WWII - 1945, Automatic Weapons: American vs German

Titles. 17:31:46 German troops firing machine guns on tripods; other automatic weapons. 17:32:06 US soldier holding German machine gun; others on bipods. 17:32:17 US soldiers test firing. German .34 caliber fired; their .42 caliber; their MP 40 Schmeisser submachine gun. 17:32:51 US soldiers up grassy hillside, drop to ground w/ rifles. MCUs. View of hillside; superimposed US machine gun firing. 17:33:58 Squad leader gestures & two soldiers go around flank. 17:34:34 US soldiers w/ three testing submarines against target. Testing German 9mm machine-pistol, The Schmeisser, against US Thompson .45 caliber & US caliber .45 machine-pistol. Officer w/ binoculars watches firing. 17:35:49 CU looking at targets. US tommy-gun better; M-3 best for accuracy. 17:36:40 High angle of four soldiers on ground w/ machine guns: American light .30 on bipod fired; American heavy .30 on tripod; German .34 on bipod; German .42 on tripod. 17:37:45 Checking targets: German 34 13 hits, American light .30 22 hits; German .42 16 hits; American heavy 24 hits. 17:38:27 CU firing & spent cartridges onto ground. 17:38:42 High angle of American Heavy Machine Gun Platoon - 35 men, 4 machine guns. Diagrams. 17:39:03 German heavy machine gun illustration w/ 35 men, 4 machine guns - plus 8 more men to carry ammunition. 17:39:35 Grassy slope w/ American troops firing machine guns & rifles. Advancing on flank & throwing grenades; rest of squad running forward w/ bayonets passing wiped out Germans. The End. WW2 Training Film; US Propaganda; Weapons Comparison;