Why MG42 Gunners Almost Never Made It Home?

Why MG42 Gunners Almost Never Made It Home?

The MG42 redefined infantry firepower. Its rate of fire, superior to any Allied weapon, turned every German position into a lethal threat. But that same power made each burst reveal its location. Noise, flashes and smoke marked the operator as a priority target. From 1943, battlefronts began to register a disturbing pattern. Wherever an MG42 went into action, its operators were systematically eliminated within minutes. It didn’t matter the quality of training or team preparation: the gunners died first, always. Credit to : Warpath