WHICH IS THE BETTER SUBMACHINE GUN?

GERMAN MP40
Type Submachine gun
Place of origin Nazi Germany
Service history
In service 1939–1945
Used by See Users
Wars World War II
Production history
Designer Heinrich Vollmer
Designed 1938
Manufacturer Erma Werke
Produced 1940–1945
Number built Approx. 1 million
Variants MP 36, MP 38, MP 40, MP 40/1, MP 41
Specifications
Weight 4 kg (8.82 lb)
Length 833 mm (32.8 in) stock extended / 630 mm (24.8 in) stock folded
Barrel length 251 mm (9.9 in)

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Cartridge 9mm Parabellum
Action Straight blowback, open bolt
Rate of fire 500 rounds/min
Muzzle velocity ~380 m/s (1,247 ft/s)
Effective range 100 m
Maximum range 200 m
Feed system 32-round detachable box magazine
Sights Hooded front blade, fixed and flip-up U-notch rear

SOVIET PPSH41
Type Submachine gun
Place of origin Soviet Union
Service history
In service 1941–Present
Used by See Users
Wars World War II, Korean War, Vietnam War, Cambodian Civil War, various conflicts in Asia and Africa
Production history
Designer Georgi Shpagin
Manufacturer Fémáru Fegyver és Gépgyár (Licensed)[1]
Produced 1941
Number built Approx. 6,000,000
Variants See Variants
Specifications
Weight (without magazine) 3.63 kg (approx. 8 lbs.)
Length 843 mm
Barrel length 269 mm

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Cartridge 7.62x25mm Tokarev
Action Blowback, open bolt
Rate of fire 900 rounds/min[2]
Muzzle velocity 488 m/s (1,600.6 ft/s)
Effective range 200–300 m
Maximum range ~500 m
Feed system 35-round box magazine
71-round drum magazine

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