MP40 automatic submachine gun with strap, Germany 1940
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MP40 automatic submachine gun with strap, Germany 1940
MP40 automatic submachine gun with strap, Germany 1940. The MP40 (Maschinenpistole 40) was an automatic submachine gun used extensively by the troops of Nazi Germany (generally officers and paratroopers) during the Second World War.
Designed by Heinrich Vollmer, Erma, in order to give soldiers an assault weapon, mainly mechanized infantry units and paratroopers, was made to end the conflict. Excellent weapon for close range combat (urban areas, forests, etc..) Was, however, ineffective in combat in open terrain for its limited scope.
This was one of the reasons that motivated the design of the Stg-44, the predecessor of modern assault rifles.
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