Studies and experience from the Second World War and earlier had shown that most rifle combat was taking place at closer ranges than expected the assault rifle would prove effective by giving the by allowing for controllable automatic fire, whilst reducing the weight and bulk of the cartridge.Ĭentral to the development of this concept was the related idea of an ‘intermediate cartridge’ – that is, a cartridge mid-way between the pistol and full-power rifle cartridges of the time in terms of size, weight, and muzzle energy – such as the 7.92 × 33 mm Kurz. It was to be effective within confined spaces, and out to 400 meters. The concept behind the assault rifle was a box magazine-fed, select-fire rifle chambered for an intermediate cartridge. One key development – the Sturmgewehr, chambered for the 7.92 × 33 mm Kurz cartridge – is rightly considered the grandfather of the modern ‘assault rifle’.
During the Second World War, Germany developed a number of innovative small arms.
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