Assault rifle.. why is it labeled "assault" ?
 

I've always wanted to know why they called them "assault" rifles and what classifies a rifle as a assault rifle? is it because of the caliber of the round or what??

isnt it because rifles were things like the mauser where you would not dare assault with, but then came the STG and it had the power of the rifle but with the ability to assault like an smg? i dunno...

Re: Assault rifle.. why is it labeled "assault" ?
 

[quote="Zap. USMC":81684]I've always wanted to know why they called them "assault" rifles and what classifies a rifle as a assault rifle? is it because of the caliber of the round or what??[/quote:81684]

I can answer this one because I'm a renowned historian.

I think it goes back to WW2 when US soldiers used to carry food rations with them. The bags in which they carried their condiments were poorly made and constantly burst whilst the American soldiers marched. On many occasions the condiments ended up spilling on the rifles and the soldiers got great pleasure from sucking the barrels of their weapons. When troops from other nations spotted the US soldiers sucking their guns they would often ask "What's that you've got there?" The reply was, more often than not, "A salt rifle".

This later got corrupted to the current term; "Assault Rifle".

mixed capability of a rifle and smg, making it a rifle capable of smg capabilities etc etc.

ITs called an assault rifle cause you can assault people with it happy:

Re: Assault rifle.. why is it labeled "assault" ?
 

[quote="Mr.Buttocks":5296a][quote="Zap. USMC":5296a]I've always wanted to know why they called them "assault" rifles and what classifies a rifle as a assault rifle? is it because of the caliber of the round or what??[/quote:5296a]

I can answer this one because I'm a renowned historian.

I think it goes back to WW2 when US soldiers used to carry food rations with them. The bags in which they carried their condiments were poorly made and constantly burst whilst the American soldiers marched. On many occasions the condiments ended up spilling on the rifles and the soldiers got great pleasure from sucking the barrels of their weapons. When troops from other nations spotted the US soldiers sucking their guns they would often ask "What's that you've got there?" The reply was, more often than not, "A salt rifle".

This later got corrupted to the current term; "Assault Rifle".[/quote:5296a]

lmao...

Sturmgewehr meant assault rifle literally, thats the first incarnation of the term assault rifle, think its because its a cross between an smg and a rifle round, hasn;t the range of the rifle, but has as may rounds as the smg with a larger calibre.

So I'm guessing the bAR was an assault rifle as well.

[quote="Infection_Smith@":2ea41]So I'm guessing the bAR was an assault rifle as well.[/quote:2ea41]

Nope, bar wasn't designed for what the stg-44 was. Bar was more of a gun for a base of fire.

Then tell me exactly why is it called the "Browning Assault Rifle"?

It isnt, it is called the "Browning Automatic Rifle" biggrin:

[quote="[GDC]_Polemarcus":8f97f]Then tell me exactly why is it called the "Browning Assault Rifle"?[/quote:8f97f]

Wrong..

Browning Automatic Rifle

[quote="_-=WB=-_ MotoxXx":2ee71][quote="[GDC]_Polemarcus":2ee71]Then tell me exactly why is it called the "Browning Assault Rifle"?[/quote:2ee71]

Wrong..

Browning Automic Rifle[/quote:2ee71]automatic

YUO SPEEELED IT WRON U FAGZ!

I think I prefer "automic"... sounds sexier.