Just as 1946 kicked in, the Wehrmacht was in need of a semi-automatic rifle better than the Gewehr 43 which was a total fail. The FG 42 (Fallschirmjagergewehr - paratrooper gun) was chosen for a rework, but it too proved too unreliable.

Thus, Germany was left with only two working, high-quality standard guns: StG 44 and the Kar 98K. The StG 44 had just been introduced into service in late-1943 and already had a few modifications. It was the most appreciated weapon among the soldiers. But the gun wasn't that great for shooting at distances farther than 300 m. There were some very rare instances when the gun was able to, somehow, pick targets at distances as long as 450 m, but it was mostly effective around the 200-300 m range. The Allies had already deployed better, longer range rifles (such as the M1A5 Carbine which could shoot up to 550 m). The German Kar 98K was effective at ranges 400-500 m, but it often proved unreliable and the rate of fire heavily restricted the efficiency.

Somewhere around February 1946, work at the Haenel Waffen und Fahrradfabrik began on a new project based on the StG 45(M) roller-delayed blowback gun. It was to fire a slightly bigger 9x96 mm Mauser round which could effectively fly to about 882 m. The semi-automatic rifle was designed for ranges between 300-550 m, more than enough for a sniper.

The resulting rifle, the StSG 46(M) (Sturmscharfgewehr- Accurate Assault Rifle) was field tested around Autumn 1946. It proved more than fatal, being accounted for the death of many Allied and Soviet soldiers. It had a few flaws, though: the gun was overcomplicated and the round, while incredibly powerful, resulted in a nearly uncontrollable knockback. The gun was taken back to the drawing board.

Two months later, in November 1946, the gun was officially put on the mass production line as the StSG 47. This time, it could mount both normal StG 44 iron sights or a scope fitted with a Zielgerat 'Vampir'. The round was resized: 9x64 mm. Shorter range (759 m), but thousand times better recoil. The chamber mechanism was changed in order to allow for a better continuous fire cycle.

As soon as January 1947, the gun was standardized and given to any existing units that still used the Gewehr 43 and the already-obsolete Kar 98K. Praised for it's ability to pick targets at extreme ranges without much difficulty, it soon became the most powerful rifle available at that time on the battlefield. Most preferred the StSG over the StG when it came even to urban combat, as the round was powerful enough to penetrate thin surfaces and, sometimes, armored cars and trucks.

Although late in the war, the 10-round mag and the semi-auto fire gave it the nickname 'Wunderfluch' (Wonder bane), as it often obliterated it's targets.



The gun doesn't work, but you can change the sights however you like. I've offered you both iron sights and a scope with the infrared device. I'm not responsible for any failed flying attempts with it.