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| ''[[Medal of Honor: Frontline]]'' || || Fitted with ZF 4 scope || || 2002
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| ''[[Medal of Honor: Allied Assault]]'' || || With ZF 4 scope (expansion packs only) || || 2002
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| ''[[Forgotten Hope]]'' || || With and without scope || || 2003
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| ''[[Commandos 3: Destination Berlin]]'' || || || || 2003
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| ''[[Day of Defeat]]'' || || || || 2003
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| ''[[Hidden & Dangerous 2]]'' || || || || 2003
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| ''[[Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory]]'' || || With and without scope, optionally suppressed || || 2003
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| ''[[Call of Duty: United Offensive]]'' || || || || 2004
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| ''[[Call of Duty 2]]'' || || With and without ZF 4 scope || || 2005
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| ''[[Call of Duty: Big Red One]]'' || || || || 2005
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| ''[[Sniper Elite]]'' || || With ZF 4 scope || || 2005
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| ''[[Forgotten Hope 2]]'' || || With and without ZF 4 scope || || 2005
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| ''[[Medal of Honor: Heroes]]'' || || Fitted with ZF 4 scope || || 2006
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| ''[[Commandos: Strike Force]]'' || || || || 2006
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| ''[[Red Orchestra: Ostfront 41-45]]'' || || With and without ZF 4 scope || || 2006
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| ''[[Medal of Honor: Airborne]]'' || || With and without ZF 4 scope || || 2007
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| ''[[Call of Duty: World at War]]'' || || || || 2008
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| ''[[Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway]]'' || || With and without ZF 4 scope || || 2008
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| ''[[Velvet Assassin]]'' || || With scope, shown as a bolt-action rifle || || 2009
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| ''[[Call of Duty: Black Ops]]'' || || Without scope || || 2010
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| ''[[Karma Online]]'' || || || || 2011
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| ''[[Sniper Elite V2]] || || || || 2012
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* ''[[Call of Duty: World at War]]''
 
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* ''[[Day of Defeat]]''
 
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* ''[[Forgotten Hope]]'' (With and without scope)
 
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* ''[[World War II Online: Battleground Europe]]''
 
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* ''[[Medal of Honor: Frontline]]'' (fitted with ZF 4 scope)
 
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* ''[[Red Orchestra: Ostfront 41-45]]'' (w/o ZF 4 scope)
 
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* ''[[Sniper Elite]]'' (with ZF 4 scope)
 
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* Seen in a cutscene in ''[[Call of Duty: World at War: Final Fronts]]''
 
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* ''[[Medal of Honor: Heroes]]'' (fitted with ZF 4 scope)
 
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* ''[[Medal of Honor: Underground]]'' (With ZF 4 scope)
 
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* ''[[Medal of Honor: European Assault]]'' (With and without ZF 4 scope)
 
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* ''[[Medal of Honor: Airborne]]'' (with and without ZF 4 scope)
 
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* ''[[Medal of Honor: Allied Assault]]'' (with ZF 4 scope, expansion packs only)
 
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* ''[[Forgotten Hope 2]]'' (With and without ZF 4 scope)
 
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* ''[[Velvet Assassin]]'' (with scope, shown as a bolt-action rifle)
 
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* ''[[Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory]]'' (with and without scope, optionally suppressed)
 
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* ''[[Hidden & Dangerous 2]]''
 
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* ''[[Karma Online]]''
 
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* ''[[Call of Duty: Black Ops]] (without scope)
 
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* ''[[Sniper Elite V2]]
 
  
 
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Revision as of 16:15, 29 July 2014

Gewehr 43 - 7.92x57mm Mauser
Gewehr 43 with ZF 4 scope - 7.92x57mm Mauser

One of three semi-automatic rifles issued by Germany (the others being the FG 42 and the Gewehr 41) during WWII. This weapon itself was an evolution of the Gewehr 41 (made by Mauser and Walther). The Gewehr 43 was made exclusively by Walther and addressed many of the problems the 41 encountered during the invasion of the Soviet Union (in particular the gas system and use of stripper clips instead of a removable box magazine).

The Gewehr 43 was never mass produced, and although a better rifle than the G41, it was still known for its mechanical malfunctions, mainly due to cheap parts and exposed extracting spring, causing jams if not cleaned constantly. When parts wore out or broke it was difficult to get replacements in the field and many German soldiers simply got rid of it when this happened. It was also a complicated design, and required some practice to know how it all worked. When put up against the U.S. M1 Garand, it was apparent that the G43 was outclassed by the M1's superior machined parts, extremely reliable design, better gas system, better sights, faster and more reliable en-bloc clip system, simplicity and ease of maintenance, as well as it being general issue to all infantry; whereas for every 50 Mauser rifles produced by Germany during the war, they only produced 1 G43 rifle. The German High Command saw this, and decided to issue the G43 3 rifles for every platoon, 2 of which were to be used as sniper rifles away from frontline action, fitted with a Zeiss ZF 4 scope.

According to accounts and testimony from German veterans of WWII, many German soldiers disliked the G43, and preferred the tried and true Mauser 98k, or, if they were lucky enough, scavenged American M1 rifles and Carbines whenever possible, despite this being officially against regulations. However, as a sniping platform many German snipers liked the Gewehr 43's semi-automatic abilities, good range, good ammo capacity and accuracy, however extreme long range sniping was best left to the more accurate bolt action Mauser rifles.

Specifications

(1943 - Present)

  • Type: Battle Rifle
  • Caliber: 7.92 x 57mm Mauser
  • Weight: 9.7 lbs (4.4 kg)
  • Length: 44.5 in (113 cm)
  • Barrel length: 21.7 in (55 cm)
  • Capacity: 10
  • Fire Modes: Semi-Auto

The Gewehr 43 and variants can be seen in the following films, television series, video games, and anime used by the following actors:

Film

Title Actor Character Note Date
The Enforcer John Kellogg Vince With sniper scope 1951
Go for Broke! German soldier 1951
Suddenly Frank Sinatra John Baron 1954
Suddenly Christopher Dark Bart Wheeler 1954
Brother's War A German soldier 2009
Saints and Soldiers: Airborne Creed German soldier 2012

Television

Show Title Actor Character Note Air Date
Combat! German soldiers 1962 - 1967

Anime

Title Character Note Date
Najica Blitz Tactics 2001

Video Games

Title Appears as Mods Note Date
Medal of Honor: Underground With ZF 4 scope 2000
Commandos 2: Men of Courage 2001
World War II Online: Battleground Europe 2001
Battlefield: 1942 Fitted with ZF 4 scope 2002
Medal of Honor: Frontline Fitted with ZF 4 scope 2002
Medal of Honor: Allied Assault With ZF 4 scope (expansion packs only) 2002
Forgotten Hope With and without scope 2003
Commandos 3: Destination Berlin 2003
Day of Defeat 2003
Hidden & Dangerous 2 2003
Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory With and without scope, optionally suppressed 2003
Call of Duty: United Offensive 2004
Call of Duty 2 With and without ZF 4 scope 2005
Call of Duty: Big Red One 2005
Sniper Elite With ZF 4 scope 2005
Forgotten Hope 2 With and without ZF 4 scope 2005
Call of Duty 3 2006
Medal of Honor: Heroes Fitted with ZF 4 scope 2006
Commandos: Strike Force 2006
Red Orchestra: Ostfront 41-45 With and without ZF 4 scope 2006
Medal of Honor: Airborne With and without ZF 4 scope 2007
Call of Duty: World at War 2008
Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway With and without ZF 4 scope 2008
Velvet Assassin With scope, shown as a bolt-action rifle 2009
Call of Duty: Black Ops Without scope 2010
Karma Online 2011
Sniper Elite V2 2012
Enemy Front GEWEHR 43 2014
Sniper Elite III Gewehr 43 2014
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