Editing Automatic rifle (section)

===FG 42===
[[Image:FG42.jpg|thumb|left|Both early (top) and late-war (bottom) variants of the FG 42.]]
The [[FG 42]] is a [[selective fire]] automatic rifle<ref name="HoggWeeks241-242">{{cite book|last1=Hogg|first1=Ian V.|last2=Weeks|first2=John|title=Military Small Arms of the 20th Century|edition=7th|publisher=Krause Publications |year=2000|pages=241–242|isbn=978-0-87341-824-9}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|url=http://www.lonesentry.com/articles/fg42/index.html |title=New German Rifle for Paratroopers|journal=Intelligence Bulletin|date=June 1944|volume=II|number=10}}</ref> or [[battle rifle]]<ref name="James">{{cite book|title=Gun Digest 2015|page=88|chapter=The Machine Gun Investor|editor1-first=Jerry |editor1-last=Lee|first1=Frank W.|last1=James|publisher=F+W Media, Inc.|year=2014|isbn=978-1440239120}}</ref><ref name="Thompson">{{cite book|title=The M14 Battle Rifle| first1=Leroy|last1= Thompson|page=8|publisher=Bloomsbury Publishing|year=2014|isbn=9781472802569}}</ref><ref name="McNab">{{cite book|title=The World's Greatest Small Arms: An Illustrated History|first1= Chris|last1= McNab|page=197|publisher=Amber Books Ltd|year=2015 |isbn=9781782742746}}</ref> produced in Germany during World War II. The weapon was developed specifically for the use of the [[Fallschirmjäger (World War II)|Fallschirmjäger]] [[Airborne forces|airborne infantry]] in 1942 and was used in limited numbers until the end of the war. It served as a squad automatic rifle in much the same role as the Browning BAR. It combined the firepower of a [[light machine gun]] in a lightweight package no larger than the standard-issue [[Karabiner 98k|Kar 98k]] [[bolt-action]] [[rifle]]. It was considered one of the most advanced weapon designs of World War II.<ref name="Senich">{{cite book|last=Senich|first=Peter|title=The German Assault Rifle: 1935–1945|page=239|publisher=Paladin Press|year=1987}}</ref><ref name="Miller">{{cite book|last=Miller|first=David|title=Fighting Men of World War II: Axis Forces : Uniforms, Equipment and Weapons|page=104|publisher=Stackpole Books|year=2007}}</ref> The FG 42 influenced post-war small arms development and most of its design was copied by the US Army when they developed the [[M60 machine gun]].<ref name="Bishop">{{cite book|last=Bishop|first=Chris|title=The Encyclopedia of Weapons of World War II |page=217|publisher=Sterling Publishing|year=2002}}</ref>