Wounded at the 1941 Battle of Bryansk, he had begun designing weapons during the war and had previously entered a design for a semi-automatic carbine. Among those who entered was Mikhail Kalashnikov. In 1946, the Red Army returned to the issue and opened a new design competition. With the failure of this design, the Red Army temporarily halted its search for an assault rifle. Tested in 1944, it was found to be too heavy for widespread use. Utilizing the 7.62 x 39mm M1943 cartridge, Alexey Sudayev designed the AS-44 assault rifle. ![]() Encountering the StG44 on the Eastern Front, Soviet forces began looking for a similar weapon. ![]() ![]() The evolution of the modern assault rifle began during World War II with the German development of the Sturmgewehr 44 (StG44). Entering service in 1944, the StG44 provided German soldiers with the firepower of a submachine gun, but with better range and accuracy.
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