The PPSh-41 (Russian: Пистоле́т-пулемёт Шпа́гина-41, romanized: Pistolét-pulemyót Shpágina-41, lit. 'Shpagin's machine-pistol-41') is a selective-fire, open-bolt, blowback …

Jan 2, 2019 · The Soviet PPSh-41 submachine gun was one of the most common weapons of the Second World War. The famous modification of the PPSh with a drum magazine has

Aug 17, 2021 · The gun’s fully-loaded 12-pound weight when rocking a drum and its superlative design render it exceptionally controllable, but it still burns through ammo at a prodigious rate. …

The PPSh-41 (Pistolet-Pulemyot Shpagina; Russian: Пистолет-пулемёт Шпагина; "Shpagin machine pistol") is a Soviet submachine gun. It was designed by Georgi Shpagin. The PPSh …

Mar 13, 2021 · Submachineguns began to appear near the end of World War I to help soldiers clear out trenches in brutal short-range assaults.

Jul 11, 2019 · The Soviet short sword of World War II was the Pistolet Pulyemet Shpagin-1941 (PPSh-41) submachine gun. Manufactured in huge quantities, this simple yet robust “burp …

Dec 12, 2021 · As the Red Army counter attacked across huge swathes of territory, PPsH-equipped tankodesantniki— or ‘Tank Riders’—gave advancing Soviet armor desperately …

The PPSh 41 was the most common Soviet submachine-gun of the Second World War. It saw widespread post-war service with armies supplied by the USSR. Prior to 1940, the armed …

Unlike the Germans which assigned their counterpart MP 40 submachine guns only to specialized platoons, the Soviets equipped entire companies with PPSh-41 submachine guns starting in …

Jul 30, 2018 · We needed something for May 9 and I suggested we film the ultimate competition of WW2 submachineguns – German MP40, British “Sten” MK II, Thompson M1921 and Soviet …