StG44 Krummlauf Barrel, the original corner shot.

The StG44 Krummlauf examined in depth.

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Science & Technology

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• curved barrel device
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• stg45
• german weird weapons
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• mp43
• mp44

[Hitsulikeapunch]

Lol for being 1944, this isnt crappy by any means.

[Daniel4646]

So they did. But the Americans didn't have a curved barrel device until they had seen the German design, and realizing how useful the design could be, they adopted it for their own tank crews during the Korean War.

[AssaultWeaponChannel]

@TheJamesrocket I'm not saying that the design wasn't practical, it was only designed to be fired from tanks and cover anyway. It was actually a very good idea. A chrome lined bore would have definitely helped it's longevity. All I'm saying is that you'd be surprised how many rounds you can go through in just one fight.

[TheJamesrocket]

@AssaultWeaponChannel Dude, if your that worried about the krumlauf distorting from heat, you can remake it with a replacable barrel liner, like the germans did with the 88mm anti-aircraft gun. Though with those steep curves, it would probably need to be a 2 part design.

In any case, though, its way more pragmatic than the corner shots.

[AssaultWeaponChannel]

@TheSnow77 We took a lot of their technology, like infrared. The vampir hooked up to the stg but it was huge.

[AssaultWeaponChannel]

@TheJamesrocket I know more than a few Marines and you'd be surprised at how much ammo you could end up using in a fight.

[LieutenantIrsric]

Wow. Germans really did make everything.. I need to buy an StG 44 soon.

[TheJamesrocket]

@TheSnow77 Thats just stupid. Overheating happens with any weapon if you fire it enough, even heavy barreled machine guns. People would complain about the 300-500 round barrel life of the krumlauf, but that was another false dilemna. Soldiers never carried more than couple hundred rounds of ammo (and even then, you weren't guarenteed to fire it all), so this would easily see you through more than a couple battles.

[12togo34]

witch military channel episode is this calleD?

[gibbzyoicu812]

@Daniel4646 yep a super useful design, hence why it is used around the world now-days... oh wait

[MrThomPS3]

@TehChocco Was it?

The MG45 on which the delayed blowback mechanism was based was about the produced near the end afaik, but the G3 itself?

[TehChocco]

@MrThomPS3 The G3 was months away from starting production when the war ended, just o give an idea of how advanced germany really was.