaf people could differenciate it from the bren or the viker...

PS: The vikers can be built as HMG by logistics.

[Frenchy56]

Originally posted by Spatz:

PS: The vikers can be built as HMG by logistics.

I've only seen the Bren Gun with a Vickers-K magazine. There's also a Vickers Gun (the OG water-cooled one).

[DooM]

Originally posted by Rotten Zombie:

Does both of these two MGs have the same Mag size, and when, how many Bullets fits into these?.:mkb:

wow . . . what a question lol .. Just play the game or search up the guns ...
The MG34 is slightly lighter and work well in confined space. The Mg34 had a slower rate of fire but in a way this is a good thing. The Mg42 you have to reload every eight seconds due to it’s high rate of fire. Mg34 you have to reload every 12–15 seconds. This help save bullets. Plus there was a lot of different versions of the Mg34. Some parts on the mg42 was base on the Mg34. So yeah there some advantages over the 42.

Designed to be low-cost and easy to build, the MG 42 proved to be highly reliable and easy to operate. It is most notable for its very high cyclic rate for a gun using full power service cartridges, averaging about 1,200 rounds per minute compared to around 850 for the MG 34, and perhaps 450 to 600 for other common machine guns like the M1919 Browning or Bren. This ability made it extremely effective in providing suppressive fire, and its unique sound led to it being nicknamed "Hitler's buzzsaw"

[Rotten Zombie]

Originally posted by DooM:

Originally posted by Rotten Zombie:

Does both of these two MGs have the same Mag size, and when, how many Bullets fits into these?.

wow . . . what a question lol .. Just play the game or search up the guns ...
The MG34 is slightly lighter and work well in confined space. The Mg34 had a slower rate of fire but in a way this is a good thing. The Mg42 you have to reload every eight seconds due to it’s high rate of fire. Mg34 you have to reload every 12–15 seconds. This help save bullets. Plus there was a lot of different versions of the Mg34. Some parts on the mg42 was base on the Mg34. So yeah there some advantages over the 42.

Designed to be low-cost and easy to build, the MG 42 proved to be highly reliable and easy to operate. It is most notable for its very high cyclic rate for a gun using full power service cartridges, averaging about 1,200 rounds per minute compared to around 850 for the MG 34, and perhaps 450 to 600 for other common machine guns like the M1919 Browning or Bren. This ability made it extremely effective in providing suppressive fire, and its unique sound led to it being nicknamed "Hitler's buzzsaw"

There is no Way to see how many Bullets "EXACTLY" are in the Drum Mag in "GAME". I am not a Weapons expert but using Wikipedia is something i can do, but Wikipedia doesnt tell me how many Bullets are in POST SCRIPTUMS Drum mags. I want to know if the MG34 and MG42 rly are Different IN GAME, thats why i want a serios answer about the Drum Mag size.

[Herr Morlock]

So what, do you want us to count them?

[MayTheSchwartzBeWithYou]

The game is built off of historical accuracy so yes, both have a 50 round drum magazine. And a larger belt mag for stationary positions.

[Frenchy56]

Originally posted by MayTheSchwartzBeWithYou:

The game is built off of historical accuracy so yes, both have a 50 round drum magazine.

yeah, a 50-round belt carrier