WW2 German G43 stats?

[Azinctus]

Have the stats for the G43 Ww2 German automatic rifle been printed anywhere?

G43 is too short to search the forums for...

[hal]

Originally Posted by Azinctus

Have the stats for the G43 Ww2 German automatic rifle been printed anywhere?

G43 is too short to search the forums for...

GURPS WWII Core Rulebook pg 92 under rifles.

[EskrimadorNC]

I think we can reverse engineer the 4E stats without too much trouble.

The Gewehr 43 uses the same 7.92x57mm Mauser cartridge as the FG-42 and the Karabiner 98K, both in High Tech. In both cases, the damage is 7d pi.

The Gewehr 43 has a 21.5" barrel, which is in between the FG-42's (19.7") and the Karabiner 98K's (23.62"), so 7d pi sounds about right.

Both the FG-42 and the 98K are ACC 5, so we should use that for G43.

Range is very similar between the two, so we can use the FG-42's range to play it safe (1,000'/4,200').

Weight according to Wikipedia is 9.7 lbs. We don't know the weight of a 10-round box magazine, but a 20-rounder for the FG-42 clocks in at 1.8 lbs. A reasonable amount of weight is the magazine itself, so lets just use .65, so we round up to 1.1lbs for a loaded mag.

The G43 is semi-auto, so that puts the ROF at 3.

A 10-round magazine gives us 10+1(3) for Shots.

We clock in at about the same weight as the 98k, so let's call it ST 10.

-5 looks about right for Bulk.

It's a semi-auto gas-blowback, so RCL 3 like the FG-42.

So that gives us the following

Gewehr 43, 7.92x57mm Mauser
Damage: 7d pi
Acc: 5
Range: 1,000/4,200
Weight: 9.7/1.1
ROF: 3
Shots: 10+1(3)
ST: 10
Bulk: -5
Rcl: 3

[Azinctus]

Thank you both!

[Pursuivant]

There are GURPS 4E conversions of GURPS 3E WW2 weapons here:

https://wiki.rpg.net/index.php/GURPS_Weapons

Converted stats for the G.43 here:

https://wiki.rpg.net/index.php/GURPS_Weapons_16

[hal]

If this site is to be believed:

https://www.ww2-weapons.com/rifle-43/


The weight of the rifle was 4.27 kg and 4.4 loaded. I make it .23 kg for the box magazine with 10 rounds or 1/2 lb give or take.

[Willy]

Just to be curious, there was a scoped version G43 ZF, what would be the stats for this weapon?

Because all G 43 was prepared for mounting a scope, but wasn´t as liked by the troops as a sniper weapon, because the fire rate of the G 43 was higher than the Kar 98 ZF but lacked in precision. Snipers didn´t like it much. The Scope ZF 43 / 43/1 both also called ZF 4 was a 4x scope which offered 50m steps between 100 and 800m.

[johndallman]

A x4 scope gives +2 Acc, making the rifle Acc 5+2. Add the weight of the scope, and you're done.

[maximara]

Originally Posted by Pursuivant

There are GURPS 4E conversions of GURPS 3E WW2 weapons here:

https://wiki.rpg.net/index.php/GURPS_Weapons

Converted stats for the G.43 here:

https://wiki.rpg.net/index.php/GURPS_Weapons_16

The GURPS wiki has a reformatted version: Weapons of World War II (1925 to 1945)

[Pursuivant]

Originally Posted by maximara

The GURPS wiki has a reformatted version

Would you believe that I searched GURPS wiki first and somehow didn't find that page?