Germany
SdKfz 234/3
Ordnance classification - SdKfz 234-3

Weapon Details
	7.92mm MG 42 7.92mm Maschinengewehr 42 (translates as Machine Gun)
		History
		In 1943 as Germany started to run short of raw materials, a new machine gun design was created, based on the MG34 but designed for simple manufacture and less raw materials. It became the German Army main machine gun, and again had the bipod, the Anti Aircraft and tripod for heavy machine gun use. It was simpler and more reliable than the MG34 especially in conditions on the Eastern Front. It had a very high rate of fire 1200rpm. Percentage of bullet types used during the war were SmK(8%) SmK(H)(1.5%)
		Manufacturer	Mauser-Werke
		Manufactured	1942 - 1945
		Calibre	7.92mm
		Rate of Fire	1200 rpm

S.m.K (BALL Standard Small Arms) 7.92mm 0.012Kg 785M/Sec Quoted Penetration 8mm@100m/30° Range(Mtr) 100 200 400 800 1200 1600 2000 2400 Flight Time(Secs) 0.2 Penetration(mm@30°) 5 Penetration(mm@0°) 6 Hit Probability(%) 98 Weapon Details 7.5cm StuK 37 L/24 (Tank Gun) Calibre 75mm Length L/24   Ammunition Details Name/Id Calibre Weight MVelocity Explosive Content K. Gr. rot Pz (AP Armor Piercing) 75mm 6.8Kg 385M/Sec Quoted Penetration 38mm@500m/30° Range(Mtr) 100 200 400 800 1200 1600 2000 2400 Flight Time(Secs) 0.26 0.53 1.1 2.33 3.71 5.28 7.09 9.17 Penetration(mm@30°) 63 58 53 46 40 35 30 25 Penetration(mm@0°) 73 68 62 54 47 41 35 29 Hit Probability(%) 98 98 98 54 22 6 2 1 7.5 cm Sprgr.34 - short (HE High Explosive) 75mm 4.4Kg 385M/Sec 0.454Kg explosive Maximum Range not shown as gun elevation is limited Range(Mtr) 100 200 400 800 1200 1600 2000 2400 Flight Time(Secs) 0.26 0.53 1.1 2.33 3.71 5.29 7.09 9.17 Direct Fire Range(Mtr) 100 200 400 800 1200 1600 2000 2400 Flight Time(Secs) 0.26 0.53 1.1 2.33 3.71 5.29 7.09 9.17 Hit Probability(%) 98 98 98 54 22 6 2 1 Blast/Fragmentation Effects Burst radius Infantry in open 99% kill 3 mtr Burst radius Infantry in open 66% kill 6 mtr Burst radius Infantry in open 33% kill 16 mtr  Armour Penetration inc roof at 1 mtr 1 mm An explosion within 3 mtr of infantry in the open will cause 99% casualties - lethal. An explosion within 6 mtr of infantry in the open will cause > 66% casualties and could damage some AFV's. An explosion within 16 mtr of infantry in the open will cause 33% casualties. The blast effect of this shell exploding within 1 mtr of an armoured vehicle will penetrate 1 mm of the tank armour including the roof.

Hit probability is based on a static 2 x 2.4 metre panel at 0 degrees(vertical) at the range specified.

The data that has been used to create these records has come from Wikipedia, The Lone Sentry, The Bundes Archive and numerous books and websites that have provided the detailed information that has not been available anywhere else. The information we use to calculate the penetration tables, flight times and the hit probability comes from the Gun Calibre, the Shell Mass(Kg) and the muzzle velocity, plus range reductions to allow for gravity and wind resistance. This calculation originally came from a pre-war Krupp calculation which has been modified, and seems to fit the actual test results.

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