Germany is generally credited with developing the first assault rifle with the MP-43, which entered service with select units towards the end of 1943. Later renamed the Sturmgewehr 44—literally ...

Key Point: The M2 tried to play two roles at once—an assault rifle and a carbine. Germany is generally credited with developing the first assault rifle with the MP-43, which entered service with ...

One weapon has continually served the U.S. Armed Forces on land, at sea, and in the air for 105 years: the M2 heavy machine gun. First developed in 1918, the M2 has been in steady service throughout ...