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Gewehr 41
Specifications
Type: Battle Rifle
Caliber: 7.92x57mm Mauser
Capacity: 2 x 5 round stripper clips
Fire Modes: Semiautomatic
Info
The Gewehr 41 rifle was the forerunner for the Gewehr 43 rifle. Designed out of the need for a semiautomatic rifle to increase the Wehrmacht infantry's efficiency and to match the American M1 Garand and Soviet Tokarev SVT-40 rifles in combat, prototypes by both Mauser (M) and Walther (W) were submitted. The Gewehr 41 (M) failed, with only 6,673 produced, whilst the G 41 (W) was more successful. However, both designs suffered from gas system fouling problems, the result of an overly complex muzzle trap system prone to excessive corrosion as a result of the salts in the ammunition primers as well as carbon fouling. The many parts of the muzzle also made it difficult to keep clean on the battlefield. Instead, Walther redesigned the rifle into the more successful G 43.
The Gewehr 41 rifle has appeared in the following films and video games used by the following actors:
Video Games
| Game Title | Appears as | Note | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Darkest Hour: Europe '44-'45 | 2006 | ||
| Red Orchestra: Ostfront 41-45 | 2006 | ||
| Red Orchestra 2: Heroes of Stalingrad | (with and without bayonet and ZF 40 scope) | 2011 | |
| World War II Online: Battleground Europe | (added with 1.35 update) | 2001-2012 |