2/26/2023 0 Comments Red orchestra 2 stg 44![]() ![]() as it was also known could have had a major impact - had it been extensivly used. The Allies did not have assault rifles, so the StG. The StG was the most advanced mass produced weapon used by any side in the war. It was hoped that this weapon design would push back against the Allied forces. The aim of the weapon was to make something affordable, automatic, and powerful. The weapon was designed in 1943, by weapons designer Hugo Schmeisser working for the german weapons manufacturer Haenel on a contract by the Wehrmact. The term Sturmgewehr means assualt rifle in german, sturm having the dual meaning both storm and assault. ![]() The Sturmgewehr 1944, or MP44 as it is also known, is regarded as the first real assault rifle. ![]()
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