Construction is almost identical with the standard model except that the barrel is longer, and a leaf rear sight graduated up to 800 meters is attached. There is also a longer model of this pistol, provision being made on the rear side of the grip for a stock attachment. The pistol is set on “safe” when “Gesichert”is showing. The safety is located on the left rear side of the body. This is a semiautomatic, recoil-operated pistol with a toggle-joint breech action (Fig. The Mauser pistol is seldom encountered.įigure 1.-Luger Pistole 08, caliber 9 mm. The two standard pistols now in use in the German Army are the Luger, which was used in the last war, and a more modern weapon, the Walther neither German weapon has the shock effect of the U.S. During 1944, additional close-quarter antitank weapons have been included among German small arms. General The general trends in German small arms have been an increase in production of semiautomatic and fully automatic weapons and an increase in the rate of fire of machine guns. There have been some belated attempts on the part of the Germans at improvements in their standard artillery, but no basic redesign appears contemplated at present.ġ. The German recoilless gun (originally developed as an airborne gun) comes close to combining the lightness and mobility of the rocket weapon with the range and accuracy of the standard type of howitzer. In the event of the outbreak of chemical warfare, rocket weapons will assume a greater significance than at present. These experiments with rockets are being continued, and improvements in range and accuracy may be expected. Third, German experiments which began before the war have materialized into a comparatively wide range of rocket weapons used to supplement orthodox artillery. This has been accomplished by the development and constant improvement of close-range grenade and rocket launchers employing the hollow-charge principle. Second, there has been a striking increase in the ability of the German infantry to combat Allied tanks. This is compensated for by the ability to open effective fire at very long ranges. TANKS AND TANK DESTROYERS.įirst, there has been a tendency for tanks and tank destroyers to become armed and armored more heavily at the expense to some extent of mobility and maneuverability. Recent Trends Within the last 12 months distinct trends in the development of German weapons have become apparent.
Recent developments in warfare, however, particularly in the last year, gradually have forced the Germans to adopt the opposite policy of experimentation with many innovations in weapon design.Ģ. General Before and during the first years of the present war it was the policy of the German army to use the smallest variety of weapons consistent with meeting operational requirements, while emphasis was maintained on developing weapons with a high degree of fighting efficiency. INDIVIDUAL EQUIPMENT Colour Plates CHAPTER X. AUXILIARY FORCES AND SEMI-MILITARY ORGANIZATIONS Section VII. ARMED ELITE GUARD UNIFORMS AND INSIGNIA Section V. GERMAN AIR FORCE UNIFORMS AND INSIGNIA Section IV. FIELD RANGES AND COOKING EQUIPMENT CHAPTER IX: Uniforms, Insignia, and Individual Equipment Section I. ARTILLERY FIRE CONTROL EQUIPMENT Section IV.
OTHER WEAPONS CHAPTER VIII Equipment Section I. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic or mechanical, including photocopy, recording, or any information storage and retrieval system, without the prior permission in writing from the publisher.ĬHAPTER VII. Copyright © 2013 Coda Books Ltd ISBN 978-1-78158-369-2 A CIP catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. This book is published in Great Britain in 2013 by Coda Books Ltd,Office Suite 2, Shrieves Walk, Sheep Street, Stratford upon Avon, Warwickshire CV37 6GJ.
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