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MP 40From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The MP 38 and MP 40 (MP designatesMas chinenpistole, hterally "Machine Pistol"),often called Schmeisser were submachine gunsdeveloped in Nazi Germany and usedextensively by paratroopers, tank crews, platoonand squad leaders, and other troops duringWorld War II.[4]

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The MP 40descended fromits predecessor,the MP 38,which was inturn based on theMP 36, Aprototype madeof machinedsteel. The MP 36was developedindependently byErma Werke'sBerthold Geipelwith fundingfrom the GermanArmy. It tookdesign elementsfrom HeinrichVollmer's VPM1930 and EMP.

Vollmer then worked on Berthold Geipel's MP36 and in 193 8 submitted a prototype to answera request from the German Armament servicesfor a new submachine gun, which was adopted

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Maschinenpistole 40

MP 40lI (stock extended)

Submachine gun

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Service history

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Production history

Designer Heinrich Vollmer t2l

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Manufacturer Erma Werke

Produced D4A-1945

l{umber built Approx. 1 million

Variants MP 36, MP 38, MP 40, MP 401I,

Barrel length

MP 41

Specifications

4 ke (8.82 lb)

833 mm (32.8 in) stock

extended I 630 mm (24.8 in)

stock folded

251 mm (9.9 in)

Type

Place of origin

In service

Used by

Wars

Weight

Length

Cartridge

Action

Rate of fire

Muzzle velocity

Effective range

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Madsen machine gun - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Madsen machine gunFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Madsen was a light machine gun developedby Julius A. Rasmussen and Theodor Schoubueand proposed for adoption by Captain VilhelmHerman Oluf Madsen, the Danish Minister ofWar and adopted by the Danish Army in 1902.Itwas one of the first true light machine gunsproduced in quanttty and sold to over 34 differentcountries worldwide in 12 different calibres,seeing extensive combat use in various conflictsaround the globe for over 100 years.[2][3] TheMadsen was produced by Compagnie MadsenA/S (later operatittg as Dansk Rekyl ruffelSyndikat A/S and then Dansk Industri SyndikatA/S).

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The Madsen has a rather sophisticated anduncommon operatittg cycle not used in any othercrew-served weapon. The machine gun uses a

mixed recoil-operated locking system with a

hinged bolt that is patterned after the lever-actionPeabody Martini breechblock.[2] The recoiloperation is part short and part long recoil. Afterfiring a round, the initial recoil impulse drives thebarrel, barrel extension, and bolt to the rear. Apin on the right side of the bolt moves backwardin grooves in an operatittg cam plate mounted tothe right side of the receiver. After I2.7 mm(0.5 in) of travel, the bolt is cammed upward,

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Madsen machine gun

Type

Place of origin

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Wars Russo-Japanese War, World

War I, Chaco War, World War

II, various other conflicts

around the world

Production history

Vilhelm Herman Oluf MadsenDesigner

Designed 1 896

Manufacturer Dansk Rekyl Riffel Syndikat

A/S

Specifications

e.07 kg (20.00 lb)

1,143 mm (45.0 in)

Barrel length 584 mm (23.0 in)

Cartridge 7x57mm Mauser

6.5x55mm

7.92x57mm Mauser

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Light machine gun

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awayfrom thebreech(the" short"portion ofthe recoilsystem).The barreland barrelextensioncontinue to move rearward to a point slightly exceeding thecombined overall length of the cartridge case and projectile(the long portion of the recoil system, responsible for theweapon's low rate of fire).

After the breech is exposed, an odd lever-typeextractorlejector, mounted under the barrel, is pivoted to the

rear, extracting the empty case and ejecting it through the bottom of the receiver. The bolt's operatingcam then forces the bolt face to pivot downward, aligning a cartridge feed groove in the left side ofthe bolt with the chamber. While the bolt and barrel are retuming forward, a cartridge-rammer lever,mounted on the barrel extension, is pivoted forward, loading a fresh cartridge.

Operational use

[Ip to and including World War I

It was used extensively by the Imperial Russian Army, which bought I,250 examples and deployedthem during the Russo-Japanese war, and was deployed (arming infantry companies, mountaintroops and later storm troopers) in 1914 by the German Army in7.92 mm calibre. It saw serviceduring World War I. It was considered expensive to produce, but was known for its reliability. It was

sold to 34 nations in a dozen different calibreslal before and after World War I, seeing service inChina during the Warlord era.

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Long recoil-operated

450 rounds lmin

870 m/s (2,854 ftls)

(6.5x55mm)

25, 30, 4O-round detachable box

magazine

Rear V-notch and fiont post

Operating cycle of the Madsen

Among the fighting forces with the Madsen in their arsenalsin the immediate aftermath of World War I was theCzechoslovak Legions in Russia, fighting the Bolsheviks inSiberia.[5]

Inter-war era

The gun was bought by Paruguay in the 1920s and earlyI930s as that country quietly girded for war with Bolivia overmutual claims to the Gran Chaco region, and it served in theParaguayan army in the Chaco War (1932-1935). Almost400 were on hand when the war began, and more were

bought as the war progressed.l6] Bolivia also fielded Madsensof the same calibre as Paraguay (7.65x53 Mauser) during the

conflict.l3] The Argentine Army detachment which protectedneutrality along the border with Paraguay and Bolivia duringthe Chaco War used the Madsen in combat operations at leastonce, in the course of an engagement against members of theMakå tribe commanded by deserters who had looted a farm

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8 cm Granatwerfer 34 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

8 cm Granatwerfer 34From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The 8 cm Granatwerfer 34 (8 cm GrW 34) wasthe standard German medium mortar throughoutWorld War II. It gained a reputation for extremeaccuracy and rapid rate of fire, although much ofthe credit should go to the training of the crews.

The design of the weapon was conventional andit broke down into three loads (barrel, bipod,baseplate) for transport. The barrel was smoothbore. Attached to its bipod were a traversinghandwheel, and a cross-leveling handwheelbelow the elevating mechanism. A panoramicsight was mounted on the traversing mechanismyoke for fine adjustments. A line on the tube

could be used for rough laying.[l]

The 8 cm GrW 34lI was an adaptation for use inself-propelled mountings. A lightened versionwith a shorter barrel was put into production as

the kurzer 8 cm Granatwerfer 42.

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8cm Granafwerfer 34

A GrW 34 at the Festung Hohensalzburg

Type

Place of origin

Used by

Wars

Designed

Produced

Variants

Weight

Barrel length

Mortar

Nazi Germany

Production history

Service history

Specifications

ffi,. Germany

W, Bulgaria

Second World War

1922-1933

1934-1945

8 cm GrW 3411

62 kg ( 136.6 lbs)

steel barrel

57 kg (12s.6 lbs)

alloy barrel

1,143 mm (a5 in)

3.5 kg (7 Ib 11 oz)

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Caliber 81.4 mm (3.20 in)

Elevation 45" to 90o

Traverse 10" to 23"

Rate of fire 15-25 rpm

Mluzzle velocity 17 4 m/s (571 ftls)

Maximum range 2,4A0 m (2,624 yds)

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7 . n o b US War Department, Military Intelligence Service; Special series no. l4 (May 25, lg43). GermanInfantry Weapons. Washington: US Govemment Printing Office. pp.102-112.

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2 cm Flak 30 |38/FlakvierlingFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Flak 30 (Hugabwehrkanone 30) andimproved Flak 38 were 20 mm antt-aircraft gunsused by various German forces throughout theSecond World 'War. It was not only the primaryGerman light anti-aircraft gun, but by far themost numerously produced German artillerypiece throughout the war.tll It was produced in avariety of models, notably the Flakvierling 38which combined four Flaks 3 8 onto a singlecafftage.

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20 x 13 8 mm belted cartridge that had beendeveloped for the ST-5 and was one of the most

powerful 20 mmrounds in existetttt.[t]

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Place of origin Nazi Germany

Service history

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Production history

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4s0 kg (992 lbs)

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