The Nazi's Deadliest Weapon is Still Being Used Today
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- Military forces worldwide take assault rifles for granted, as they are the pillar of infantry forces. However, during World War 2, only bolt-action rifles, light machine guns, and submachine guns existed.
No intermediate cartridge or rifle could fill the gap between the powerful rifle cartridge and the smaller pistol round used by submachine guns.
It was Hugo Schmeisser, the developer of the MP 18, who came up with a new type of weapon that combined the high rate of fire of a light machine gun, the power of a bolt action rifle, and the maneuverability of a submachine gun in one single package: the STG44.
Baptized by Hitler as the Sturmgewehr or Assault Rifle 44, the STG44 quickly earned its place in military history as the rifle for close-quarters combat and long-range engagements in a new age of warfare.
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" However , during WW2 , only BOLT ACTION RIFLES , light machine guns and submachine guns existed " . WTF only bolt action rifles existed during WW2 ? He apparently forgot about the selective fire BAR , the M1 Garand and M1 carbine , the Russian SVT rifle along with the Czech ZH-29 . And the M1 carbine used what would be considered an intermediate cartridge .
Yeah but muh wehraboo wunderwaffen fanboying
Probably a mistake and meant to say WW1 since that's what he started talking about next
yea could be screen writer or researcher typo
Uuuhhhh, the Maxim was invented in 1882-84. What about the Vickers?
He should avoid speaking absolutes or make a text annotation to keep guys like us from pausing the video and getting lost in the comment section never to return to the vid.
The STG44 has one of my favorite designs for a gun ever, so sick
Looking at the STG44 it easy to see what the AK-47 and the M16 are based on
@@Hardvengencethe AK was based more on the M1 Garand/Remington Model 8 than the STG. Mikahil kalashnikov even said he had never even studied the STG
Kalashnikov copied the long stroke piston and bolt placement from the STG44..In fact the entire layout is the same, pistol grip, raised sights, magazine location and 30 round magazine.. He copied the rotating bolt and trigger from the M1 Garand..@@clamcrewcarclub6017
@@Hardvengence I do hope you mean conceptually rather than technically...
@@michaeltempsch5282 yes that's what I mean, it shows some similarities in looks but I know it's a completely different assault rifle
I had a StG in my hands...1977 when serving in the Rhodesian Security Forces. Captured from the "other side"..since the outbreak of the Rhodesian Bushwar 1965, a lot of former II.WW weapons were delivered to the "Liberation Movements" from Russia. Amongst them K 98, Schmeisser,StG and older Russian stuff like PPsH and old AKs. We got a quick training of all these weapons + all kinds of handgrenades (Russian,Chinese,Portugese)
I can only imagine the stories you could tell in your life experiences, sir. Regardless of what side you were on, thank you for your service.
"Liberation" almost always means Communist subversion, infiltration, and insurgents.
Deeply saddened by what Western Liberals did to your country. Sad to see its current state.
Rhodesians never die! Thank you for your service.
what part of the Rhodesian Security Forces were you with?
Extremely rare today and the grandaddy of all modern combat rifles. Great video. Good work.
Well half of them at least, and in the world of fire arms that's more than significant
Nah, I am a huge fan of the STG44 but it wasn't that important. Only the look was pretty new. It wasn't a full power cartridge nor did the firing mechanism influence other manufacturers. In fact the AK47 has much more in common with the M1 Garand. I would rather call the FG 42 the grandfather due to its full power cartridge and its overall design.
There were many used in the Civil war in Syria. Turned out, the SU delivered hundreds in original Wehrmacht Boxes for the 6 Days War against Israel Bit Syria never used them because the anno was so rare.
@@KoKissaki Wrong the Syrian Stg came out of Yugoslavia.
@@KoKissaki We've also seen Mosins, Enfields, Stens, MP40s, M1938's, PPSH's, et al all around the world in numerous conflicts.
I've been lucky enough to hold one in my hands. It was the more rare, earlier MKb-42. As a design I had always loved, it was super neat to actually have in my hands. Unfortunately it wasn't mine. It was a registered dewat (registered, transferable deactivated). As a dewat, it is legal to reactivate. It sold at Rock Island Auction a few years ago for something like $50,000.
YOU are Truly a Lucky MAN! I know od One given AWAY to LAPD gun buy back? around 2011 for a $100 Ralphs Grocery Store Gift Card? quite sure this Widow was Knott Ripped off? and this buy back was Distroyed per the Program?
I refused my Buy Back when LAPD lo balled me TWICE! over three years, still have this 30 06!
I once handled one in a Swiss gun store. The guy had two in a rack, original and unaltered. Price was around $5k.
They've found full crates of these and American Thompsons from the lend lease deal with Russia during ww2 in Ukraine recently. I can only imagine how many are still out there in crates.
I remember an article from the Wall Street journal maybe 5 years ago. 2 sgt44s turned up at gun buy backs, I know it sounds ridiculous. 1 in LA the other in Boston. Both sold for 30 grand. The Boston police split the earnings. LA police kept it all. How does that happen.
irecall it about 2013 or 14? as I knew what I drove to the Buy back.@@charlesegan-wc8ug
Sturmgewehr, a genius invention. The Germans had so many military inventions that were genius. V2, panzerfaust, ME 262, etc. If they had used their genius to help people, we would have a better world.
As it often was the case throughout history, major conflicts drive technological innovations. Doctors in the American Civil War discovered that medical tools need to be sterilised before being used in surgery on the next patient. Rocket programs were intended originally for military use, but eventually made it possible to go to space. Jet engines were developed for fighter (and eventually other military) aircraft, but also ended up revolutionising air travel after the war. The internet was also developed for US military use originally, but is now a huge aspect of civilian life as well. That is how it goes.
How can you use guns to help people?
You not right, becouse you mentioned only weapons.. but they invented better health care..
@@bleo8371 what do you mean better health care? I'm pretty sure there weren't any huge advancements in German medicine directly connected to the WW2 period.
@@MaxCroat Germany used Penicilin for the first time during the 1st world war and the fertilizer that came out of the notorious showerheads saved more lifes than it took.
5:50 Apart from the fact that the FG42 only fired a 7.92x57mm Mauser, which most of you have already criticized, but what I do criticize is that the picture does not show an FG42 but the T44 Machine Gun, which is based on the FG42 and MG42, from which the M60 evolved. T44 was a prototype Machine Gun from the USA.
While the AK47 certainly was influenced by the STG, its internal operations have more in common with an M1 Garand rifle. The AK was a blend of both weapons. Plagiarism is the sincerest form of flattery.
@@RadoslavKamenovhe is right the bolt system on the AK is an almost direct copy of the Grand just turned on its side. Also the original AK had a milled not stamped receiver making it have even less in common with the STG. The FAL and M-16 have more in common with the AK than the STG does. I have either owned or was issues all the weapons I've mentioned
@@RadoslavKamenovall of those rifles you mentioned use completelly different operating systems than the ak47
My favourite weapon from ww2 is the STG44. I have a replica on my wall, the grandfather of all assault weapons
At 5:54 states FG42 was 7.92x33 which is incorrect. FG42 was 7.92x57mm full size cartridge. The SKS would have been the first Russian assault rifle if only there was not the ammo shortage and they had had detachable mags and auto fire
I agree. Had to replay it, as I thought, that is wrong.
which are essential parts of an assault rifle, detachable mags and auto fire,
That's why I'm not a huge fan of this channel and its siblings. They consistently make mistakes like that.
I immediately had a, "What did he just say" moment when I heard him say the 7.92x33mm round was used by the FG42. Nope, the FG42 was an excellent rifle, but it always used to full size rifle rounds, and with that muzzle break, was known to be extremely loud as a result.
@@danbarb9728but the most important part that qualifies a firearm to be called an assault rifle is an intermediate caliber
5:50 As far as I know, the FG42 rifle was chambered for the 7.92 × 57 mm Mauser cartridge. There was a version chambered for the 7.92x33 Kurz cartridge, but it was rejected.
Yes mate your right.
Yes and sturm means storm and gewehr means rifle but to this guy it means assault rifle. Just like A means Armalite and R means rifle but an AR15 means assault rifle as well. I also doubt the Sturmgewehr was the deadliest weapon the Nazis had. Pretty sure the numbers would go to the K98.
@@martinswiney2192 K98 had a hell of a head start and a numbers advantage but I bet that's true as for as rifles go
@@martinswiney2192 Considering that in this case "storm" means a violent attack, maybe that "assault rifle" is not all that bad? This is in fact the English term for that class of weapons. On the other hand, English translation of Maschinenpistole (e.g. MP40) is submachine gun, even if literally it shoud be "machine pistol".
The standard 8 mm round was too much. They scared a lot of Russians with them. Some surrenders with out a.fight.
At 5:51 he says "the FG-42 used the 7.92×33 round", it did not, it used the full power 7.92 × 57 round.
An excellent design of an ACTUAL assault rifle
Then russian stole it and make AK-47 prototype and AKM later.
In my opinon the STG44 was and is the BEST close quarter and intermediate range weapon ever built....
I’ve heard newer semi automatic designs are more reliable, but that’s subjective seeing how the stgs around are many decades old and probably worn out
It certainly WAS the best weapon at the time it was made. Newer, more modern assault rifles are, unsurprisingly, better. But there is a reason why every military uses assault rifles today, rather than a combination of long guns and submachine guns or something similar. The idea behind the StG was quite revolutionary in its own right.
What Do You EXPECT !!!THE German DOES TRULY !!!EXCELL in WAR???😔Sir Winston Churchill.a Limey g
The conical flash hider on the STG-44 was not used to prevent blinding of the shooter, as the image converter tube on the infrared scope did not intensify light, it merely converted the near infrared light projected from the lamp to visible light. The flash hider was utilized to prevent the enemy from pinpointing your position at night. An STG-44 does not have a large muzzle flash anyway because it uses a short cartridge with half the propellant in it as the full size 8mm cartridge.
I noticed that War Daddy had one in the movie Fury.
Got it cheap .
It had shit on it that modern day rifles have now, ahead of its time, and set the standard
The STG44 (MP44) was the first time Eugene Stoner and Jim Sullivan had first seen constant recoil, which they later developed into other weapons....
Jim will fix it for you . ! 😂😂
Fix what? Stoner stated what I said on video..@@Free-Bodge79
I believe you are talking about the FG42, which had some features that were later included in the actual constant recoil weapons.
You're welcome..@@oldesertguy9616
They look close to the G3. It surely morphed into one. Also the Spanish CETME
I believe the M1 carbine qualified in a variant because it had an intermediate round and select fire
7.92x33 Kurz cartridge is still popular in some places in Pakistan and Afghanistan, where they make AK platform type rifles chambered with what they call "44 bore"... From the STG44 rifle.
They use this to get around military chamberings for civilian firearm ownership.
MG42/MG34 was the deadliest man portable weapon
And the 7.62 version
@@trey9971This one is still active as well.
@@monkeydank7842 exactly and used by a few countries
@@trey9971 MG3 has a better bolt with a more stable rate of fire and less jamming.
It would be used more if it wouldnt be so heavy and changing barrells would be so intelectual challenging for many nations.
The MG3 /42 is so easy to produce and so effective if used right...its just the weight and the bad rep.
@@westphalianstallion4293 it's kinda like the fn scar you will take a free one but not spend money
Used a similar rifle in my military service, the AG-3, a licensed version of the H&K G3 (west germany standard issue rifle from 1959) that comes from the minds that made this piece of violent history. Since then they've been replaced with the HK-416, but that was some years after my time in the service.
HKG3 uses a totally different method of operation..The stamping technology is the same..
@@hairydogstail It's not the same, certainly, only real connection is some of the same team/manufacturer that created the Sturmgewher , also created the CERET, a Spanish rifle design the G-3 was licensed from for the West German military. The Germans actually preferred the Belgian FN FAL design, but could not agree on a licensing deal that could be transferred to a west German company (H&K).
The Spanish CETME used the same delayed roller lock developed in Germany with the STG45..You are correct as it was the same German inventors who went to Spain that develop the STG45 in Germany..The Belgians wouldn't grant the Germans a license to build the FNFAL..They were still sore about WW2..A fun fact is the Germans tested the AR10 and found it the best rifle over the FAL, G3 and Swiss STG57..@@StigAndreassen1980
AG3`en er ikke det samme, men det var et våpen på slutten av krigen som man kan kalle forgjengerern til G3 type våpen STG 45 het det
The AR style rifles were developed in the 50's not 60's. The military decided to finally use the M16 in the 60's courtesy of LeMay.
FG42 is NOT 7.92x33.... it uses the same cartridge as the 98 Mauser
IMHO - it makes it more in line with the BAR regarding firepower.
M1 Garand would like to have a word with Dark Docs
Yes it would.
Quite so! And what about the BAR?
The M1 Garand was a great weapon but it did not have an automatic fire mode. I agree that the narrator's wording was off.
@@chrischuba5037 It would be useless as automatic fire since it has so much recoil from a 30-06 round.
@@gordonwood1594 He mentioned the BAR.
german engineering of ww2. truly impressive stuff.
Mp44 . the grandfather of all machineguns of today ❤❤❤
The gun hitler never wanted made do to the fact they had so much ammo left for the old bolt action rifle.
When did the FG42 get produced to fire the 7.92x33 kurz? The rifle was designed to, and fired, the 7.92x57 full-power rifle cartridge.
You would be the first historian I've heard say this in 30+ years.
I think I heard they had tried it in prototype form, but never really produced any.
@@Boric78 agreed. He makes some really basic errors. One of the first ones I watched described a formation of jets when he was talking about prop-driven planes. Just simple stuff like that.
Heereswaffenamt office did convert some rifles for testing.
Fucking YT deleting everything again.
Its almost as if there some deluded clowns at youtube trying to silence the truth@@XtreeM_FaiL
This dude is NOT a historian. He's a click bait idiot.
Very Good Video Like always
Correction... g43.. ( as in 1943 ) was not a response to the svt40 . It was a puckerfactor reaction to the M1 Garand. Semi auto .30 cal that was reaching out past 600 meters to ruin your day.. the G43 was essentially an over engineered M1 with a box mag . All credit goes to IAN at Forgetting weapons
I thought the g43 was only intended for sniper use, German squad tactics focusef around the machinegun and feeding the machinegun as much ammo as possible, a reliable semi auto rifle as standard issue was entirely possible for 1939 Germany to do, it was politics and Doctrine with the belief that a 5 round bolt action rifle was the perfect weapon for a soldier
That got in the way
I often wonder why the Germans didn't just copy the M1 Garand, modified of course to accept a box magazine. Basically a BM 59.
I don't think the G43 was a response to specifically the M1 or the SVT40, but more of an "oh shit, these guys all have semi automatic rifles, while we still use bolt guns" reaction from the Germans. And the G43 wasn't the first semi auto rifle the Germans developed, they had realised earlier that this type of weapon was superior in combat conditions to their own Mauser rifles. The German Mausers were very fine guns, but the bolt action gun in general was just outdated in comparison to a semi automatic rifle. As for the "reaching out past 600 meters" part, soldiers rarely had such long range engagements with rifles, and even if they did in that particular set of circumstances the semi automatic function didn't provide as much of an advantage, because it isn't easy to hit a target at that distance with iron sights in the first place, not to mention firing rapidly and being accurate. Where the semi automatic rifle truly shows its advantages over the bolt action guns is at close to medium ranges, where one is able to use the much faster rate of fire effectively.
Garand doesnt shoot .30 cal; M1 Carbine does. And its a fun round to shoot.
Actually started with the STG43. The STG44 made some minor improvements on the STG43.
Much more interesting is how a guy that never created a weapon before came up with the MG42, when his only base was industrial design.
He wasn't burdened by previous bad designs.
Somebody screwed up the Description.
This,and the MG 42,are the two greatest automatic weapons ever,IMHO.
I would of added in your video the Heckler & Koch G3 which as a direct evolution of the STG44
But it's not. The StG 44 has a gas-operated tilting-bolt lockup, like an SKS, AK or an FAL. Mauser engineers used delayed-blowback roller-lock on the MG-42 and then turned up at CETME after the war. Germans wanted the FAL first (the G1) but Belgium wouldn't license to them, so the CETME rifle turned into the G3.
I want one so badly 2:14
Such a interesting subgun and basically the grandfather of the Mp5 and others
Thank you for making and uploading this ....not picking holes in it ,I enjoyed watching it .
" During WW2, only bolt action rifles, light machine guns and submachine guns existed." Bollocks. There were several medium and heavy machineguns in use, more than one semi-auto rifle and several machine pistols. To say nothing of myriad handguns.
You can do better than this.
Whoa whoa whoa. @ 5:54 that statement is INCORRECT. The FG42 used the STANDARD 8mm cartredge, NOT the new 8mm kurz. Was good video right up to that point...
M1 carbine in 30cal 1942.
The M1 was a semi automatic rifle that used a pistol caliber and was not an intermediate cartridge..It was designed as a PDW to replace the 1911 handgun..The full auto M2 was first issued in 1944 and was a failure..
Don't know if its the same weapon, but the German assault rifle in Castle Wolfenstein was awesome.
Es war das Fg 42,Fallschirmjägergewehr
The Brits should remember that the army round to day is too light.
The M1 Garand was purely a semi-automatic with 8 rounds per clip. It did NOT have an automatic fire mode or the magazine capacity of the STG44. It was a fantastic rifle but it's an apples to oranges comparison. I don't know why so many people keep bringing it up.
The STG had 30 rounds per magazine vs 8 rounds for the M1
The STG had a fire rate of 500 vs 50 for the M1.
The STG had a range of 600m in semi-automatic mode vs 450m for the M1.
I am NOT saying that the M1 was junk, only that it is a different animal. The M1 ran circles around the bolt action rifles of the day.
It gets brought up because of the AK-47. Many incorrectly assume the AK is a copy of the STG44. In reality the AK only uses ergonomic features but the operating system is more closely related to the M1 than the STG.
You’re telling me the STG had a range of 600m for the 8mm Kurz but the M1 Garand firing a full powered 30-06 had an effective range of 450m. Ummmm. Ok.
Though there may well be aesthetic similarities between the AK & STG, the AK owes far more to the M1 Garand, being that its gas operating system, and most internal components are almost identical in design.
Its basically an upside down Garand with full auto capability.
M1 is not a bolt action rifle
"If allied soldiers could see their Country's now they would have dropped their weapons and fought with the Germans"
You blue it right of the bat! Only bolt actions! How about the M1 Garand, the M1 carbine, the BAR. The list goes on!
That thumbnail is metal asf
The most long lasting development is of course G3 and its variants. Pakistanis have recently come up with a very a heavily modified but still delayed blow back action.
So AH started the Term assault rifle... amazing....
Between an AK or An STG 44 i'd take the grandpappy of all "assault" rifles.
The S/A flip switch. Release springs.
Its still not a Squad Automatic Rifle and you need still need to use short bursts in automatic mode to hit any thing
5:56 no it did not, the FG42 fired the fullsize 7.92×57mm round.
The US M-1 & M-2, .30 Carbines were also approximations of modern “assault rifles”, with the M-2, fully automatic variant with its 30 rd. magazine being the best example.
Now you know where Kalashnikov got his ideas.
I strongly disagree with the content creator about AK series. AK-46 was actually based on STG-44, but AK-47 although a bit similar to the AK-46, mechanically had little to do with both AK-46 and STG-44. And yes, Hugo Schmeiser was in the team working on AK-46 which lost the competition to AK-47.
Curious why NATO didn’t adopt it. Instead the U.S. went with the M14 and Europe went with the FN FAL in 7.62x51.
PSA is trying to bring an StG-44 clone to market but for some reason it’s been delayed for over a year now.
Stg is still been produced today albeit in different calibre we have a 22lr version at out uk range. I hear the same company is making a few other ww2 german reproductions as well. Ive used both and have to say i preferred the original tbh
What's with the Video Description, it doesn't coincide with the video on the subject of the STG44?
I think the doc was kind to the stg44. No, the FG42 did not use the same round at the stg44. It used the same round as the K98(7mmx57). Either way, who wants to carry around a 11 pound rifle around? Even in world war 2 I would rather take my chances with the M2 carbine.
Yeah but it has no BAYONET LUG!
i always wondered why the FG-42 had such an aggressive pistol grip angle. seems like it would be awkward to fire
STG-44 was a great gun, but its not the best WWII rifle. The best one was STG-45, but It appeared too late in war to enter mass production and only the field test series were made for testing the gun performance on the battlefield.
The only M1 carbines designated M1A1 were folding stock types for the airborne troops. Otherwise its just M1 carbine.
I seriously went from "Alright, alright, it's still duable. Everyone makes mistakes." to "The fuck kind of fake bullshittery is this. Am I watching satire?" with this channel.
In an alternate universe, STG42 somehow got mass-produced and the Nazis won WW2.
It was not the Machine gun it was the terrible ancient Tactics used by their leaders forgetting that they are not facing swords anymore
At 0:8, you fail to mention semiauto rifles, which mainly equipped US infantry, and were fairly common in the Red Army.
After a few years.. the Russians started using ammunition for the rifles.
The M1 Garand was not a bolt action rifle
MP18 is an expensive copy of the russian PPSH as the panther is an expensive unreliable copy of the T34-85
nice video
ОРУЖИЕ ОНИ ВАШЕ СУЩЕСТВОВАНИЕ БЕЗ НЕЙ ТЫ ПОДДАЁШЬСЯ
Die HJ hat mit dem Kochgeschirr gerappelt und die Kaugummi Boys sind gelaufen
Uhm M1 Garand's definitely existed during WW2 and it's not a Bolt Action, LMG or SMG it's a Semi Auto Battle Rifle. I'm sure this is an oversight on your part but rare error, and yes there is a difference between bolt action and what the M1 is.
The ak got a lot of its design from the garand. Kalashnikov even stated that in his autobiography.
the AK looks exactly like an upgraded STG my guy probably denied it cuz it was an enemy weapon and he didnt wanna look like a guy whod copy some loosers gun
@erdbeerkeks8263 actually if you want to verify it, garandthumb and Brandon did a thing on this and the easiest way is literally take a garand and flip it up side down and you pretty much have an ak. Long piston, two lug bolt and all.
@erdbeerkeks8263 they did however take ques from the cartridge though
@@erdbeerkeks8263 Externally it does look a lot like the StG, but the internal mechanism is completely different. However, the concept behind the gun is, of course, the same concept which led to the creation of the StG. Every military in the world uses assault rifles for a reason, because they are much more versatile than other guns previously used. And don't think the Soviets, or any other nation for that matter, would shy away from copying a good design. There are many such examples in military history. As far as WW2 Germany goes, the first two examples which pop into my mind are the V-2 (first ballistic missile) and the Type XXI submarine. Both the Soviets and the western Allies wanted to get their hands on these new weapons, and they did just that. Both the Soviets and the US tested V-2 missiles extensively after the war and then went on to develop their own missiles. And pretty much all the major allied powers developed new submarines on the basis of the German Type XXI submarine in the years following the end of the war.
The FG42 is 8x57 full power cartridge.
I think you've forgotten the Britisn mad minute. Where the RM and regular Army were trained to shot, at 20 rounds a minute. And the Germans didn't quite like it.
The Germans have MG42 with 1500 RPM to response...
The brit shot at the Atlantic .
Because of how much info in this artical is wrong i would not recommend
The Wikipedia says the m1 carbine was produced from July 1942 to 1945 yes it was weaker than the 44 but it is better than a submachine gun
The M1 carbine is not select fire..The M2 select fire carbine was put into service in 1944 and was not developed as a combat rifle but a PDW to replace the 1911 handgun..
Excellent video about a legendary rifle. Some knowledge, footage and pictures I have never seen before. Thanks!
8:50 my dad(ww2 paratrooper) told me about training with the curved barrel on the lee enfield. He hated it, said it kicked like a mule and couldn't hit anything.
It is an extremely accurate rifle-even by modern standards. He must have been frightened by the loud noise and kick.
@@Davo996a curved barrel is accurate 🤣🤣🤣are you trolling or just stupid?
It has many similarities with the G3A3
That's because part of the team that made the STG, after WW2, went to Spain and designed the CETME rifle, and after that, then went back to Germany and designed the HK G3.
@@winj3r Correct. It amazes me how ahead they were. G3 still today is a very good rifle
@@vasili9756 It is a rifle with good accuracy and reliability. But it's ergonomics are very dated. A Spuhrs kit helps a lot, but not enough to make it as good as modern rifles.
@@winj3r agree
To the best of my knowledge, no FG42 was ever chambered in the Kurz round. They were all chambered in 7.92×57mm I believe.
"Bolt action rifle" as soldier fires m-4
"The Nazi's Deadliest Weapon" was certainly not the Stg44, or even the far more deadlier MG42, or scoped K98k's for that matter. The most dangerous weapons were obviously indirect fire from howitzers like the 10.5 cm leFH 18 and mortars like the 12 cm Granatwerfer 42.
there is no one anywhere who can convince me that the ussr didn't copy the StG44, cheapen it (stamping) and simplifying the trigger and calling it the AK74.
Wow, I thought my dad, who worked in the defense industry, worked on the first night vision devices in the mid 60s, guess not.
G3 is a variant of STG and hence it should have been on the list.
No, it isn't. While the G3 does use the roller-delayed operating system introduced in the StG 45(M), that alone doesn't make it an StG variant, even though it's part of the lineage. Between them were the CEAM modéle 1950 and the CETME Rifle, the license for the latter H&K purchased as the basis for the G3.
No mention of Russian fyodorov assault rifle from 1916?
What about the BAR? Ww1?
You put wrong description .The video about stg 44 and description is ka-50
The precursor to the ak47…
Same could be said about cruise missiles, ICBMs and jet fighters.
Strumgewehr does not translate to assault rifle. It's literal translation is "storm rifle".
The FN-FAL was started from the STG-44.
Fun fact
First bolt action rifle is also invented in Germany! And the first assault rifle is actually invented in Russian empire in ww1 which is the first full auto rifle
The thumbnail has the German 5cm GrWfr., a light mortar, not any form of MKb42 to StG.44.