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For most purposes an assault rifle would be better than a submachine gun. Submachine guns fire pistol ammunition, and so are sometimes called machine pistols. Assault rifles fire rifle cartridges, and so have a much higher muzzle velocity with consequently greater impact on the target, and a much longer effective range.

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Assault Rifles were only introduced at the absolute end of WWII by the Nazi's in the form of the STG-44 (Also know as MP-44). They didn't make an enourmous change in warfare as machine-guns had, however they did prove to be a very succesful fire-arm. Overall their late arrival and limited deployment made it that assault rifles had quite little affect on the war overall, however, this was the first appreance of them in combat. Also of note would be the FG-42, a weapon of similar concept to the STG-44 used by the Nazi Parratroopers, (The Falschirmjagers).


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During World War I, the general estimation was that one machine gun was considered equivalent to about 4 to 6 rifles in terms of firepower. This ratio varied depending on the specific situation and the type of warfare being conducted, but machine guns provided a significantly higher rate of fire and sustained fire capability compared to standard rifles. As a result, machine guns played a crucial role in trench warfare and changed the dynamics of battlefield tactics.


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There were many changes in weaponry from World War I-II. The machine guns were made lighter, planes were constructed to be better fighters and bombers, submarines were made more effective, tanks were given bigger guns and more armour, the sub-machine gun was invented, and the first semi automatic combat rifles were invented. Some guns stayed in the arsenal like the Springfield rifle, different types of Mauser rifles, and the 1911 semi-automatic .45 pistol.

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