Sturmgewehr 44

The Sturmgewehr 44 is a classic assault rifle that uses AP ammo. It has the Surprise Attack attribute, giving the first 6 bullets in a magazine extra strength. It deals decent damage at a slower firerate with a massive amount of extra ammo.

In Arena, it can be purchased for Raider as a Series 5 weapon.

In Legion Rising, it can be found the same as any other weapon if the player has the Arena Premium Upgrade DLC.

The abbreviation for this weapon is 'STG.'

Characteristics
Advantages:
 * Increased damage and reduced recoil for the first fifth of each magazine
 * Provided AP and Kurz ammo pierces enemies
 * Large ammo reserve
 * Good magazine size

Disadvantages:
 * High heat generation
 * Slow cooling
 * Poor recoil control causes shots to go wide with prolonged firing

Ammo

 * Pickup: 50
 * Ballisticap.png Ballistic Armor-Piercing Ammunition
 * 8.8mm Armor Piercing
 * 8.8mm Kurz
 * Compatible Ammo
 * 8.8mm Acid Rounds
 * 8.8mm Cataclysmic (Hollow Point)

Perks

 * Custom Ammo Supplier
 * Gives armor piercing ammo type for every weapon
 * Extreme Ammo Cap
 * Has very high max ammo
 * Classic
 * Reduces attachment choices by 1; rare attachments can still appear

Notes/Tips

 * Grants the Armor Piercing rounds to every compatible weapon
 * First 20% of each magazine has 30% more damage and heavily reduced recoil


 * Like the KI Vector, ammo regeneration and items such as Hyperfeed will extend the benefits of the Surprise Attack perk by keeping the magazine topped off
 * Heavy Gunner's level 10 class talent can counter the reduced attachment selection

Trivia

 * This weapon is based off of the StG 44 or MP44, known for being the world's first assault rifle that defined the class of weapons