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| + | |Introduction Date = 1940 |
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| + | |Manufacturer = Erma Werke |
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| + | |Service Length = 1940-Present |
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| + | |Users = <li>Wehrmacht<li>Schutzstaffel |
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| + | |Type Weapon = Submachine Gun |
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| + | |Ammunition Type = 9x19mm Parabellum |
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| + | |Magazine Capacity = 32 Round Magazine}} |
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| + | The '''MP40 ("''Machinenpistole 1940''" or "''Machine Pistol 1940''")''' is a full automatic submachine gun developed by Erma Werke in the 1940s. The weapon is not a select fire weapon and fires from a 32 round stack magazine; chambered in the 9x19mm Parabellum ammunition. It is known to have little to no recoil when fired and usually has a folding stock. |
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| − | '''The MP40''' was the main Submachine Gun used by Nazi Germany. It was often issued to squad leaders or mechanized troops. In the movie, many German Soldiers are seen carrying and using them. [[Corporal Henderson]] was shot in the neck with an MP40 bullet by a Waffen-SS Soldier. |
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| + | ==Saving Private Ryan== |
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| + | The MP40 was seen in the hands of the Wehrmacht and the Schutzstaffel; throughout the whole movie; even at the final battle. It wasn't used by [[Steamboat Willie]], however. |
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| − | [[File:B_101315.jpg|thumb|360px|A Waffen-SS soldier with an MP40 (right)]] |
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Latest revision as of 12:36, 31 August 2015
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| History | |
| Introduction Date: |
1940 |
| Manufacturer: |
Erma Werke |
| Service Length: |
1940-Present |
| Users: |
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| Technical Data | |
| Type Weapon: |
Submachine Gun |
| Ammunition Type: |
9x19mm Parabellum |
| Magazine Capacity: |
32 Round Magazine |
The MP40 ("Machinenpistole 1940" or "Machine Pistol 1940") is a full automatic submachine gun developed by Erma Werke in the 1940s. The weapon is not a select fire weapon and fires from a 32 round stack magazine; chambered in the 9x19mm Parabellum ammunition. It is known to have little to no recoil when fired and usually has a folding stock.
Saving Private Ryan[]
The MP40 was seen in the hands of the Wehrmacht and the Schutzstaffel; throughout the whole movie; even at the final battle. It wasn't used by Steamboat Willie, however.