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Why America failed to copy Germany’s machine gun in World War II
During World War II, American soldiers encountered a German machine gun that outperformed anything they carried into battle.
World War II accelerated the shift from bolt-action rifles to semi-automatic and automatic weapons that redefined infantry tactics. Mass production innovations like metal stamping enabled nations to ...
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The German machine gun that changed World War II forever
During World War II, a German machine gun reshaped how infantry battles were fought and remembered. This film tells the story of the MG42, a weapon whose sound, firepower, and design left a lasting ...
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