Assault rifle


An assault rifle is a rifle that has a removable magazine, automatic-fire and semi-automatic modes, and uses intermediate cartridges.[1] These cartridges do not have as much power as other rifles, like hunting rifles or battle rifles, but have more power and penetration than pistol cartridges fired by sub-machine guns.
Two rifles made in Italy and Russia before World War I are sometimes called assault rifles. The Germans were the first to use assault rifles in large numbers.
Examples of an 'assault rifle' are the English L85, Russian AK-47, the American M16.
The term “assault rifle” comes from the firearm Sturmgewehr 44 (StG 44), translated to “Assault Rifle 1944”.[2] The armed forces of other sovereign states adopted assault rifles later.
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- ↑ "assault rifle | Definition, Examples, Facts, & History | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 2022-05-29.
- ↑ "Machine Carbine Promoted: MP43 Is Now Assault Rifle StG44, WWII Tactical and Technical Trends, No. 57, April 1945 (Lone Sentry)". www.lonesentry.com. Retrieved 2022-05-29.
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