Kalashnikov vs Sturmgewehr!

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The German Sturmgewehr and the Soviet Kalashnikov are widely and rightly considered the two most influential and iconic of the modern military rifles. While the German rifle certainly influenced the Soviet design, the two were designed with different intentions and goals. The Sturmgewehr was an attempt to blend the roles of rifle and light machine gun, while the Kalashnikov was intended to blend the roles of rifle and submachine gun - and yet they both reached largely the same practical reality.

Which do you think was the better system?

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コメント (21)

@user-su6wy3bj4v 4年前

German army: "The guns don't need to last, we'll give our soldiers new ones when the old ones wear out" Soviet army: "The gun needs to last forever, we'll just give the same guns to new soldiers when the previous ones die."
@24934637 3年前

It's good that you mentioned cleaning. It's so VITALLY important to keep an AK clean! If you don't clean it thoroughly, every couple of million rounds / thousand years (Whichever happens first) there is a possibility that the action may get slightly stiff.
@jamesklatt8245 4年前

8:50 " the two countries came at this with opposite approches ." just like they did with poland
@danbell3827 4年前

The whole SKS vs AK adoption thing, was mainly russia playing it safe. The SKS was a relatively simple evolution of ww2 semi-auto rifles, and considered a safe, reliable weapon to hand out en masse to their troops. The AK represented a fairly innovative design, with several radical trade-offs vs the weapons it replaced, as well as a totally new battlefield doctrine to go with it. The SKS was put into production in case either the AK, or the philosophy behind it, didn't work out. Once it was obvious that the AK was a massive success, they fully committed to it
@RogueFreeman2 7年前

I think we can all agree on that the sturmgewehr is a beautiful firearm.
@parsifal9251 5年前

"They're not super-cheap." >$132,250
@tommysteve7881 2年前

GERMANY: We need a smaller rifle. RUSSIA: We need a bigger SMG.
@ratcudeniscristian7661 4年前

Stg: The guy who said the joke. Ak-47: The guy who said it louder.
@viceadmiralprestoncole126 7年前

We should all have Sturmgewehrs! You get a Sturmgewehr, you get a Sturmgewehr! Everyone gets a Sturmgewehr!
@donny8619 3年前

The AK47. So easy, a child can use it. And they do. -- Nicholas cage (Lord of War)
@nicholasmaugeri759 4年前

The tactical breakdown you mention was very informative Ian, thanks for making these videos!
3年前

I find the stories behind the doctrines fascinating, especially the bit of the unit testing StGs in the field. Great job, Ian.
@Mrgunsngear 7年前

good stuff as always
@SP3CIALagNTB0B 3年前

Love finding the forgotten weapons channel recently, just a treasure trove of knowledge.
@pdaniel97675 2年前

That German report really is the best example I've ever heard of how the assault rifle massively changed combat. The fact that they could advance without stopping, and retreat fully with cover as opposed to how it was before shows just how incredible the shift between the older low ammo rifles and the new high capacity select fire rifles is. Its actually quite similar to the change in the US military capability was in such a short time between the Civil War with muzzle-loaders and the Indian Wars with lever actions.
@tacocat0436 4年前

The Type 56 was sold for $132,250? I Can probably get one for $50 in Africa
@TheCptCoy 7年前

Can we just say that Sturmgewehr wins on being more fun to say?
@johnm.johnson3551 7年前

Fascinating analysis Ian. One of your best.
@megapangolin1093 2年前

September 2021. Well after the auction, but the information is fascinating history, thank you Ian.
@jeffhoser7717 4年前

Always interesting to see your take on weapons ! OTOH in this instance its also interesting to see your different ( if historically debatable ) account of their history of development and employment . I'm sure we could spend a long dinner evening discussing this topic alone !