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Discussion in 'Weapons & Technology in WWII' started by H.ALTAIR, Feb 28, 2009.

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  1. H.ALTAIR

    H.ALTAIR Member

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    What in your opinion is the best gun/weapon used in WW1 - WW2 ?
    A personal favorite of mine is the STG44 , or the MP40 , but i would be interested to know your views on this .
     
    H.ALTAIR, Feb 28, 2009
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  2. Slipdigit

    Slipdigit Good Ol' Boy Staff Member WW2|ORG Editor

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    Altair,

    Welcome to the forum and I wish you well.

    I moved your thread a more suitable location. The New Member forum is intended for introductions and we discourage the asking of subject related questions there.

    Your question has been asked and answered many times in this forum. Please do a search (see upper right) and I am sure you will find much reading awaiting you.

    You can add your comments there.
     
    Slipdigit, Feb 28, 2009
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  3. Wolfy

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    Most bullet-inflicted wounds were from machineguns in WW2. I would say the US 50 cal. HMG and the German MG42 in both LMG/HMG mode were the best.

    It is rather telling that both guns are still used in modern armies.
     
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  4. Tomcat

    Tomcat The One From Down Under

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    For what, assault, defense, support, cover, destruction, suppression, close combat, long range shooting, and that is only in terms of the standard infantry. If however you are reffering to AT guns or the cannons on tanks, did you mean, for piercing armour, breaking fortifications, infantry support and other.

    The point is you kinda need to narrow your critera down a bit, there are many differnet weapons designed for many different types of situations, comparing an MG 42 to an MP 40 is like comparing an Orange to a Mango, sure the orange gives out alot of citris but what if you want mango juice? lol, after rereading that it doesn't even make sense to me.

    Anyways could you be more specific?
     
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  5. JCFalkenbergIII

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    I agree with Jeff. There are many,many threads and post already on the subject already. Use the Search function and you will find threads on the Best,Favorite and Worst along with ones on different types.
     
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  6. Hufflepuff

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    In my opinion:
    Bolt Action Rifle: Short Magazine Lee Enfield.
    Semi-Automatic Rifle: M1 Garand.
    Light Automatic: MP-44
    Heavy Automatic: MG-42.
     
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  7. Mussolini

    Mussolini Gaming Guru WW2|ORG Editor

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    As per Slipdigits post, search the forum for the countless threads on this.


    Thread closed.
     
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