Battle Rifles of World War Two: Overview

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Today we are going to take a look at the three main battle rifles of World War Two - the M1 Garand, the SVT-40, and the Gewehr 43. We will also consider the SVT-38, Gewehr 41(W), and Gewehr 41(M). The United States, Soviet Union, and Germany were the three countries that fielded large numbers of semiautomatic full-power rifles in combat in WW2; how did they differ in their approaches to infantry firepower? Gas Trap M1: https://youtu.be/NBAqqRiJRLQ SVT-38: https://youtu.be/BGLZ7Mt8kpA SVT-40: https://youtu.be/D5gXify4scA Gewehr 41(M): https://youtu.be/ehLg3n9_ruM Gewehr 41(W): https://youtu.be/m38NQLwpQgo http://www.patreon.com/ForgottenWeapons http://www.floatplane.com/channel/ForgottenWeapons Cool Forgotten Weapons merch! http://shop.forgottenweapons.com