german ww2 guns

"The Sturmgewher 44 was the world's first true assault rifle and was introduced by the German army late in WWII.It was the direct inspiration for the Russian AK47, the most prolific gun in the world.If the war had continued another year, the SG44 would have replaced every other rifle and submachine gun in the Wehrmacht.The assault rifle proved an invaluable weapon, especially on the Eastern front, where it was first deployed.The MP38/MP40 was wrongly called "the Schmeisser" by allied troops,It was not designed by Hugo Schmeisser, but by Heinrich Vollmer at Mauser Werke.The German Military preferred K98 to submachine guns. "Maschinen Pistole" - MP.There were only 3 machine pistols per company of troops.The MP38 was expensive to produce and it had problems with its function.The economical fact forced a more modern construction adopted to mass production - MP40.It was made almost entirely of stamped parts, which were easy to produce and perfect for wartime conditio