1. History of the Assault Rifle
The first reason this firearm was developed was to defeat the seemingly endless Red Army who came from the Eastern Front, the Soviet Union. In the later stages of the war when Germany tried to invade Russia there was a massive shock to the Germans. ... During the first year the weapon underwent very minor modifications resulting in the designations of MP-43/1 and MP-43/2; but these differed only in aspects such as the front sight and different mounts for attachments. ... Around this time Hitler began hearing the glowing reports coming back from the front lines; so he changed the designation ...
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