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Yes. The STG-44 aka the MP44, was a weapon made my the Germans in WWII. STG is and abbreviation for Sturmgewehr which means "Storm rifle" in German. The name MP44 was also given to it. MP is an Abbreviation for Machinepistole or "Machine pistol". The "44" indicates the year it was put into production, 1944. It shot a slightly shortened version of the Mauser Kar98k round, the 7.95mm and it fired about 200-400 rounds per minute.
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Was the mp44 used in world war 2?
Yes, most certainly, on the Eastern Front. The German soldiers loved the weapon and could not get enough. 426000 were produced, mostly of the production variant StG44 (MP44 was an earlier designation).
Was the German stg44 issued to German troops in the Normandy campaign?
Yes. Nearly 450,000 of the weapons were issued to German Soldiers from October 1943 - April 1945.
When was the stg44 invented?
It was first introduced to the Wehrmacht in October of 1943.
What kind of weapon's did the islanders have to fight the German submarines?
They had no weapons.
Which German weapon was used to damage British shipping?
The torpedo .
Was the Ak-47 meant to be a German gun?
no, it was made for the Russian Army, it was based off the stg44 that was a German gun.
What where all the German weapens in World War 2?
stg44, mp40, panzershreck, karabiner,
Was the mp44 used in world war 2?
Yes, most certainly, on the Eastern Front. The German soldiers loved the weapon and could not get enough. 426000 were produced, mostly of the production variant StG44 (MP44 was an earlier designation).
Was the German stg44 issued to German troops in the Normandy campaign?
Yes. Nearly 450,000 of the weapons were issued to German Soldiers from October 1943 - April 1945.
How many stg44 survived world war 2?
From the research I've done, only a few thousand survived the Second World War. The StG44 was then used by the Volkspolizei (German; lit "People's Police") up until 1960. Only a handful of operational models remain in the world today.
What was the best built submachine-gun built by the Germans?
Mp-40 == StG44 or MP44 Assault Rifle --- Okay, this may be a little large to be called a sub-machine gun. Sturmgewehr 44 (StG44) was an assault rifle and was the first of its kind to see major deployment. It is also known by the designations Maschinenpistole 43, Maschinenpistole 44 (MP43 and MP44, respectively) which denotes earlier versions of the same weapon. This weapon was built along the lines of the Russian KA-47 (AK-47) that became the most popular automatic weapon of the 20th Century. Link with Photo: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sturmgewehr_44
What is the 10 earliest assault rifle?
Stg44 is the first..
What is the weapon Big Bertha?
A long range German artillery weapon made by Krupp in WW1.
How much does an assault rifle weigh?
It depends on which rifle. <><><> Agree with above. There is no one "assault rifle", and no one weight. The German StG44 weighed 10.2 lbs, the M16 weighs 7.1 lbs.
When was the stg44 invented?
It was first introduced to the Wehrmacht in October of 1943.
Is the stg44 or the browning automatic rifle better?
The Browning. No Contest there.
What kind of weapon's did the islanders have to fight the German submarines?
They had no weapons.
