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German Automatic Rifles 1941-45 - Gew 41, Gew 43, FG 42 and StG 44 (Paperback, New)
Loot Price: R383
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German Automatic Rifles 1941-45 - Gew 41, Gew 43, FG 42 and StG 44 (Paperback, New)
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Loot Price R383
Discovery Miles 3 830
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This book explores the origins, development, combat use and lasting
influence of Nazi Germany's automatic rifles, focusing on the Gew
41(W), Gew 43/Kar 43, FG 42 and MP 43/StG 44. The Blitzkrieg
campaigns of 1939-40 convinced many observers that most infantry
combat took place at closer ranges than the 750-1,000m. From 1941
Germany's arms designers took note and produced a new series of
infantry firearms. This study not only provides a detailed
technical description of each weapon, but also explores how the
firearms performed on the battlefields of World War II. The combat
takes us from the FG 42 in the hands of Fallschirmjager at Monte
Cassino through to StG 44s being used by Waffen-SS soldiers on both
the Eastern and Western Fronts. Postwar service is also studied,
such as the Gew 43's adoption by the Czech Army and the StG 44's
use by the Viet Cong in the Vietnam War. Setting each firearm in
its tactical and historical context, and employing striking
photographs and full-colour artwork, firearms expert Chris McNab
sets out the absorbing story of this distinctive and influential
series of weapons.
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