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Only one in ten German soldiers was armed with the MP-40 submachine gun, while others used Mauser 98K rifles. That's why captured PPSh guns became a good supplement for the German soldiers.


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In the hands of a WWII German Fallschirmjager, it was a formidable combat tool. The day after the D-Day invasion, Lt. Wray surprised a group of German officers at an impromptu tactical conference. After Wray called on the Germans to surrender, one enemy soldier armed with an MP40 submachine gun sprayed a burst of 9mm rounds in Wray's direction.


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The MP40 was used throughout the German army, by paratroopers, platoon leaders, infantrymen and squad leaders on both the Western and Eastern fronts. It was designed with more modern features that were far more advanced than anything that had come before; this made it hugely popular with both German soldiers and countries around the world.


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The MP 40 is a German submachine gun designed by Erma Werke. Utilized extensively by the German military in World War II, the MP 40 has become an iconic weapon in World War II media. Popular culture has portrayed the MP 40 as the most common weapon in the hands of German soldiers during World War II.


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August 4, 2017 at 7:24 am " (…)MP40 is an iconic piece of World War 2 weaponry (…)" I would say that in (most) movies MP 40 is more popular than it was in real life. It also manage to get incorrect dubbing of Schmeisser which yielding to reality should be called ERMA.


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Barrel Length. 250 mm. Rate of Fire. 500 Rounds per minute. Magazine Capacity. 32 Rounds. Effective Range. 150-200 meters. Facts, Information on the various models of the German World War II submachine gun MP40, Fakten zu den verschiedenen Modellen der deutschen Maschinenpistole MP40.


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THE MP-38/40 Maschinenpistole was the standard Wehrmacht submachine gun of World War Two. Here are six things you should know about this famous firearm. MP38/40 specs Calibre: 9x19mm Parabellum Weight: 3.97kg (8.7lb) Length: 630mm (24.8in) stock folded, 833mm (32.8in) stock extended Barrel length: 251mm (9.8in) Rifling: Six grooves, right hand


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American Rifleman Television's segment, "I Have This Old Gun", examines the German MP40 Submachine Gun.


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The German MP40 submachine gun (Schmeisser) was a weapon our Allied Forces feared in World War II. The MP 40 was a submachine gun chambered for the 9×19mm Parabellum cartridge and an open-bolt, blowback-operated automatic arms. It was developed in Nazi Germany and used extensively by the Axis powers during the Second World War.


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The MP 38 and MP 40 (MP designates Maschinenpistole.) were submachine guns developed in Nazi Germany and used extensively by Fallschirmjäger, tank crews, platoon and squad leaders, and other troops during World War II. Both weapons were often erroneously called the Schmeisser, despite Hugo Schmeisser's non-involvement in their design and production. The MP 40 descended from its predecessor.


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One of the most recognizable close combat weapons of the Second World War, the MP40 gun saw service with all branches of the German military on every battlefront. Many of the prized submachine guns also found their way into the hands of opposition forces such as the French Resistance and Poland's Home Army.


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A bit closer to home, the German MP40 submachine gun became an iconic emblem of the Wehrmacht's unprecedented battlefield successes early in World War II. WW2 changed everything about modern life.


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The MP 40 ( Maschinenpistole 40) is a submachine gun chambered for the 9×19mm Parabellum cartridge. It was developed in Nazi Germany and used extensively by the Axis powers during World War II .


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The iconic MP 40 was a German submachine gun designed in the late 1930s that built upon earlier domestic submachine gun designs. The MP 40 was a fully automatic-only weapon, meaning that.


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German soldiers loved the MP 40, as it could compete with the Soviet PPSh-41. (Photo Credit: ullstein bild / Getty Images) The MP 40 had features soldiers immediately appreciated. The main goal in producing new submachine guns was to make them easier to carry. The MP 40 achieved this, in part, by having a foldable stock.


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The German MP40 submachine gun was a weapon our Allied Forces feared in World War II. This weapon shot from a standard 32-round box magazine and the caliber was the standard 9x19mm Parabellum. Manufactured in Germany from 1940-1945, there were roughly 1.1 million of them manufactured. Weighing just under 9 pounds, this submachine gun was not light.