They developed the AK to be used instead of an SMG, not for use *as* one

Then realized it was just as good at being the infantry rifle

right, ok, I missunderstood you when you said that earlier

it was meant to replace SMGs in service

Pretty much

As far as I’m aware anyway

that sounds right, I cant think of anything id heard contradicting that

Versus the STG, which comes from a desire to give every soldier more firepower at the ranges infantry combat takes place in

right

it was made as a main infantry weapon to begin with

Bingo

Well, one of the many “main” infantry weapons

right

Because fuck standardization amirite

give some STGs for volume of fire, Some Kar98s for Accurate rifle fire

I mean no

En blocs came in today, now I just need the ammo and I can go Austrian Hunting

The K98 isn’t inherently that accurate

It’s on par with most other bolt guns

I’d rather have a G43

I know but its more accurate at range than an MP40

Or even a G41

was the G43 actually getting issued in large numbers? I was always under the impression it wasnt

Yeah it was

Which G41?

Oh

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gewehr_43

Only ~400,000 of the damned things. No biggie.

That’s enough, really

I’d love one

I had a guy ask me to ID an old WWII rifle, turned out to be a G43. I offered him a good sum right then and there but He was set on keeping it

But yeah, there’s no relation to the AK in the STG

brazil made a shitty crude copy of the G43

in 1954

iirc it was chambered for .30-06

huh, with a Mauser fore-end

To standardize bayonets etc I assume

this is the same gun but a model of 1949