PPSh-41 machine gun
by Weston Westmoreland
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PPSh-41 machine gun
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Weston Westmoreland
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PPSh-41 Soviet submachine gun.
The PPSh-41 Shpagin machine pistol (pistolet-pulemyot Shpagina, Пистолет-пулемёт Шпагина) is a Soviet submachine gun designed by Georgy Shpagin as a cheap, reliable, and simplified alternative to the PPD-40. The PPSh saw extensive combat use as one of the major infantry weapons of the Soviet Armed Forces during World War II.
The PPSh is capable of a rate of about 1000 rounds per minute, a very high rate of fire in comparison to most other military submachine guns of World War II. It is a durable, low-maintenance weapon made of low-cost, easily obtained components, primarily stamped sheet metal and wood. A chrome-lined bore enables the PPSh to withstand both corrosive ammunition and long intervals between cleaning. Though 35-round curved box magazines were available from 1942, the average Soviet infantryman in World War II carried the PPSh with the original 71-round drum magazine.
Probably the most iconic Soviet gun of WWII.
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June 22nd, 2018
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