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Objective 3 : Fall back to the machine gun and provide covering fire.
Call of Duty: World at War

Objective 3 : Fall back to the machine gun and provide covering fire.

Learn how to provide covering fire with the MG42 in Call of Duty: World at War Objective 3. Tips for managing recoil and muzzle flash.

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Learn how to provide covering fire with the MG42 in Call of Duty: World at War Objective 3. Tips for managing recoil and muzzle flash.

Walkthrough
  1. 1
    Captain Price will instruct you to fall back to the MG42 (a type of machine gun) set up on the bridge.
  2. 2
    Provide covering fire for your squad from the MG42.
  3. 3
    While on the MG42, you do not need to worry about snipers.
  4. 4
    Continue providing covering fire until you receive a new objective.
Tips
  • To be effective with the MG42, fire in short bursts of two to three seconds.
  • Pick a target, center the cross-hairs (the aiming reticle on your HUD (Heads-Up Display)), and fire.
  • Repeat this process until the next objective is given.
  • The large amount of muzzle flash (the burst of light from the gun barrel when firing) and recoil (the backward kick of the weapon) can make the MG42 seem ineffective, but short bursts are key.

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