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The FG 42 (German: Fallschirmjägergewehr 42, "paratrooper rifle 42") is a selective-fire 7.92×57mm Mauser automatic rifle [4][5] produced in Nazi Germany during World War II. [7] The weapon was developed specifically for the use of the Fallschirmjäger airborne infantry in 1942 and was used in very limited numbers until the end of the war.
6,000 purchased in 1941. [1] [3] Astra 600. Astra-Unceta y Cia SA. 9×19mm Parabellum. Luftwaffe. 10,450 Astra 600s had been delivered to Germany until German occupation of France ceased. [4] The remainder of the German order, consisting of 28,000 pistols, was intercepted by Allied forces in September 1944.
Hermann-Bernhard Ramcke. The Fallschirmjäger (German: [ˈfalʃɪʁmˌjɛːɡɐ] ⓘ) were the paratrooper branch of the German Luftwaffe before and during World War II. They were the first paratroopers to be committed in large-scale airborne operations. They were commanded by Kurt Student, the Luftwaffe's second-in-command.
It also used the improved priming mechanism developed after the problems with the smaller weapon became apparent. Like all the German 10.5 cm recoilless rifles it shared shells with the 10.5 cm leFH 18 (light Field Howitzer). The LG 40-1 version was built using an aluminium/magnesium alloy mounting, but the LG 40-2 replaced it with ordinary ...
360° below 20° elevation. 60° above 20° elevation. Rate of fire. 8 rpm. Muzzle velocity. 350 m/s (1,148 ft/s) Effective firing range. 6,800 m (7,434 yds) The 7.5 cm Leichtgeschütz 40 was a recoilless gun used by the German Army during World War II.
Gewehr 43. The Gewehr 43 or Karabiner 43 (abbreviated G43, K43, Gew 43, Kar 43) is a 7.92×57mm Mauser caliber semi-automatic rifle developed by Germany during World War II. 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 SVT-40.
Effective firing range. 500 m (547 yds) 2.8 cm schwere Panzerbüchse 41 (sPzB 41) or "Panzerbüchse 41" was a German anti-tank weapon working on the squeeze bore principle. Officially classified as a heavy anti-tank rifle (German: schwere Panzerbüchse), it would be better described, and is widely referred to, as a light anti-tank gun.
StG 44. The StG 44 (abbreviation of Sturmgewehr 44, "assault rifle 44") is a German assault rifle developed during World War II by Hugo Schmeisser. It is also known by its early designations as the MP 43 and MP 44 (Maschinenpistole 43 and 44). The StG 44 was an improvement of an earlier design, the Maschinenkarabiner 42 (H).