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PPD-40 was an early Soviet submachine gun used before and during the early stages of World War II, later superseded by the more mass-producible PPSh-41.

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PPD-40 canonical 2

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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

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PPSh-41 submachine gun replaced PPD-40
subject surface form: PPSh-41
PPS-43 replaced PPD-40