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The Panzerfaust was a German, infantry anti-tank weapon of the Second World War. The main rationale for developing this single-shot weapon was to enable the German infantry to knock out enemy armored vehicles, specially Soviet tanks, at close range, without the need for calling in artillery barrage or fighter aircraft. The Panzerfaust consisted of a [...]
The Owen submachine gun, or Owen Gun, was a World War II, Australian, 9mm-caliber submachine gun which was used by the Australian Army in the jungle of New Guinea to fight the Japanese forces. Although the Owen Gun was a strange-looking fire arm, it was a robust, reliable, easy-to-use weapon, which was well-liked by the [...]
The Austen was an Australian, 9mm-caliber submachine gun which was developed from the British Sten gun with the German MP40 features, like separate firing pin and telescopic cover over the return spring. The Austen submachine gun was manufactured by Diecasters Ltd of Melbourne and W. T. Carmichael Ltd of Sydney between 1942 and 1945. It [...]
The MG 42, or Maschinengewehr 42, was a German, 7.92mm-caliber machine gun. It was used during the Second World War and partially replaced the MG 34. Not only was the MG 42 a reliable, durable, and easy-to-use weapon, but it also had the highest rate of fire of any single-barreled machine gun, between 1,200 and [...]
The MG 34, or Maschinengewehr 34, was a World War II, 7.92mm-caliber machine gun, which was designed by the German gunsmith Heinrich Vollmer in 1934, following the specifications requested by the German Army. It was manufactured by Mauser and Rheinmetall from 1934 to 1945. Conceived mainly as an infantry weapon, the MG 34 was a [...]
The Steyr MP34 was an Austrian submachine gun used first by the Austrian police and then by Wehrmacht units during World War II. The MP34 was a reliable and well-built fire arm. It was designed by Louis Stange in 1929, and originally manufactured secretly by the Swiss company Waffen Solothurn, which had just been bought [...]
