In World War II, both the Allies and Axis forces used bolt or semi-automatic assault rifles here the most significant models
Germany
Standard infantry rifle in 1935 by German army a little heavy for urban fighting but over long distances used as a sniper, had an effective reach of 1000 meters used 5 cartridges using bolt system was effective and robust heavy and uncomfortable the butt is made of wood Laminate more durable than that of the earlier models which was a single piece of walnut
he Gewehr 43 is the first semiautomatic rifle of the German army to contain the endless Russian troops of the Eastern front. In this front always the German army had with numerical inferiority, it needed rifle with more cadence of shot 10 bullets that could be fired in rafagas reach 800 cash activated by chamber of gas
the United States
The M1903 is a bolt-action rifle of the mauser, adapted to the American army, reduced its size, used 5 recharge bullets, operated by bolt reach effective 600 meters
M1 Garand
It was the first semiautomatic rifle of the American army, fed with a comb of 8 bullets, its loaded weight was of less than 5 kilos became to one of the most effective rifles with a shooting cadence of 40 by minute, effective reach of 600 meters , Gas-powered comb at each recharge
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