Comments by "" (@RedXlV) on "Fallschirmjager FG-42 Rifle" video.

  1. The Fallschirmjager were part of the Luftwaffe, not the Heer (Army).
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  2. The FG42 was Goering's pet project. And he was in charge of the Luftwaffe, so its general conservatism was his fault.
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  3. Because Hermann Goering was an idiot, that's why. He insisted it had to be full-power 7.92x57mm, even though 7.92x33mm was already available and clearly more suitable for the weapon's intended purpose.
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