StG45(M)
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The StG45(M) (aka Mauser Sturmgewehr [literally "Assault Rifle"] 1945) was a prototype assault rifle developed by Mauser for the Wehrmacht at the end of World War II, using a roller-delayed blowback mechanism. It fired 7.92x33mm (7.92mm Kurz) ammunition at a cyclic rate of around 450 rounds per minute.
The StG45(M) was intended to replace the Sturmgewehr 44 assault rifle, because the latter, costing 70 Reichsmark, was rather expensive and time-consuming to produce compared to the StG45(M)'s calculated cost of 45 Reichsmark, especially with the reduced efficiency of the German industry during the late part of World War II. While it could use its predecessor's 30-round magazine, the standard magazine was a 10-round example meant to be more useable for firing prone or from low cover.
While it was never issued to the Wermacht - only parts for 30 complete weapons were produced before the war ended - the StG45's mechanism was later the basis of more famous weapons such as the CETME, the H&K G3 and the MP5.
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| German-made firearms and light weapons of World War II |
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| Side arms (Pistole) |
| Mauser C96 | Luger | Walther P38 | Walther PPK | Sauer 38H | Mauser HSc |
| Rifles & carbines (Gewehr & Karabiner) |
| Karabiner 98k | Gewehr 41 | Gewehr 43/Karabiner 43 | StG44/MP44 | FG42 | StG45(M) | Volkssturmgewehr 1-5 |
| Submachine guns ( Maschinenpistole ) |
| Bergmann MP18 | MP38/MP40 "Schmeisser" | MP3008 "Volks MP" |
| Machine guns & other larger weapons |
| MG08 | MG34 | MG42 | Faustpatrone | Panzerfaust | Panzerschreck
Flammenwerfer 35 | Panzerbüchse 39 | Granatwerfer 36 | Granatwerfer 42 |
| Notable foreign-made infantry weapons |
| P.640(b) | Vis.35 | Vz.24/G24(t) | MG26(t) | Panzerbüchse 35(p) |
| German-made cartridges used by the Wehrmacht |
| 7.92 x 57 mm | 7.63 x 25 mm Mauser | 7.92 mm Kurz | 7.65 mm Luger | 9 mm Luger |
