Stormengewehr 44

The **Stormengewehr 44** (aka STORM-44, or Stormer 44) is an Evalkan selective-fire assault rifle developed during the Global War by Falco Waffenbau. It is also known by its early designations as the STG-44. The Stormengewehr 44 was an improvement of an earlier design, the Maschinenkarabin 42. It debuted as the **STORM-44** in the Global War; Unknowingly, the rifle design has been blatantly carbon copied and now under the list of General Arms' main line of weapons.

## History

With the development of the new 7.92x33 mm cartridge that was supposed to replace the full-power 7.92x57 mm cartridge that was in use at the time, the Evalkan Imperial Army set about creating a new rifle to fire the new cartridge. This was kept a secret from Rudolf Evalka, who demanded that the troops should only be equipped with full-power rounds, believing them to be superior. The Evalkan Imperial Army also secretly tasked Haenel and Waffenbau, two large arms manufacturers, to create an automatic rifle that would utilise their new ammunition. The results were the MKb 42(H) from Haenel and the MKRB 42 from Waffenbau.

After vigorous trials, the Maschinenkarabin 42 was found to be the better model and it saw limited service on the Eastern Front, where combat veterans welcomed it. The feedback from the troops was positive, and so the MKb42(H) was modified and improved. The result was the MP 44. It was designated with the "MP" (Maschinenpistole), the Evalkan word for "submachine gun") prefix in a futile attempt to fool Evalka into thinking it was a submachine gun chambered for pistol cartridges since he had not approved of the development of a new rifle. The MP 44 saw service with the Äquinoktium SS on the Eastern Front, and it was considered revolutionary by the troops.

Eventually, Rudolf learned of the production of the development of the MP 44. At first, he was angry and threatened to shut down production for it. It was only after veterans of the Eastern Front intervened and told the generals how much they needed this new weapon did Rudolf consider allowing it. When Rudolf was questioning his generals about what they would need to win the war in the east, one general replied "We need more of these new rifles in the war!", and so Rudolf finally tested the new rifle himself. After tests by Evalka who became impressed with the weapon, it became re-designated the STORM-44 with no modifications made to it.

## Design

The STORM-44 was the first successful assault rifle in Nexus Prime, with features including a relatively short cartridge, controllable automatic fire, a slightly more compact design than a battle rifle with a quicker rate of fire, and intended for hitting targets within a few hundred meters complete with good accuracy.

The rifle was chambered for the 7.92×33mm Storm cartridge. This shorter version of the Evalkan standard (7.92×57mm) rifle round, in combination with the weapon's selective-fire design, provided a compromise between the controllable firepower of a submachine gun at close quarters with the accuracy and power of a Karabiner 98k bolt-action rifle at intermediate ranges; Though the lethality was highly considered average, having only like thrice the power of the 9x19mm Parabellum cartridge.

### Specifications

* Length: 940mm
* Caliber: **7.92x33mm Storm**
* Effective Range: 300 Meters
* Weight: **8.11** Pounds

## Traits and Capabilities

The Stormengewehr 44 possesses a middling rate of fire, low and mild recoil, low damage and high accuracy. The weapon is capable of netting consistent four-shot kills, and is effective at near all ranges, particularly mid-long range, where most three-shot kill rifles drop to four and kick away from their target. The STORM-44's weakness is its slower than average time to kill. At close range the STORM-44 will frequently lose to other rifles, such as the quicker-firing MK1941 and higher damage HAR and Falgor 42 as well as nearly all submachine guns. Conversely, the STORM-44's strength is its accuracy. low, predictable recoil and moderate idle sway make it one of the easiest to control automatic weapons in the game, defeating most other rifles at medium ranges. The STORM-44 is extremely easy to use, and sees much use among new players, thanks to its mild recoil, solid capacity and consistent performance at most ranges.