G3: 7.62mm Rifle: When NATO adopted 7.62mm small arms ammuniation in the mid-1950s, West Germany was forced to rearm its soldiers with weapons that could accomodate the new standard. Unbale to produce its own combat rfile at the time, the West German government settled on a design from Spain - one which was actually derived from an unrealized WWII German assault rifle known as the StG. 45. In gernal, the G3 is known to be a reliable and versatile general issue wepaon. It is easy to maintain, easy to manufacture, and can be equipped with a bipod or various detachable scope mounts.
