User blog comment:Delta 4-7/WWII Weapons Project/@comment-2020954-20100514035150

The German MG42 has one of the highest rates of fire for a single barreled machine gun. Its RPM ranges from 1,200 to 1,500 rpm. It entered service in the Whermacht in 1942 and replaced the MG34. It fired a 7.92 mm round, making it effective for both anti personnel and anti aircraft fire.