Also known as: アサルトライフル, 突撃銃, Sturmgewehr
An infantry Rifle designed for combat, with selective fire capability. The German StG44 was the very first mass-produced assault rifle ever designed and introduced in battle.
In the strictest of definitions for a firearm to be considered an assault rifle, it must at least follow these characteristics:
- It must be an individual weapon with provision to fire from the shoulder (i.e. a buttstock);
- It must be capable of selective fire (semi and full auto, some models may feature burst fire mode);
- It must have an intermediate-power cartridge, which has more power and velocity than a pistol round but less than a standard full-power ones (i.e. 5.56×45mm NATO);
- Its Ammunition must be supplied from a detachable box Magazine (Weapon).
List of assault rifles
- AN-94
- AR-18
- Beretta AR70/90
- CETME Model L
- Colt Commando
- Daewoo K1
- Daewoo K11
- Daewoo K2
- FN CAL
- FN FNC
- Ak 5
- FN SCAR
- H&K G36, H&K G36C, H&K G36K
- H&K G41
- H&K HK33
- H&K HK53
- H&K HK416
- H&K HK433
- H&K XM8
- Howa Type 20
- Howa Type 89
- IMI Galil
- Galil ACE
- IWI Tavor
- M16, M16A1, M16A2, M16A4, M16A5
- M2 Carbine
- M4 Carbine
- MKb42
- Pindad SS2
- QBZ-191
- RK62
- SIG 516
- SIG 556
- SIG SG550
- SIG SG552
- StG44
- StG45
- Vz. 58
Kalashnikov pattern assault rifles
- AK-47
- AKS-47
- AKM
- AKMS
- MPi-KM
- MPi-KMS
- AK-74
- AKS-74
- AKS-74U
- AK-74M
- MPi-AKS-74
- AMD-65
- Type 56 Assault Rifle
- Wz.96 Beryl
- Zastava M21
- Zastava M70
- Zastava M92
Bullpup assault rifles
- Desert Tech MDR
- EM-2
- FAMAS
- FN F2000
- H&K G11
- IWI X95
- L85
- OTs-14 Groza
- QBZ-95
- Steyr ACR
- Steyr AUG
- TKB-022
- TKB-408
- Valmet M82
