WWII Battle Rifles: M1 Garand, SVT-40 & Gewehr 43

Today we are going to take a look at the three main battle rifles of World War Two - the M1 Garand, the SVT-40, and the Gewehr 43. We will also consider the SVT-38, Gewehr 41(W), and Gewehr 41(M). The United States, Soviet Union, and Germany were the three countries that fielded large numbers of semiautomatic full-power rifles in combat in WW2; how did they differ in their approaches to infantry firepower?

Gas Trap M1: https://youtu.be/NBAqqRiJRLQ
SVT-38: https://youtu.be/BGLZ7Mt8kpA
SVT-40: https://youtu.be/D5gXify4scA
Gewehr 41(M): https://youtu.be/ehLg3n9_ruM
Gewehr 41(W): https://youtu.be/m38NQLwpQgo

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