So, excepting terms made up in the popular press and by the ignorant, the only rifle actually called an "assault rifle" is the StG 44. The M3 is also referred to as a "grease gun" but in reality it's just the M3 (M3a1). In contrast, the German nomenclature for a "sub-machine gun" was "MP" for "Machinen Pistole" followed by a two digit year of it's adoption by the German military. Thus the MP-40.
The initial purpose of the Barret .50 cal was a precision long range target rifle. It became the M82, an "anti material rifle" after the military adopted it. You can describe the military purpose of weapons all day long but the fact remains that there is only ONE (1) Assault Gun, the StG 44 and the M16 is just the US RIFLE. Says so, stamped right on the fucking weapon. Same as the M14 is just a fucking rifle. Not a so-called "battle rifle".
"Grease gun" is a nickname, not a classification. "Storm rifle" was the name of a gun, "assault rifle" is a class was derived from its name.
So, excepting terms made up in the popular press and by the ignorant
But it wasn't! Just because they sometimes hijack it, does not make it so.
The initial purpose of the Barret .50 cal was a precision long range target rifle. It became the M82, an "anti material rifle" after the military adopted it
The history of Barrett looking to build a semi-auto civvie fungun is irrelevant, but a fun story. M82 is the name/designation, "anti-material rifle" is the military classification. If you can't wrap your head around the relationship between designation and classification, then I don't know what to tell you.
Excepting the StG 44,"assault rifle" is a nickname, same as "grease gun" is for the M3/M3a1. Can you "wrap your head" around that?
Yes, but "assault rifle" went on to become popular and official vernacular. "Grease gun" did not go on to classify any sub-machine gun.
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