Few weapons have defined the tempo of modern warfare quite like the machine gun. It isn’t a new concept by any means, with the notion of rapid fire volleys being something dating back to the Age of ...

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The MG42 was more than a German machine gun—it was a weapon that reshaped modern warfare. Designed by engineer Werner Gruner and fired by soldiers like Hinrich Severloh, it left an imprint felt on ...

We take to a controlled live-fire range to shoot the MG-34 and MG-42, two iconic German machine guns of World War II. The video demonstrates their mechanics and vastly different rates of fire, ...