German Automatic Rifles 1941–45: Gew 41, Gew 43, FG 42 and StG 44 (Weapon)
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| Rating | : | 4.32 (670 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1780963858 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 80 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-08-29 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
It is a great addition to the Weapons line of books and is a title that any enthusiast needs to have on their shelf.” Scott Van Aken, Modeling Madness (April 2013). Each of the major types, Gew 41/43, FG 42 and StG 44 are fully covered in their means of operation and their development. The book has many period photos as well as photos of extant guns. “Photos, drawings and paintings season Osprey's study Alan Guilliland's cut-aways proved excellently informative. An index and summary of primary and
. Chris has also written extensively for major encyclopedia series, including African-American Biographies (2006), USA 1950s (2006) and Reformation, Exploration and Empire (2005), and has contributed to The Times on the war in Iraq. To date he has published over 25 books, including A History of the World in 100 Weapons, Hitler's Armies and The Uzi Submachine Gun for Osprey. Chris McNab is an auth
Very well researched, detailed and well written This book is very, very well researched and organized. It starts out by discussing German pre-world war two rifle doctrine. This was basically, like most of the world's armies, that the typical infantry man was equipped with a bolt action rifle (in the German ca. "German attempts to replace the Mauser Kar 98k." according to Stone Dog. This Osprey Weapon Book #2German attempts to replace the Mauser Kar 98k. Stone Dog This Osprey Weapon Book #24, "German Automatic and Assault Rifles 1941-45" is the typical Osprey title: a good overview of the subject, excellent photos, drawings and color artwork. After the introduction, the book is divided into sections on development, use in. , "German Automatic and Assault Rifles 19German attempts to replace the Mauser Kar 98k. Stone Dog This Osprey Weapon Book #24, "German Automatic and Assault Rifles 1941-45" is the typical Osprey title: a good overview of the subject, excellent photos, drawings and color artwork. After the introduction, the book is divided into sections on development, use in. 1-German attempts to replace the Mauser Kar 98k. Stone Dog This Osprey Weapon Book #24, "German Automatic and Assault Rifles 1941-45" is the typical Osprey title: a good overview of the subject, excellent photos, drawings and color artwork. After the introduction, the book is divided into sections on development, use in. 5" is the typical Osprey title: a good overview of the subject, excellent photos, drawings and color artwork. After the introduction, the book is divided into sections on development, use in. "German Automatic Rifles 19German Automatic Rifles 1941-45 camotodd63 A very good book in a concise format with nice photo illustrations. The work gives a straight forward history of the development of the various types of semi and full auto shoulder weapons of Germany during WWII. The book started by speaking of the Vollmer rifle. 1-German Automatic Rifles 1941-45 camotodd63 A very good book in a concise format with nice photo illustrations. The work gives a straight forward history of the development of the various types of semi and full auto shoulder weapons of Germany during WWII. The book started by speaking of the Vollmer rifle. 5" according to camotodd6German Automatic Rifles 19German Automatic Rifles 1941-45 camotodd63 A very good book in a concise format with nice photo illustrations. The work gives a straight forward history of the development of the various types of semi and full auto shoulder weapons of Germany during WWII. The book started by speaking of the Vollmer rifle. 1-German Automatic Rifles 1941-45 camotodd63 A very good book in a concise format with nice photo illustrations. The work gives a straight forward history of the development of the various types of semi and full auto shoulder weapons of Germany during WWII. The book started by speaking of the Vollmer rifle. 5 A very good book in a concise format with nice photo illustrations. The work gives a straight forward history of the development of the various types of semi and full auto shoulder weapons of Germany during WWII. The book started by speaking of the Vollmer rifle. . A very good book in a concise format with nice photo illustrations. The work gives a straight forward history of the development of the various types of semi and full auto shoulder weapons of Germany during WWII. The book started by speaking of the Vollmer rifle
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. The Blitzkrieg campaigns of 1939-40 convinced many observers that most infantry combat took place at closer ranges than the 750-1,000m for which most contemporary rifles were designed. In addition, current bolt-action rifles could not provide the rate of fire required for such engagements. Most influential was the MP 43/StG 44, arguably the world's first true assault rifle, which delivered formidable full-auto fire from a shortened 7.92mm round. Setting each firearm in its tactical and historical context, and employi