What does the MP44 shoot?
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What does the MP44 shoot?
StG 44
| Sturmgewehr 44 | |
|---|---|
| Cartridge | 7.92×33mm Kurz (a.k.a. 8mm Kurz or Pistolenpatrone 43) |
| Caliber | 8mm |
| Action | Gas-operated long-stroke piston, closed tilting bolt, selective fire |
| Rate of fire | ~500-600 rounds/min |
What was the MP44 chambered in?
7.92×33 Kurz
The MP44, or StG 44 (Sturmgewehr 44) rifle was one of the first firearms to combine some of the characteristics of popular submachineguns and automatic rifles of its time. Chambered in 7.92×33 Kurz, the MP44 allowed soldiers armed with it to engage targets at farther distances than soldiers equipped with an MP40.
What did the StG 44 fire?
The StG 44 was issued to all infantry soldiers. A primary use of the MP44/StG44 was to counter the Soviet PPS and PPSh-41 submachine guns, which used the 7.62x25mm Tokarev round.
What is the difference between an MP43 and an MP44?
MP 43, MP 44, and StG 44 were different designations for what was essentially the same rifle with minor updates in production. The variety in nomenclatures resulted from the complicated bureaucracy in Nazi Germany.
What was the MP 44 used for in WW2?
A primary use of the MP 44/StG 44 was to counter the Soviet PPS and PPSh-41 submachine guns, which used the 7.62×25mm Tokarev round. These cheap, mass-produced weapons used a 71-round drum magazine or 35-round box magazine and though shorter-ranged than the Kar 98k rifle, were more effective weapons in close-quarter…
How many MP 43/MP 44/StG 44 were made?
At the end of the war, Hugo Schmeisser claimed that 424,000 MP 43/MP 44/StG 44 rifles were built between June 1943 and April 1945 in four plants: 185,000 by C.G. Haenel in Suhl; 55,000 by J.P. Sauer & Sohn in Suhl; 104,000 in Erfurt; and 80,000 by Steyr-Daimler-Puch AG in Steyr, Austria.
What is the difference between the MKb 42 (H) and MP 43?
The MKb 42 (H) along with the less successful MKb 42 (W) were predecessors of the later MP 43, MP 44, StG 44. The majority of the MP 43’s features came from the MKb 42 (H), with the hammer firing system and closed bolt coming from the MKb 42 (W).
