• Sturmgewehr 44s, Sturmgewehr 44s everywhere.
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[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6EsCle4ooM0[/media] Holy fucking shit that's a lot.
Where the fuck did they get all those?
Hope they don't destroy them all.
Old as fuck Syrian arms cache?
[QUOTE=King Tiger;37463329]Where the fuck did they get all those?[/QUOTE] During the beginning of World War II and before, Hitler supported any sort of revolution movement against England or France, or anyone who occupied territory.
The Soviets gave these to them a long ass time ago along with crates of ammo. There's some pictures of Syrian rebels running and gunning with STG44s. Pretty funny that the gun is still seeing use.
[QUOTE=Swilly;37463356]During the beginning of World War II and before, Hitler supported any sort of revolution movement against England or France, or anyone who occupied territory.[/QUOTE] STG44s were produced in 44 Hence the name
[QUOTE=Jund;37463410]STG44s were produced in 44 Hence the name[/QUOTE] I know, that doesn't mean it couldn't end up there. You forget that it was after World War II that the English Empire began to seriously crumble.
[QUOTE=Swilly;37463492]I know, that doesn't mean it couldn't end up there. You forget that it was after World War II that the English Empire began to seriously crumble.[/QUOTE] Hes not saying there was no way they could end up there, he's saying that what you said makes no sense at all and it doesn't
[QUOTE=Aman VII;37463402]The Soviets gave these to them a long ass time ago along with crates of ammo. There's some pictures of Syrian rebels running and gunning with STG44s. Pretty funny that the gun is still seeing use.[/QUOTE] The AK was made shortly after and its still used extensively today.
[QUOTE=Swilly;37463492] You forget that it was after World War II that the English Empire began to seriously crumble.[/QUOTE] Read a history book sometime. Everyone knows the [I]glorious[/I] British Empire began to dissolve after America whooped their ass for their independence in WWI
I'll gladly take one
[QUOTE=Swilly;37463492]I know, that doesn't mean it couldn't end up there. You forget that it was after World War II that the English Empire began to seriously crumble.[/QUOTE] What does the English empire have to do with anything? Those STG-44's were probably Russian captures. They were probably given to syria and egypt and then forgotten about for decades.
[QUOTE=Swilly;37463492]I know, that doesn't mean it couldn't end up there. You forget that it was after World War II that the English Empire began to seriously crumble.[/QUOTE] Hi I'm Swilly and I don't know anything about anything.
[QUOTE=Aman VII;37463402]The Soviets gave these to them a long ass time ago along with crates of ammo. There's some pictures of Syrian rebels running and gunning with STG44s. Pretty funny that the gun is still seeing use.[/QUOTE] This. The Soviets captured a lot of guns so they sold a ton of them and packaged up ammo for it, then sold them to different countries. Even the Vietcong got their hands on some of them in Vietnam. It's pretty neat how a lot of old stuff still has a use today.
[QUOTE=Swilly;37463356]During the beginning of World War II and before, Hitler supported any sort of revolution movement against England or France, or anyone who occupied territory.[/QUOTE] wait did you just say the sturm44 was developed before 44 haha holy shit what i bet you think the ak47 was serviced pre-47 as well right
[QUOTE=No Party Hats;37463846]wait did you just say the sturm44 was developed before 44 haha holy shit what i bet you think the ak47 was serviced pre-47 as well right[/QUOTE] yes 1847; it's why the south almost won the civil war. they'd been stockpiling aks for over a decade when the war broke out. we're lucky that the north had robo-lincoln or else history might have been completely different.
[QUOTE=Edthefirst;37464355]yes 1847; it's why the south almost won the civil war. they'd been stockpiling aks for over a decade when the war broke out. we're lucky that the north had robo-lincoln or else history might have been completely different.[/QUOTE] It's all true [img]http://retrobookshop.com/images/products/detail/102115.jpg[/img]
I thought the STG-44 was a relatively rare gun, even within the German army?
[QUOTE=Aegis°;37464506]I thought the STG-44 was a relatively rare gun, even within the German army?[/QUOTE] To my knowledge they began to throw them at all regular infantry at around the end of the war.
Fucking nazis and their secret weapon caches, man.
[QUOTE=Aegis°;37464506]I thought the STG-44 was a relatively rare gun, even within the German army?[/QUOTE] In terms of a percentage of soldiers who had them, yes. But they still made a hundred thousand or so of them. The Russians probably gathered them together then "donated" them to Syria in the 1950s or something
Get a fucking awesome Nazi gun and fund the Syrian rebels at the same time? Where do I sign up? I'll take twenty!
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