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Revision as of 07:55, 20 March 2012
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Specifications
Type: Assault Rifle
Caliber: 7.92x33mm Kurz
Capacity: 25, 30 round box magazines
Fire Modes: Safe/Semi/Full Auto
Info
The Sturmgewehr 44 was developed from the earlier Haenel MKb 42(H) "machine carbine" prototype. During development the project was hidden from Hitler, who had ordered it cancelled, by referring to it as a submachine gun (Maschinenpistole); during this time it was known as the MP43 and MP44. When the deception was discovered (supposedly due to an officer requesting "more of these new rifles") it was demonstrated to the German high command, and Hitler himself re-named it the "Sturmgewehr." This literally translates as "storm rifle;" this is storm as in "to storm a castle," hence the translation "assault rifle." The three versions were essentially minor updates for production purposes.
The claim that the StG-44 was the first assault rifle is a contentious one; other weapons which could be termed early assault rifles have existed before (for example, the Russian Federov Avtomat). Rather, the StG-44 was the first to be mass produced, and the first to be referred to as an assault rifle. While the StG-44 was well received by troops and is often depicted as some kind of superweapon in modern videogames, it suffered from a number of issues throughout production. The materials used were of poor quality due to war expediency, and British analysts found the bolt could be totally immobilised by pinching the sides of the receiver with the fingers of one hand, while the rifle could be totally destroyed by the simple act of leaning it against a doorframe and then knocking it over. The stock was prone to breakages, and American analysts criticised the 11.5 pound weight of the loaded weapon as excessive considering the relatively small round used, comparing the StG-44 unfavourably to the M1 Carbine.
The Sturmgewehr 44 assault rifle appears in the following movies, video games, and anime used by the following actors:
Film
- Frank Glaubrecht in Die Brücke
- Tino Struckmann as Capt. Klaus Mueller in Brother's War (2009)
- Telly Savalas as Zeno and German soldiers in Escape to Athena
- Various German soldiers in Downfall aka "Der Untergang"
- Various German soldiers in The Dirty Dozen: Next Mission
- Manfred Karge as Gilbert Wolzow and Klaus-Peter Thiele as Werner Holt in Die Abenteuer des Werner Holt
- German soldiers in Ich War Neunzehn
- Rebel Alliance soldiers in the original Star Wars trilogy (as the "BlasTech A280" and "A295" blaster rifles)
- Pirates and crew members in Piraty XX veka (modified to resemble M16 rifles)
- U.S Army soldiers in Solo Voyage (modified to resemble M16 rifles)
- German soldiers in They Fought for Their Country (1975)
- Policemen and gangsters in Copper Angel (Medny angel) (modified to resemble M16 rifles) (1984)
- A bandit in Personal Safety Not Guaranteed (Lichnoy bezopasnosti ne garantiruyu) (1980)
- Various characters in The Hijacking of Savoy (Pokhishchenie Savoi) (some modified to resemble M16 rifles) (1979)
Television
Video Games
Anime
- Hellsing used by Nazis
Animation
- Robot Chicken (shown as belt-fed)