What was the best small arm of WW2? All factors included, from

>>34645080
> Perforance
M1 Garand
> Cost
Sten $10 ($130 in todays money) or 5 man hours.

>>34645107
>Best gun
>Picks two guns

Are you a bad test taker?

performance StG44 cost MP 3008

>>34645131
>All factors included, from performance to cost.
Equally matched

>>34645080
OP pic

>>34645080
Honestly, it would probably have been the StG 44, or a similar weapon.

Considering we still use intermediate caliber assault rifles with 30 round magasines.

Sure it was expensive, but It was miles ahead of something like bolt action rifle, or even a garand

>>34645107
The M3 was about $25 ($200 today) and I'm pretty sure remained in service as a tank crewman PDW into the '80's though

>>34645131
How can you lift an elephant with one hand?

It is easy misunderstand you, when you want someone to think of 2 opposite parameters.
>The best performance
>The best price

>>34645233
Keep in mind what was fielded at the time. Warefare is different now than during WW2, and intermediate cartridges (and firearm designs) have came a long way.

STG44 was a strong concept but it's hard to argue it was the best weapon of WW2, as it certainly wasn't the most influential (battle rifles were popular before intermediate cartridges).

>>34645278
ALL FACTORS INCLUDED. Two factors, at opposite ends, were used as examples to encompass all between.

Again, the question itself was simple, and you were confused by the prompt.

I'm assuming you're a non-native English speaker, so the lack of comprehension is inoffensive.

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>>34645236
Correction, M3 cost was $15

>>34645281
The only reson battle rifles was popular was due to american autism, refusing to accept anything less powerfull than the 7.62x51 in NATO, while all other nations wanted an intermideate cartridge, similar to the 7.92x33 or 7.62x39.

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Bren/Type-99/ vz28
Extremely accurate
Not too heavy
Ergonomic
Can be used in multiple roles (LSW, MMG, GPMG, DMR) not to mention reliable though the type-99 wasn't quite as sturdy as the Czech gat not as accurate

>>34645314
Or just Americans
Apparently many of the English teachers there got sick of getting shot/raped by bla- I mean Americans

>>34645281
Battle rifles were popular with clapistan
The UK had the em-2

>>34645080

Ppsh 41 or mg42

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The M3 Grease gun.

>>34645080
Lee enfield. It's still in service. Versatile, rugged. Accurate. A true scout and combat rifle

>>34645612
still in service where

Gerat 06H

>>34645357
Lindy pls stop Gadsenposting, nobody will believe you.

>>34645131
Ask stupid questions...
There can be no single "best" small arm.
A bolt action, scoped rifle is best for sniping, but sucks at house clearance.
A SMG is ideal for urban combat and assaults but lacks the range for open battle.
Machine guns are ideal for putting down a lot of fire on an area, but require lots of ammunition to remain effective.
Get the point yet?

>>34645695
his moms haus

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>>34645080
if noone mentions...

The FG42. The price is fine, just spend less money on flying saucer prototypes.

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>>34645080

>>34645695
Leaf tundra rangers

>>34647522
Been replaced my nigger.

>>34645357
Type 99 wasn't even related to the Bren/vz26 (I think you mean this. Because the Br(no)En(field) gun is a licensed version of the vz33 which in turn is a modified vz26).

>>34647448
HOLD C. C IS THE ONLY POINT NEEDED TO WIN THIS MAP. HOLD C. SL'S ON THE SECOND FLOOR.

>>34645080

There are no 'best gun'

There are best guns. Post best guns. ALL OF THEM.

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>>34646914
Is there any downside to belt fed weapons? Like are tangles an issue or is just because of weight that most guns feed from a box mag?

Why isnt something like pic related more popular?

>>34648025
Because a belt fed semi-auto is retarded

>>34648051
why?

>>34645080
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EHIo2OIfpjA

>>34645236
Second.

Also:
If you get tired of your grease gun, you always can keep the fun with a Ingram M10.

>>34645695
Couple 3rd world countries as marksmens rifles and a bunch of color guards and also a good amount of foriegn police forces

>>34648025
Reliability, reload speed, noise, tangles.

>>34645318
>7.62x51 in NATO in WW2?

>>34647685
Officially yes, but the leaves ain't gonna fully replace for a while because supply and such my fellow negroid compatriot

>>34648025
I want you to imagine all the dirt that shit would drag into an AR 15. The mere thought is awful isnt it?

How much did the (2nd gen) FG-42 cost?

Because it has all of the qualities that a modern battle rifle has. If someone came out with the design in the 2000s with plastic instead of wood I don't think anyone would have batted an eye.

hangyang 88

>>34646914
>I learned everything I know from cawadoody

>>34646954
this

>>34645318
>America's fault the whole world wasn't using cartridges that didn't exist yet. Not years of European trench genocide.

I'd vote for an M3 as well but I think M2 carbine would be better overall.

>>34645080
mg42 probably killed the most and was pretty cheap at $100 which you could get 15 for the cost of maduce, almost 2 for a bren, and 3 for a BAR
stg costed less than a garand so thats probably a contender
the garand at $31 is probably the most cost effective rifle
The sten is cheap as fuck but you could have a grease gun for a few more rupies and a mp40 for a couple more than that

>>34645080
>best small arm
Doesn't really matter senpai. The war was won with heavy artillery and nukes. The best small arms were fielded by the losers.

The Owen gun

>>34652562
No PPS43/SVT40 were fielded by soviet union as well as best arty (ML20 and BM13) and best tanks (KV1/T34/IS2)

>>34645596
>>34645236
If we're including every possible factor, then no. The M3 saw very little combat use in WW2, being a late entry in the war, and the first batch had various issues.

Now Korean War, that's the M3's war.

>>34645080
I'm going to include spiritual successors and say all Soviet SMG's in 7.62x25. That wall of lead was nothing to fuck with.

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>>34645080
M3.

>>34645080
PPSh-43