PPD-40
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PPD-40 was an early Soviet submachine gun used before and during the early stages of World War II, later superseded by the more mass-producible PPSh-41.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| PPD-40 canonical | 2 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
firearm
ⓘ
submachine gun ⓘ |
| abbreviationMeaning |
Pistolet-Pulemyot Degtyaryova
ⓘ
surface form:
Pistolet-Pulemyot Degtyaryova 1940 model
|
| action | blowback ⓘ |
| barrelType | non-quick-change barrel ⓘ |
| caliber | 7.62 mm ⓘ |
| cartridge | 7.62×25mm Tokarev ⓘ |
| category |
Soviet submachine guns
ⓘ
World War II infantry weapons of the Soviet Union ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| designer | Vasily Degtyaryov ⓘ |
| era | World War II era ⓘ |
| feedSystem |
25-round box magazine
ⓘ
71-round drum magazine ⓘ |
| firingMode |
fully automatic
ⓘ
select-fire (in some configurations) ⓘ |
| historicalRole | transitional Soviet submachine gun before mass PPSh-41 adoption ⓘ |
| inService | circa 1940s ⓘ |
| material | milled steel receiver ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Pistolet-Pulemyot Degtyaryova ⓘ |
| notableFeature | drum magazine compatible with early PPSh-41 versions ⓘ |
| operation | open bolt ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | PPD series ⓘ |
| predecessor |
PPD-34
ⓘ
PPD-34 ⓘ
surface form:
PPD-34/38
|
| primaryUser | Soviet Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionLimitation | complex and expensive to manufacture ⓘ |
| productionType | machined components ⓘ |
| rateOfFire | approximately 800 rounds per minute ⓘ |
| reasonForReplacement | more suitable for mass production ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
PPSh-41 submachine gun
ⓘ
surface form:
PPSh-41
|
| sights | iron sights ⓘ |
| stockType | wooden fixed stock ⓘ |
| successor |
PPSh-41 submachine gun
ⓘ
surface form:
PPSh-41
|
| usedBy |
Axis-aligned forces
ⓘ
Finnish Army ⓘ German military ⓘ
surface form:
German forces
Soviet Internal Troops ⓘ
surface form:
NKVD troops
Red Army ⓘ Soviet Border Troops ⓘ
surface form:
Soviet border troops
|
| usedFor |
close-quarters combat
ⓘ
infantry support ⓘ urban warfare ⓘ |
| usedInConflict |
Winter War
ⓘ
surface form:
Soviet–Finnish War
Winter War ⓘ World War II ⓘ |
| yearOfIntroduction | 1940 ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.