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Respond to Definition[ edit ]The term assault rifle is generally attributed to Adolf Hitler , who for propaganda purposes used the German word "Sturmgewehr" (which translates to "assault rifle"), as the new name for the MP43, subsequently known as the Sturmgewehr 44 or StG 44 . [7] [9] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] Other sources dispute that Hitler had much to do with coining the new name besides signing the production order. [17] The StG 44 is generally considered the first selective fire military rifle to popularize the assault rifle concept. [7] Today, the term assault rifle is used to define firearms sharing the same basic characteristics as the StG 44. [7] [2] [3] [4] selective fire It must have an intermediate-power cartridge: more power than a pistol but less than a standard rifle or battle rifle Its ammunition must be supplied from a detachable box magazine [5] And it should have an effective range of at least 300 metres (330 yards)Rifles that meet most of these criteria, but not all, are technically not assault rifles, despite frequently being called such.M2 Carbines are not assault rifles; their effective range is only 200 yards. [18] Select-fire rifles such as the FN FAL battle rifle are not assault rifles; they fire full-powered rifle cartridges.Semi-automatic-only rifles like variants of the Colt AR-15 are not assault rifles; they do not have select-fire capabilities.Semi-auto rifles with fixed magazines like the SKS are not assault rifles; they do not have detachable box magazines and are not capable of automatic fire.The U.S. Army defines assault rifles as "short, compact, selective-fire weapons that fire a cartridge intermediate in power between submachine gun and rifle cartridges." [19]
