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|[[File:Flag_vc_new.png|50px]]<br><strong>[[VC]]</strong> || [[File:Stg44_3d.png|512px]]<br><b> [http://74.208.160.79/index.php?title=StG_44 StG 44]</b> || [[File:Weapon_stg44.svg|512px]] || [[File:Class_Assault.png|50px]] <b>[[Assault]]<br> [[File:Class_radioman.png|50px]] <b>[[Radioman]]</b><br> || 30[[+1]] / 90 | |[[File:Flag_vc_new.png|50px]]<br><strong>[[VC]]</strong>||[[File:Stg44_3d.png|512px]]<br><b> [http://74.208.160.79/index.php?title=StG_44 StG 44]</b>||[[File:Weapon_stg44.svg|512px]]||[[File:Class_Assault.png|50px]] <b>[[Assault]]<br> [[File:Class_radioman.png|50px]] <b>[[Radioman]]</b><br>||30[[+1]] / 90 | ||
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|37|| | |37||x2.5 = 92.5||x1.2 = 44.4||x1.15 = 42.55||x0.8 = 29.6||x0.7 = 25.9||NO||NO||2.766 Seconds||3.33 Seconds | ||
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|StG 44||[[Assault Rifle]]||Auto+Semi||550 RPM||7. | |[[StG 44]]||[[Assault Rifle]]||Auto+Semi||550 RPM||7.2 / 1.8 [[ADS]]||0.945||685 m/s||8.1 g (125 gr)||4.6 kg (10.14 lbs) | ||
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Latest revision as of 23:45, 14 June 2026
| Factions | Weapon | Icon | Classes | Ammo |
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 VC |
 StG 44 |
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 Assault Radioman |
30+1 / 90 |
| Damage Base | Headshot × | Chest × | Stomach × | Leg × | Arm × | Bayonet | Rifle Grenades | Reload Speed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Partial | Empty | ||||||||
| 37 | x2.5 = 92.5 | x1.2 = 44.4 | x1.15 = 42.55 | x0.8 = 29.6 | x0.7 = 25.9 | NO | NO | 2.766 Seconds | 3.33 Seconds |
| Designation | Weapon Type | Fire Modes | Fire Rate | Bullet Spread ° | Range Modifier | Muzzle Velocity | Projectile weight | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| StG 44 | Assault Rifle | Auto+Semi | 550 RPM | 7.2 / 1.8 ADS | 0.945 | 685 m/s | 8.1 g (125 gr) | 4.6 kg (10.14 lbs) |
| Full name | Caliber | Place of Origin | Date | Developers | Barrel Length | Total Length | Weapon Script Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sturmgewehr 44 | 7.92×33mm Kurz | Nazi Germany | 1944 | Hugo Schmeisser | 16.5 in (42 cm) | 37 in (94 cm) | weapon_stg44 |
The StG 44 (Sturmgewehr 44) is a German 7.92×33mm Kurz selective-fire rifle developed during World War II. It is best known for pairing an intermediate-power cartridge with a 30-round detachable magazine to provide controllable automatic fire at typical combat ranges—features that heavily influenced later assault-rifle design. In Military Conflict: Vietnam, the tables above list its in-game values pulled directly from the weapon script.
HISTORY
The StG 44 traces its development through earlier designations (MP 43/MP 44) before receiving the “Sturmgewehr 44” name in 1944. It was designed around the 7.92×33mm Kurz cartridge, which reduced recoil and weight compared to full-power rifle ammunition while still offering effective performance at intermediate ranges. Although produced in large numbers for late-war Germany, it appeared too late and in insufficient quantities to change the outcome of the war; however, it became a landmark in small-arms history and helped define what later militaries recognized as the assault-rifle concept.
After World War II, surviving StG 44 rifles circulated as captured or surplus weapons and are documented as turning up in a variety of later conflicts in limited numbers. In a Vietnam-era context, they were not a standard-issue rifle for any major belligerent, but isolated examples have been reported among the many older and non-standard weapons that occasionally surfaced through post-war redistribution and capture.
Sources
- MP44 / Sturmgewehr 44 | Encyclopædia Britannica
- 7.92 × 33 Kurz cartridge (MP 43 / StG 44) | Imperial War Museums
- StG-44 Automatic Rifle | Smithsonian (NMAH)
- StG 44 (postwar use overview) | Wikipedia
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