Though the M1A1 variant was rare and they were not usually shared (paratroopers still used the full-stocked M1 Carbine in many cases), many found their way into British hands, where they were favored by the SOE. This German WW1-era self-loader didn’t cut it in the Great War and this project was abandoned before 1918.Ī variant of the American M1 Carbine, the M1A1 was adapted for Paratrooper use, although some found their way into the hands of American marines. It would not be built and deployed until 1945, but only in the German State of Thuringia, so not very widespread usage. Post-war testing found these guns to be low quality and inaccurate beyond 100m or so.
This was a last-ditch weapon that was built for the SS and the Volkssturm, a sort of national militia like the British Home Guard. This weapon is based on the Gustloff Volkssturmgewehr, and it did not actually receive an official military designation, the 1-5 coming from a misreading of testing documentation by the occupation "VG 1-5", as there were four different rifles known as VG-1 through VG-5 (no VG-4), however, all these guns were bolt-action super simplified versions of the Gewehr 98 action and are unrelated to the Gustloff VG. The G43 would start to see action mid-1943, think Italian mainland battles, the Battle of Kursk and Soviet counter offensives. Extra points for depicting ability to change magazine and reload using standard stripper clips. This German semi-automatic rifle was developed after the Wehrmacht had been unpleasantly surprised by Soviet semi-automatic battle rifles during the Invasion of the Soviet Union. This is a little more ad hoc, and really just there so I could point out interesting things about the gun or in-game depiction.Īlso, if a historical gun did not fight the entire war, there is a statement about the weapons first (or last) use during the war. for missing features or improper variants. Modifiers: + for proper nomenclature, or accurate depictions of relatively unique features.
commercial, unofficial usage or adopted by a non-belligerent) Accurate in depiction, but unconfirmed use (e.g. military adoption, but didn't see combat) Accurate in depiction, questionably historical use (e.g. Accurate in depiction and appropriately historical The key has been changed to a simple letter for clarity. If you notice any inaccuracies, please tell me. Again, my sources are CNRsenal, Forgotten Weapons, wikipedia and a few other sites, so the list might not be 100% accurate (though keep in mind that I've found wikipedia less accurate more often than not). For example, my favorite gun in-game actually has one of the lowest ratings. Keep in mind that these ratings only relate to the historicity of the weapon and should not be taken as an insult to the gun. So here, I present my Historicity of Small Arms List detailing the Historical Authenticity of the weapons depicted in this WW2 game. Anyways, new year, new game and a whole new set of weapons to research. If you are/were on the BF1 subreddit, you might recognize me from this post. Discussions involving other games and off topic materials are not allowed.įor a more detailed explanation of the rules, click here. All discussions should remain on BFV, WW2 and related topics.
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