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The MP40 (Maschine Pistole 1940) is a submachinegun chambered for the 9x19mm Parabellum cartridge . It was used by the Axis powers extensively in WW2.
Designed in 1938 by Heinrich Vollmer with inspiration from it's predecessor the MP38, it was heavily used by infantry.It was often called "Schmeisser" by the Allies, after Hugo Schmeisser, who designed the MP18, although he wasn't involved in the design or production of the MP40. The weapons other variants like the MP40/I and the MP41 . From 1940 to 1945 , an estimated 1.1 million were produced by Erma Werke.
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The Karbiner 98 Kurz or Kar 98k for short , often abbreviated as Karbiner 98k, Kar98k or K98K and also incorrectly referred as a K98 ( a K98 is a Polish carbine and a copy of the Kar98a) , is a bolt action rifle chambered for the 7.92x57mm Mauser cartridge. It was adopted on June 21 1935 as the standard service rifle by the German Wehrmacht . It was one of the final developments in the long line of Mauser military rifles.
Although supplemented by semi-automatic and fully automatic rifle during WW2, the Karbiner 98k remained the primary service rifle until the end of the war in 1945. Millions were captured by Soviets at the conclusion of WW2 and were distributed as military aid. The Karbiner 98k therefore continues to appear in conflicts across the world as they are taken out of storage during times of strife.
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The MG34 (shortened from German: Maschinengewher 34) is a German recoil-operated air cooled machine gun, first tested in 1929, introduced in 1934, and issued to units in 1936. It introduced an entirely new concept in automatic firepower - the Einheitmaschinengewher( Universal Machine Gun)- and is generally considered the world's first general- purpose machine gun(GPMG).Both the MG34 and the MG42 were erroneously nicknamed "Spandau" by Allied troops, a carryover from the WW1 nickname for the MG08, which was produced at the Spandau Arsenal.
The versatile MG34 was chambered for the full-power 7.92x57mm Mauser rifle cartridge and was arguably the most advanced machine gun in the world at the time of it's deployment. The MG34 was envisaged and well developed to provide portable light and medium machine gun infantry cover,AA coverage and even sniping ability. It's combination of exceptional mobility —being light enough to be carried by one man—and high rate of fire (of up too 900 rpm)was unmatched. It entered service in great numbers from 1939. Nonetheless , the design proved to be rather complex for mass production , and was supplemented by the cheaper and simpler to mass produce MG42, though both remained in service and production until the end of the war.
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The Gewehr 43 or Karabiner 43 ( abbreviated G43,K43,Gew 43, Kar 43) is a 7.92x57mm Mauser caliber semi-automatic rifle developed by Germany during WW2. The design was based on that of the earlier G41(W), but incorporated an improved short-stroke piston gas system similar to that of the Soviet Tokarev SVT-40 (See the first page).It was manufactured using innovative mass-production techniques.
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The StG 44(abbreviation of Sturmgewehr 44)is a German assault rifle developed during WW2 by Hugo Schmeisser. It is also known by it's early designations as the MP43 and MP44. The StG 44 was an improvement of an earlier design, the Maschinekarabiner 42(H).
The StG 44 was the first successful assault rifle, with features including an intermediate cartridge, controllable automatic fire, a more compact design than a battle rifle with a higher rate of fire, and being designed primarily for hitting targets within a few hundred meters. Other rifles at the time were designed to hit targets over a kilometre, but this was found to be in excess of the range in which most enemy enemy engagements actually took place.
The StG 44 fulfilled it's role efficiently, particularly on the Eastern front, offering a greatly increased volume of fire compared to standard infantry rifles. The StG largely influenced the Soviet AK-47, introduced three years after the war concluded. The StG's influence can still be seen in modern assault rifles, which, after WW2, became the global standard for infantry rifles.
