Error creating thumbnail: File missing Join our Discord!
If you have been locked out of your account you can request a password reset here.

StG 44: Difference between revisions

From Internet Movie Firearms Database - Guns in Movies, TV and Video Games
Jump to navigation Jump to search
mNo edit summary
Line 44: Line 44:
|''[[Little Partisan (Malý partyzán)]]''|| [[Oldrich Vykypel]] || Commander of a partisans || ||1950
|''[[Little Partisan (Malý partyzán)]]''|| [[Oldrich Vykypel]] || Commander of a partisans || ||1950
|-
|-
|''[[Action B (Akce B)]]''|| || OUN fighters || ||1952
|''[[Action B (Akce B)]]''|| || ''UPA'' fighters || ||1952
|-
|-
|''[[Tank Brigade, The|The Tank Brigade]]''|| || German soldiers || ||1955
|''[[Tank Brigade, The|The Tank Brigade]]''|| || German soldiers || ||1955

Revision as of 10:49, 6 December 2013

Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Sturmgewehr 44 - 7.92x33mm.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Sport Systeme Dittrich reproduction of the Haenel MKb 42(H) - 7.92x33mm.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Sturmgewehr 44 with ZF4 scope - 7.92x33mm.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing
Sturmgewehr 44 with ZF41 scope - 7.92x33mm.

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 Fedorov 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.

Specifications

(1943 - 1945)

  • Type: Assault Rifle
  • Caliber: 7.92x33mm Kurz
  • Weight: 10.2 lbs (4.6 kg)
  • Length: 37 in (94 cm)
  • Barrel length: 16.5 in (41.9 cm)
  • Feed System: 30-round detachable box magazine
  • Fire Modes: Semi-Auto/Full-Auto

The StG 44 and variants can be seen in the following films, television series, video games, and anime used by the following actors:

Film

Title Actor Character Note Date
The White Darkness (Bílá tma) German soldiers 1948
Wolves' Lairs (Vlcie diery) German soldiers 1948
Little Partisan (Malý partyzán) German soldiers 1950
Little Partisan (Malý partyzán) Oldrich Vykypel Commander of a partisans 1950
Action B (Akce B) UPA fighters 1952
The Tank Brigade German soldiers 1955
Higher Principle (Vyssí princip) Jan Skopecek SS man 1960
Higher Principle (Vyssí princip) German soldiers 1960
Death Is Called Engelchen German soldiers, Partisans 1963
Battle of the Bulge Dana Andrews 1965
Where is the General? (Gdzie jest general?) German soldiers 1964
The Adventures of Werner Holt (Die Abenteuer des Werner Holt) Klaus-Peter Thiele Werner Holt 1965
The Adventures of Werner Holt (Die Abenteuer des Werner Holt) Manfred Karge Gilbert Wolzow 1965
The Adventures of Werner Holt (Die Abenteuer des Werner Holt) German soldiers 1965
Carriage to Vienna (Kocár do Vídne) Ladislav Jandoš Young partisan 1966
Zhenya, Zhenechka and "katyusha" German soldiers 1967
They Fought for Their Country German soldiers 1975
Long Miles of War (Dolgie vyorsty voyny) German soldiers 1975
Escape to Athena Telly Savalas Zeno 1979
Piraty XX veka Pirates and crew members Visually modified to resemble M16 1979
The Hijacking of Savoy (Pokhishchenie Savoi) Various Both original and visually modified to resemble M16 1979
Personal Safety Not Guaranteed (Lichnoy bezopasnosti ne garantiruyu) A bandit 1980
Star Wars - The Empire Strikes Back Rebel Alliance soldiers As the "BlasTech A295" 1980
Incident at Map Grid 36-80 (Sluchay v kvadrate 36-80) US Navy sailor Visually modified to resemble M16 1982
Copper Angel (Medny angel) Policemen and gangsters Visually modified to resemble M16 1984
Until the End (Až do konce) Daniel Netušil Sigi 1984
The Dirty Dozen: Next Mission German soldiers 1985
Come and See (Idi i smotri) SS soldier 1985
Solo Voyage U.S Army soldiers Visually modified to resemble M16 1985
The Battalions Request Fire (Batalyony prosyat ognya) German soldiers 1985
Secrets of Madame Wong (Tayny madam Vong) Hong Kong police Visually modified to resemble M16 1986
Interception (Perekhvat) US soldiers Visually modified to resemble M16 1986
Downfall aka "Der Untergang" German soldiers 2004
The Bridge François Goeske Albert Mutz 2008
The Bridge German soldiers 2008
Brother's War Tino Struckmann Capt. Klaus Mueller 2009
What Men Talk About (O chyom govoryat muzhchiny) A German soldier 2010
Memorial Day German soldiers 2011
Iron Sky moon Nazis with sci-fi embellishments 2012

Television

Show Title Actor Character Note / Episode Air Date
Mission: Impossible guards "The Exchange" (S03E12) 1968
Band of Brothers German soldiers Seen on wall in "Curahee" (Ep.1), used in "The Breaking Point" (Ep.7) 2001

Video Games

Game Title Appears as Mods Notation Release Date
Hidden & Dangerous MP44 1999
Medal of Honor: Underground MP44 2000
Medal of Honor: Allied Assault StG-44 2002
Battlefield: 1942 StG-44 2002
Commandos 3: Destination Berlin StG-44 2003
Silent Storm StG-43 2003
Call of Duty MP44 2003
Forgotten Hope With and without scope 2003
Hidden & Dangerous 2 2003
Medal of Honor: Infiltrator StG-44 2003
Forgotten Hope 2003
Call of Duty: United Offensive MP44 2004
Medal of Honor: Frontline StG-44 2004
vietcong 2 StG-44 2005
Brothers in Arms: Road to Hill 30 StG-44 2005
Day of Defeat: Source StG-44 2005
Brothers in Arms: Earned in Blood StG-44 2005
Forgotten Hope 2 StG-44 ZF-4 scope 2005
Medal of Honor: European Assault StG-44 2005
Call of Duty: Big Red One MP44 2005
Call of Duty 2 MP44 2005
Darkest Hour: Europe '44-'45 2006
Red Orchestra: Ostfront 41-45 Stg44 2006
Medal of Honor: Heroes StG-44 2006
UberSoldier StG-44 2006
Company of Heroes StG-44 2006
Call of Duty 3 MP44 2006
Medal of Honor: Vanguard StG-44 2007
Medal of Honor: Airborne StG-44 Muzzle brake, tactical scope, and dual magazines 2007
Alliance of Valiant Arms As the "STG44" 2007
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare MP44 2007
Call of Duty: World at War StG-44 Flash hider, aperture sight, telescopic sight 2008
Counter-Strike Online StG-44 2008
Call of Duty: World at War: Final Fronts MP44 2008
Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway StG-44 2008
Velvet Assassin StG44 Assault Rifle 2009
Wolfenstein MP/StG-43 Recoil compensator, drum mag and tactical scope 2009
The Saboteur MP44 MG 2009
Killing Floor MKb42 Added in a patch in 2012 2009
Call of Duty: Black Ops StG-44 2010
Singularity 2010
Karma Online 2011
Red Orchestra 2: Heroes of Stalingrad MKb 42(H) 2011

Anime

Title Character Note Date
Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade 1998
Hellsing Nazis 2001