MG3

"Derived from the World War 2 era MG42 machine gun, the MG3 is a German-made general-purpose machine gun chambered for the 7.62×51mm NATO cartridge. Adopted in 1960, it serves as the support weapon and a vehicle-mounted machine gun for the German Army. Numerous armed forces around the world have adopted it as their standard machine gun. Due to its incredibly high rate of fire, hip-fire is not recommended. The top cover has a rail system that allows for the mounting of the optics."

- In-game description

The  is a general-purpose machine gun featured in Squad.

General Information
The MG 3 is a German general-purpose machine gun chambered for the 7.62×51mm NATO cartridge. The weapon's design is derived from the World War II era MG 42 universal machine gun that fired the 7.92×57mm Mauser round. The weapon and its derivatives have also been acquired by the armed forces of over 30 countries.

Gameplay

 * The MG3 is exclusive to the Machine Gunner kit of the Middle Eastern Alliance.
 * The MG3 feeds from 120-round disintegrating belt. There are 4 belts total available for the Machine Gunner.
 * As of its introduction, the MG3 is the fastest firing weapon in the game. It even edges out the NSVT/Kord heavy machine guns in rate of fire. This makes it a highly potent anti-infantry weapon and suppression due to its very high level of output.