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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 MP-40 (German: Maschinenpistole 40) (English: Machine...
- MP-40 - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The MP-40 (German: Maschinenpistole 40) (English: Machine pistol 40), is a type of sub-machine gun. It is also known as the Schmeisser for Hugo Schmeisser, who designed other weapons but not this one. It was developed in the late 1930s and was first used in the early 1940s.
Introduction. The story of the MP40 is one of a continuous process of manufacturing simplification in order to save production time and expensive and critical tooling costs. The MP40 is in fact a simplified MP38. It was never the idea to create a complete new model. Most parts of the MP40 were modified during its four years of production.
The MP40 is is a World War 2 era sub machine gun of Nazi German origin. The design started out as the prototype MP36 and limited production run MP38.
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.
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The MP40 earned its reputation as a classic weapon of Nazi Germany during World War II thanks to its rapid rate of fire, reliability, and effectiveness in close-quarters combat. Despite its limitations in range and accuracy, it proved to be a formidable force in maneuver warfare.
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The MP 40 thus inaugurated the era of the swift and cheap manufacture of basic small arms, and was one of the most important submachine guns of World War II.
