PPSh-41 submachine gun

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The PPSh-41 submachine gun is a Soviet World War II-era automatic weapon famed for its high rate of fire, drum magazine, and extensive use by Red Army infantry.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf World War II-era weapon
firearm
submachine gun
action blowback
barrelLength about 269 mm
caliber 7.62 mm
cartridge 7.62×25mm Tokarev
chambering 7.62×25mm Tokarev
countryOfOrigin Soviet Union
designed 1940
designer Georgy Shpagin
era World War II
feedSystem 35-round box magazine
71-round drum magazine
fireModes fully automatic
selective fire in some variants
inService 1941
introduced 1941
length about 843 mm
mass about 3.63 kg empty
material stamped steel
muzzleVelocity around 500 m/s
nickname Papasha
notableFeature drum magazine
extensive use by Soviet infantry
high rate of fire
simple blowback design
operatingPrinciple simple blowback
primaryUser Red Army infantry
productionPeriod early 1940s
rateOfFire approximately 900 rounds per minute
replaced PPD-40
sights iron sights
stockType wooden stock
successor PPS-43
type open-bolt submachine gun
usedBy Eastern Bloc states
linked to: Eastern Bloc

North Korean Army
People's Liberation Army
Red Army
Soviet Union
Soviet partisans
Soviet reconnaissance units
Soviet tank crews
Warsaw Pact forces
partisan forces
usedInConflict Korean War
Vietnam War
World War II

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RKKA equipment PPSh-41 submachine gun
Simo Häyhä weaponUsed Suomi KP/-31 submachine gun
linked to: PPSh-41 submachine gun
Soviet Armed Forces in World War II notableWeapon PPSh-41 submachine gun
Tula Arsenal notableProduct PPSh-41 submachine gun
PPD-40 successor PPSh-41
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PPD-40 replacedBy PPSh-41
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PPS-43 complemented PPSh-41
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Papasha refersTo PPSh-41
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Papasha usedFor PPSh-41 submachine gun
Papasha nicknameFor Pistolet-Pulemyot Shpagina obr. 1941 g.
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