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    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MP_18
    MP 18 - Wikipedia
    TypeSubmachine gun
    Place of originGerman Empire
    In service1918–1945 (Germany)
    WarsWorld War I · Russian Civil War · Warlord Era · German Revolution · Greater Poland uprising (1918–1919) · Irish Civil War · Rif War · 1924 Estonian coup d'état attempt · Chaco War · Spanish Civil War · Second Sino-Japanese War · Chinese Civil War · German-Czechoslovak War · World War II · Indonesian National Revolution · Iranian crisis of 1946 · Ifni War
    MP18 - Maschinenpistole 18/I
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    MP18 - Maschinenpistole 18/I
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    History

    What became known as the "submachine gun" had its genesis in the early 20th century and developed around the concepts of fire and movement and infiltration tactics, specifically for the task of clearing trenches o… See more

    Design details

    The MP 18 was a heavy weapon, weighing over 5 kg (11.0 lb) when fully loaded. The receiver tube was very thick (around 3 mm), compared with later World War II submachine guns with half that thickness or less, such … See more

    Operation

    The MP 18 submachine gun is a simple blowback operated weapon firing from the open bolt. The original MP 18.1 was designed to use the snail drum magazine of the Luger Artillery model pistol. This rotary design typ… See more

    Users

    • Belgium: MP 28 assembled under license at Pieper, later adopted as Mi 34 Schmeisser-Bayard (Mitraillette Modèle 1934)
    • Bolivia: MP 18, MP 28, SIG Bergmann … See more

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