Given this and the cone of fire in front of the weapon, the MG42 is by nature a predominantly defensive weapon. The two other men, beyond providing backup to take over the gun, use MP40s for some additional damage and to hold off any enemy Infantry that tries to approach from the flanks. The Gunner manages the weapon, setting it up to fire and packing it up to move (a process which takes a few seconds), and firing it when it's set up. If the Gunner is killed, another member of the team will take over as the new Gunner. While in real life they'd be specialists, in game all members of the squad use and support the MG42 in equal measure.
In Company of Heroes, the MG42 Team is the earliest weapon team a Wehrmacht player has access to in a normal game, consisting of 3 men- a gunner, a spotter, and an Unteroffizer commanding the other two men. It is simple, man-portable, and a dangerous weapon to any unarmored target. The MG42 is one of the most famous weapons of the second world war for good reason- it is a relatively light Machine Gun able to output an incredibly high volume of fire in a short time.
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