[Wolfshook]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Gerard:

Yeah and the maschinegewehr 42 is really easy on ammo . Seeing that it can get up to speeds such as 1800 rounds per minute i think not <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

It is also an ammo eater, but you can't compare the two. The .50 cal is much heavier all the way around, which means you can't carry as many rounds as you can with the MG42.

The MG42 was made to be light, and frighteningly effective. As a machine gun it is superior to the .50 cal.

The MG42 is just a better weapon. The .50 cal is just a very awkward gun to lug around, the MG42 isn't. The MG42 has a quick change barrel, if it overheats from firing too much, the .50 cal doesn't. The MG42 can spread more bullets in a specific area than the .50 cal, in the same amount of time...meaning it fires faster and with much greater accuracy at long ranges, than the .50 cal.

I like the .50, but not more than the MG42. The MG42 is just a better weapon.

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