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    Quote Originally Posted by Army Chief View Post
    Not to be unpatriotic, but I would have preferred the MP-38/40 and MG-42 to any of their Allied equivalents fielded at the time -- and lest we forget, once the StG-44 showed up, we had no equivalents to offer.

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    Since we're really talking different generations of weapons, in a comparable generation what do you all think about a comparison of the PPSH 41 vs , say, the MP 38/40?
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    Quote Originally Posted by g5m View Post
    Since we're really talking different generations of weapons, in a comparable generation what do you all think about a comparison of the PPSH 41 vs , say, the MP 38/40?
    I'd say the Suomi 31 was probably better than all of them.
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    I believe the germans were well ahead of their time in weapons, but thankfully too little too late. Mine certainly gets the most looks and raised eyebrows at the range Even the RSOs love it. Though its not FA it was on my bucket list. Took me on and off about 5 years to build.

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    The MG-34/42 were great designs for their day, but the Germans erred when they considered it a "jack of all trades" - it wasn't a heavy MG by any stretch of the imagination and I'd rather have a Ma Deuce for ror that role then a MG-34/42.

    Best MG? The fact that the United States hung a Ma Deuce on anything with wheels or treads probably helped out in many a battle.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Army Chief View Post
    Not to be unpatriotic, but I would have preferred the MP-38/40 and MG-42 to any of their Allied equivalents fielded at the time -- and lest we forget, once the StG-44 showed up, we had no equivalents to offer.

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    The US fielded the Garand while the Germans were still hauling Mausers.

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    Quote Originally Posted by snekrz View Post
    I believe the germans were well ahead of their time in weapons, but thankfully too little too late. Mine certainly gets the most looks and raised eyebrows at the range Even the RSOs love it. Though its not FA it was on my bucket list. Took me on and off about 5 years to build.
    Thumbs up, thanks for sharing this.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Tommel View Post
    The MG-34/42 were great designs for their day, but the Germans erred when they considered it a "jack of all trades" - it wasn't a heavy MG by any stretch of the imagination and I'd rather have a Ma Deuce for ror that role then a MG-34/42.

    Best MG? The fact that the United States hung a Ma Deuce on anything with wheels or treads probably helped out in many a battle.

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    The MG42 was, by far, the best machine gun fielded during WWII for a wide variety of roles. The BMG was great for more limited roles, but no way could troops haul that heavy monster around like the Germans could use their MG42. Oh, yes, and the whole 1,200 round per minute cyclic rate, there's that minor detail too.

    The MG42 was a superb anti-personnel MG, remains so to this day.

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    Quote Originally Posted by SteyrAUG View Post
    I'd say the Suomi 31 was probably better than all of them.
    I think, if we're adding others of that period or close to it, that I'd vote for the Madsen 50. Light and very controllable and relatively slow rate of fire.
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    Quote Originally Posted by ptmccain View Post
    ... Oh, yes, and the whole 1,200 round per minute cyclic rate, there's that minor detail too.

    The MG42 was a superb anti-personnel MG, remains so to this day.
    Yep, a little detail there.
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