FG42

The Fallschirmjägergewehr 42, abbreviated to "FG-42", is an assault rifle used in Call of Duty, Call of Duty: United Offensive, and Call of Duty 3. In Call of Duty and United Offensive, the weapon is only available when scoped. In Call of Duty 3, scoped and non-scoped variants are available.

The FG-42 has very bad accuracy when attempted to be used as an automatic sniper rifle.

History
The Fallschirmjägergewehr '42 was a predecessor to the assault rifle. It was a remarkable weapon, being fully automatic, yet barely any larger than a standard bolt action rifle. The FG 42 was designed for the Luftwaffe Fallschirmjägers (paratroopers) and was first used by German paratroopers, officially called the "Fallschirmjäger Korps", during the Allied invasion of Sicily and the Soviet counterattack battles in the Soviet Union. Although it was a sound enough weapon, it had its flaws. The side magazine made the weapon unbalanced, and the rifle's overall complexity greatly impeded manufacturing; by the war's end, a mere 7 000 had been produced.

Call of Duty and United Offense
The FG42 can fire in fully automatic mode or semiautomatic. Unlike how the FG42 handles in real life, the CoD one has very manageable recoil. Just fire three round bursts, and you should be fine. This weapon packs a major punch, and usually destroys enemies within three or so shots. It's high Rate of Fire means that you'll be putting a ton of lead into the air within a few seconds. It's only limiting factor is it's 20-round magazine, but reloading often can compensate for that.

The FG42 also has a built-in scope. It's exactly like the Springfield's. Once again, burst fire is the key to effectively using this weapon, this time as a sniper rifle.

In CoD1 Single Player, this weapon can only be found in the first four maps, mostly to help newbies. In the first three, enemies will have it, while in the fourth, it'll be laying around in a bunker.

In Multiplayer, the FG42 can be found lying around if the server enables it. It comes with no extra magazines. Many clans have banned it because of how overpowered it is.

Call of Duty 3
Unlike the one in CoD1, there are both scoped and non-scoped vaiants in the game, and it has a tremendous amount of recoil making it hard to control without firing in short bursts. However It's still very deadly. It can only be found in the second chapter in both scoped and non-scoped and the thirteenth chapter as only the scoped variant.