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...ould influence post-war small arms development (particularily in the [[M60 machine gun]]) and ultimately help shape the modern [[assault rifle]] concept.<ref ...kreich, Fallschirmjäger mit FJG 42 in Stellung.jpg|thumb|left|A [[Germany|German]] ''Fallschirmjäger'' poses with his early model FG 42 (''Ausführung'' "C

...tion]] [[rifle]] adopted as the standard [[infantry rifle]] in 1935 by the German ''Wehrmacht'',<ref name="mausershooters" /> and was one of the final develo ...heir tactical doctrine of basing a squad's firepower on the unit's [[light machine gun]] and possibly their problems of mass producing [[semi-automatic rifle]

|type= [[Machine gun]] ...ighest average [[rate of fire|rates of fire]] of any single-barreled light machine gun, between 1,200 and 1,500 rpm, resulting in a distinctive muzzle report.

...m complicated circumstances in Nazi Germany. Developed from the Mkb 42(H) "machine carbine", the StG44 combined the characteristics of a [[carbine]], [[submac ...nown as 7.92 mm ''Kurz'' (German for "short"). This shorter version of the German standard ([[7.92x57mm Mauser]]) [[rifle]] round, in combination with the we

|image= German 7.92x33mm Kurz.jpg |caption= German 7.92x33mm Kurz cartridge

|origin= [[German Empire]] |designer= German Rifle Testing Commission