Heckler and Koch turned it into the G3 IOTL.
Actually H&K only produced it, it was developed by the spanish firm CETME, and it can trace its ancestry back to the StG45 prototypes (same designer too).
It has nothing to do with the StG44
H&K had nothing to do with it, other than hiring some of the designers later on. The Stg45 was the further development of the Stg44.
Having looked at the StG 44 a better sight set would be the first on the list. Second, adapt the top and forearm for a rail system. Then replace the wooden stock, skeleton/folding? Possibly switch to a different cartridge, I'm not sure if or where, outside Hollywood, the 7.9mm Kurz is still viable.
Having looked at the StG 44 a better sight set would be the first on the list. Second, adapt the top and forearm for a rail system. Then replace the wooden stock, skeleton/folding? Possibly switch to a different cartridge, I'm not sure if or where, outside Hollywood, the 7.9mm Kurz is still viable.
Maybe in a bloodier victory scenario, more people will take notice of the 7.92 kurz calible leading to a 3 way split in NATO (US 7.62, UK & Commonwealth .280/7.2, Continental Europe 7.92k)