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The StG 45(M) (''Sturmgewehr 45'' literally "storm rifle" or "assault rifle 1945") sometimes referred to as the MP 45(M), was a prototype assault rifle developed by Mauser for the ''Wehrmacht'' at the end of World War II, using an innovative roller-delayed blowback operating system. It fired the 7.92×33mm Kurz (or "Pistolenpatrone 7.9mm") intermediate cartridge at a cyclic rate of around 450 rounds per minute. ==Overview== The origin of this rifle can be traced back to the final years of World War II when Mauser engineers at the Light Weapon Development Group (''Abteilung 37'') at Oberndorf am Neckar designed the MKb ''Gerät'' 06 (''Maschinenkarabiner Gerät 06'' or "machine carbine instrument 06") prototype assault rifle chambered for the intermediate 7.92×33mm Kurz cartridge, first with the ''Gerät'' 06 model using a roller-locked short recoil mechanism originally adapted from the MG 42 machine gun, but with a fixed barrel and conventional gas-actuated piston rod.〔Senich, Peter: ''The German Assault Rifle: 1935–1945'', page 153. Paladin Press, 1987.〕 It was realized that with careful attention to the mechanical ratios, the gas system could be omitted.〔Senich, 158〕 The resultant weapon, the ''Gerät'' 06H (the "H" suffix is an abbreviation for ''halbverriegelt'' or "half-locked") was assigned the designation StG 45(M) (''Sturmgewehr 45(M)''). However, the design required that the bolt move while the bullet was still in the barrel and the spent case fully pressurized. Traditional chambers resulted in separated case heads during testing. The solution was to "flute" the chamber; longitudinal grooves were cut into the chamber to allow combustion gasses to float the neck and front of the case and assist in extraction During the process, the case would be scorched in a manner which was characteristic for later Heckler & Koch blowback-operated weapons, which used the same principle. The StG 45(M) was intended to replace the ''Sturmgewehr'' 44 assault rifle, because the latter was rather expensive and time-consuming to produce. Compared to the StG44's cost of 70 Reichsmarks, the StG45(M)'s calculated cost was 45 Reichsmarks. Parts for only 30 complete rifles were produced before the war ended. While the StG45(M) was intended to use the same 30-round magazine as its predecessor, the rifle is commonly pictured with the 10-round magazine designed for the ''Volkssturmgewehr''. The shorter magazine was used by Mauser engineers during testing, as its lower profile was easier to use when test-firing at the Mauser facility range. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「StG 45(M)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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