[B.T.]

Hi all!

From all that I've heard, the G11 was intended to become the service rifle of the first line combat troops. The G41 was the rifle for all the other troops, that previously were equipped with the older G3.

From all I've ever heard, the G11 wuold have been issued to a part of the "Panzergrenadier"- "Jäger"- and "Fallschirmjäger"-troops.
Engineers, MP, artillery and all supporting branches would have been issued the G41. I allways understood it the way, that even the motar-guys in the infantry branch were to be equipped with the G41!
I am not certain, how the amored troops (tanks and recce) would have been equipped. IRL they had 9mm weapons as PDW (Pistols and Uzis). The secondary MGs were off course MG3 in 7,62 NATO. From my point of view it it very likely that the majority of them would still use these. In mixed batallions (tanks and "Panzergrenadiere") I can see the G11, because of the supply chains, but still this is my guess.

As Raellus said, I am of the more or less same oponion: The G41 would have been produced in higher amounts.

Later in the war, the G11 is of no big use, because of the problems in producing the ammo.

Although this would not be the official policy or standard, I can see German units trying to get hands on weapons of foreign countries. This is especially true for the SAW (M249/Minimi). All German units used the MG3, which is for itself a very convincing and reliable MG. But it is heavy and cumbersome. German units, working side by side with US forces, would try to trade some of the SAWs in.
Reason: The RPKs are the only "light" MGs in German service. And these would only be in service with former Eastgerman units. Or in units, that had scrounged them from defeated enemies. In the tactical role, the SAW was intended for, there was no similar weapon in German inventories!

The G41 makes more sense than anything else. Just because of the high number, that must have been produced, and because of the use of the same ammo and mags (Just the way 95th Rifleman said som posts above!).