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HMG Platoon (Winter)

By: Battlefront Miniatures

Type: Miniatures Pack

Product Line: Flames of War - WWII - German - Infantry

Late

Last Stocked on 1/21/2019

Product Info

Title
HMG Platoon (Winter)
Sub-category
Publish Year
2012
NKG Part #
2147480766
MFG. Part #
BFMGE844
Type
Miniatures Pack

Description

Armed with the versatile MG42, the HMG platoons of the Heer (Army), including the Volksgrenadiers and Panzergrenadiers, were able to pour fire into an enemy to either suppress them in attack or pin them down in defense.

MG42 Light Machine-gun was often referred to as the best machine-gun of the war, the MG42 had an amazing rate of fire of 1200 rounds per minute. The German field manual recommended only firing 300 to 350 rounds per minute to reduce overheating and barrel wear. It had a quick-change barrel so a crew could replace the barrel if they needed to keep firing for a long period. Its high rate of fire gave it a unique ripping sound that was easily recognized. Its sound and reputation soon gave it a terror of its own, with Americans naming it ‘Hitler’s buzz saw’.

The MG42 could be used as a light machine-gun when fired from a bipod or as a heavy machine-gun when fired from a tripod which helped reduce recoil and increased accuracy with the help of an optic sight.