Since most combat took place at ranges less than 400 m (440 yd) a less powerful round could be used, which would mean a soldier could carry more ammunition, the weapon could be shorter, lighter and - with less recoil - the gun could be an automatic.
One of the lessons which re-emerged was the existing 7.92 Mauser rifle cartridge was more powerful and longer ranged than what was needed. From 1939 onwards the German Army gathered combat reports which were analyzed to determine combat conditions and tactical trends in order to develop new tactics and equipment requirements. However, a combination of military orthodoxy, limited funds and the arms development restrictions of the Versailles Treaty led Germany to adopt the Mauser Karabiner 98K on 21 June 1935 to replace the Gewehr 98. The MKb 42(H), along with the less successful Maschinenkarabiner 42(W) by Walther Waffenfabrik AG, were predecessors of the Sturmgewehr 44 (StG 44) assault rifle.Īs early as 1918 the German Army ( Heer)began to study the feasibility of an intermediate round and rifle. Haenel Waffen und Fahrradfabrik several thousand were made and the gun was used on the Eastern Front from 1943. Designed in 1940-41 by Hugo Schmeisser working for C. The Maschinenkarabiner 42(H) or MKb 42(H) (machine carbine Model 1942 (Haenel)) was an early German assault rifle firing an intermediate round of World War II. Gas-operated, tilting bolt, selective-fireĪdjustable sights, rear: V-notch front: hooded post
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