Question: Could you really use tracer rounds in the type of machine guns the Germans were firing during the Normandy scene at the beginning of the movie, as seems to be the case?
stiiggy
10th Nov 2017
Saving Private Ryan (1998)
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Answer: Absolutely. There were tracer rounds in ammo belts for the MG42.
lionhead
Could you fire incendiary rounds as well?
Yes, an MG42 can fire incendiary rounds.
lionhead
Incendiary rounds and tracer rounds are the same thing.
stiiggy
No, they're not. In WWI they were the same phosphorus rounds but later tracer rounds carried a lot less flammable and volatile substance than incendiary rounds.
lionhead