USMC Stinger Machine Gun: Medal of Honor on Iwo Jima
This entry details the Stinger Machine Gun, an improvised WWII US Marine weapon built from aircraft machine guns, M1 Garand stocks, and BAR bipods. It highlights its extreme rate of fire (1400 rpm), portability, and combat use, notably by Corporal Tony Stein on Iwo Jima, who earned the Medal of Honor. The Stinger was never officially adopted due to reliability concerns and its high rate of fire.










