Every Cold War Assault Rifle Explained

WW2 Loadout traces how WWII’s final rifle breakthrough became the Cold War’s standard infantry weapon, following the assault rifle from 1947 to 1991.

From stamped steel pioneers to late-war bullpups and refined small-caliber rifles, this is the full inventory arc of a class of weapon that reshaped modern infantry combat.

This WW2 Loadout documentary covers 24 major Cold War assault rifles across German, Soviet, Chinese, Czech, Finnish, American, Belgian, Israeli, Swiss, Austrian, French, Italian, Korean, Spanish, British, and Japanese development during the Cold War era.

The lineup moves from early pattern-setters to mass-produced service rifles, then into small-caliber NATO shifts, export designs, bullpups, and polished late-Cold War entries that closed the era.

Iconic rifles like the StG 44, AK-47, AKM, M16, AK-74, and Steyr AUG appear alongside important lesser-known designs such as the CETME Modelo A/B, Type 63, FN CAL, HK33, CETME L, and SIG SG 540, showing both the legends and the transitional rifles that shaped what followed.

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Chapters:
00:00 Cold War Assault Rifle Overview
00:45 StG 44
01:16 AK-47
02:00 CETME Modelo A / Modelo B
02:40 Type 56
03:12 Vz. 58
03:54 AKM
04:24 RK 62
04:59 Type 63
05:41 M16
06:20 HK33
06:48 AK-74
07:25 FN CAL
08:07 Galil
08:38 SIG SG 540
09:18 Steyr AUG
09:59 FAMAS F1
10:35 FN FNC
11:03 Type 81
11:44 Beretta AR70/223
12:23 Daewoo K2
12:58 CETME L
13:41 L85A1
14:14 Howa Type 89
14:56 SIG SG 550
15:25 Cold War Rifle Legacy

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