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FG 42 - The Ambitious But Flawed German Paratrooper Rifle

Of all the new German infantry weapons developed during World War 2, the FG 42 paratrooper rifle is possibly the most iconic to emerge. Famed for being an all-in-one infantry platform, the FG 42 is still remembered to this day, but there is much more to the paratrooper rifle than it may seem; and underneath the sleek exterior lay a litany of design and production problems which resulted in only 7500 FG 42s being made. In this video, we'll take a journey through the necessity of the rifle's development, the evolution of the FG 42's design, and why the supposedly supreme German rifle was not as good as many think. Sources McNab, C., Bujeiro, R., & Gilliland, A. (2013). German Automatic Rifles 1941-45: Gew 41, Gew 43, FG 42 and StG 44. Osprey. Senich, P. R. (1987). The German Assault Rifle, 1935-1945. Paladin Press. Dugelby, T. B., & Stevens, R. B. (2007). Death From Above: The German FG42 Paratroop Rifle. Collector Grade Publications. Bruce, R. (2010). German Automatic Weapons of World War II. Crowood. Chapters 00:00 Introduction 01:21 The State Of The War By 1941 02:46 The Failures of Crete 04:20 The Luftwaffe Requests A New Rifle 06:05 Enter Louis Stange 08:05 Cracks Begin To Form 09:35 Production Changes 11:53 On The Surface 13:37 Under The Surface 15:35 Further Production Issues 17:10 Conclusions and Evaluation 20:02 Outro