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Originally Posted by Akai Shizuku  So, whether it is considered an assault rifle or machine gun is determined by the type of ammo it is using? |
No the term Assault Rifle was invented by Hittler, but the gun came from the Germans. Basically as Assault Rifle brings a bare a class rifle structure
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An assault rifle is a selective fire rifle or carbine firing ammunition with muzzle energies intermediate between those typical of pistol and battle rifle ammunition. Assault rifles are categorized between light machine guns, intended more for sustained automatic fire in a support role, and submachine guns, which fire a handgun cartridge rather than a rifle cartridge. Assault rifles are the standard small arms in most modern armies, having largely replaced or supplemented larger, more powerful battle rifles, such as the World War II-era M1 Garand and Tokarev SVT."