Prelude in Violet/Weapons/FG 42

The FG 42 is a battle rifle featured in Prelude in Violet and is a returning weapon from Call of Duty: World at War. Like it's previous incarnation, the FG 42 has high damage, excellent stopping power, and a blistering rate of fire, but is marred by its low magazine size and excessive recoil. A point of confusion is the similar appearance of the unrelated TRW LMR, especially since both weapons can only be obtained through the Mystery Box. The Pack-a-Punched variant of the FG 42 is the 420 Impeller, once again returning from World at War.

Usage
Compared to World at War, the FG 42 has undergone some changes in Prelude in Violet. Firstly, the weapon is no longer classified as a machine gun and is instead classified as a battle rifle. As a result, it's single shot accuracy has increased but its sustained fire accuracy has been severely diminished. The weapon also receives a substantial damage increase due to the category change, but it sits on the lower end when compared to its contemporaries. The FG 42 also has a smaller ammo capacity than in World at War, now only have 20 rounds in the magazine compared to the original 32 rounds. The smaller magazine size, paired with the smaller reserve ammo count, and the high rate of fire makes the FG 42 a mixed bag when in use.

The FG 42's biggest advantage is its short time-to-kill. The weapon's high fire rate and damage, along with its excellent stopping power, allows it to make quick work of single targets and small groups. Yet, its small magazines make it a poor choice when trying to use the weapon for crowd control and its high damage makes it an inefficient point builder even into the higher rounds. With the weapon's moderately long reload time, Speed Cola is almost necessary to make the weapon useful. The FG 42 is recommended to be taken as a last resort holdout, being used if a swarm needs to be thinned out quickly to get some breathing room.