Kinda OT.......Yugoslavian Forces with German MP-44/StG-44's, post WWII

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[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Kinda OT.......Yugoslavian Forces with German MP-44/StG-44's, post WWII

Posted: 8/11/2005 6:38:49 PM EDT

The Yugos' continued to use the German WWII MP-44 "Sturmgewehr" long after WWII ended. I've heard it was mostly a Paratrooper thing, but I can't substantiate that.

I have a buddy who pulled a couple of tours in Bosnia and Kosovo as an inspector and he related to me that he walked into several underground arms caches that were filled with damn near new StG-44's, and cases of 7.92x33mm Kurz ammo stacked floor to ceiling.

Anyway, couple of pics.

Posted: 8/11/2005 7:16:13 PM EDT

[#1]

Geez! Do they really jump with their rifles like that? What if you have to do a PLF to the right? You're going to break your ribs!

Posted: 8/12/2005 8:59:15 PM EDT

[#2]

I'd be kinda sweet if they'd start importing '44 parts kits, eh?

Posted: 8/13/2005 4:42:29 AM EDT

[#3]

Cool pictures. I always thought that gun was the coolest to come out of wwII.

Posted: 8/15/2005 12:36:37 AM EDT

[#4]

Quoted:
I'd be kinda sweet if they'd start importing '44 parts kits, eh?

oh god unf unf

Posted: 8/15/2005 8:52:25 AM EDT

[#5]

Cool pic, thanks-

The U.S. Army sometimes jumps with exposed weapons, too, but we put it on our left side:

From FM 3-21.220:

Section VI. M16 RIFLE/M203 GRENADE LAUNCHER,

EXPOSED AND PACKED

The M16 rifle or M203 grenade launcher can be jumped exposed or inside the M1950 weapons case. If the field-expedient method (weapon exposed) is used, the commander must consider that this may increase risk of injury to the parachutists and, therefore, hinder success of the mission. Inherent hazards of the exposed weapon include—

· The weapon becoming entangled with another jumper’s parachute if a midair collision occurs.

· Possible injury to the parachutist during the PLF.

· Damage to the weapon during landing, which may cause a failure to fire.

Posted: 8/17/2005 7:20:35 PM EDT

[#6]

^^^^^^^^^

Thanks! I didn't know about that. That must hurt.

[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Kinda OT.......Yugoslavian Forces with German MP-44/StG-44's, post WWII

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