MP 43

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MP 43 is an early German World War II assault rifle prototype that evolved into the famous Sturmgewehr 44, one of the first true assault rifles in history.

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MP 43 canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf assault rifle prototype ⓘ
firearm ⓘ
selective-fire rifle ⓘ
alsoKnownAs MP43 ⓘ
Maschinenpistole 43 ⓘ
cartridge 7.92×33mm Kurz ⓘ
category German small arms of World War II ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Nazi Germany ⓘ
designedForRole infantry assault rifle ⓘ
intermediate-cartridge rifle ⓘ
designedToReplace bolt-action service rifles in close to medium range combat ⓘ
designer Hugo Schmeisser ⓘ
developedForCartridgeType intermediate cartridge ⓘ
developedInPeriod early 1940s ⓘ
era World War II small arms development ⓘ
evolvedInto Sturmgewehr 44 ⓘ
feedingMechanism detachable box magazine ⓘ
fireMode fully automatic ⓘ
selective fire ⓘ
semi-automatic ⓘ
historicalSignificance pioneered modern assault rifle concept ⓘ
influenced Sturmgewehr 44 design ⓘ
intendedUser Waffen-SS ⓘ
Wehrmacht ⓘ
magazineCapacity 30-round magazine ⓘ
manufacturer C.G. Haenel ⓘ
Walther ⓘ
material stamped steel components ⓘ
notableAs one of the first true assault rifles ⓘ
operatingPrinciple gas-operated ⓘ
rateOfFireApprox around 500–600 rounds per minute ⓘ
relatedTo Sturmgewehr family of rifles ⓘ
sights iron sights ⓘ
stockMaterial wooden stock ⓘ
successor MP 44 ⓘ
StG 44 ⓘ
linked to: Sturmgewehr 44
testedBy German Army during World War II ⓘ
usedInConflict World War II ⓘ

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