Submachine gun - Wikipedia
WEBThe submachine gun was developed during World War I (1914–1918) as a close quarter offensive weapon, mainly for trench raiding. At its peak during World War II (1939–1945), millions of submachine guns were made for assault troops and auxiliaries whose doctrines emphasized close-quarter suppressive fire.
List of submachine guns - Wikipedia
WEBThis is a list of submachine guns. It includes Submachine guns (SMG), Machine pistols (MP), Personal defense weapon systems (PDW), and "compact submachine gun-like weapons" not easily categorized. Weapons may fit in more than one category.
The Top Five Subguns — Why The Little Guys Rule
WEBNov 1, 2021 · Submachine gun refers to select fire variants of these weapons’, and short barreled rifle applies to semi-auto variants with a stock.
Submachine Guns: History & Notable Models - Pew Pew Tactical
WEBSep 25, 2021 · From gangsters wielding Tommy guns to John McClane killing German terrorists with MP5s, these guns easily capture our imagination. But subguns also come with a fascinating history. Submachine guns, or SMGs, were born of necessity and adapted to serve various roles. Thompson Submachine Gun.
Best Submachine Guns of all Time | User Ranked - Goat Guns
WEBJun 8, 2020 · Submachine guns are the favorite of the spray-and-pray nomenclature. With the ability to fire off entire magazines or drums in seconds, the weapon has earned a form of respect for the massive burst of power regardless of the limited accuracy.
Heckler & Koch MP5 - Wikipedia
WEBThe MP5 is one of the most widely used submachine guns in the world, having been adopted by over forty nations and numerous militaries, police forces, intelligence agencies, security organizations, paramilitaries, and non-state actors.
The U.S. Army Selects New Submachine Gun - Popular Mechanics
WEBApr 2, 2019 · The APC9K is the first new submachine gun for the U.S. Army since the M3 “Greasegun” of World War II. The service will buy 350 of the compact automatic weapons for $2.5 million, with an option...
Submachine gun | History, Design & Use | Britannica
WEBAug 11, 2024 · submachine gun, lightweight automatic small-arms weapon chambered for relatively low-energy pistol cartridges and fired from the hip or shoulder. Most types utilize simple blowback actions.
Submachine Guns (SMG) - Military Factory
WEBThe submachine gun was born from the desire of warplanners to provide the basic infantryman with the voluminous firepower of a machine gun with the portability of a pistol in the early part of the 20th Century - the requirement proved most apparent during World War 1.
From the Submachine Gun to the Assault Rifle: Their History ...
WEBThe submachine gun was largely replaced worldwide militarily by the modern assault rifle. The best known of these were Mikhail Kalashnikov's (1919-2013) AK-47 assault rifle and its derivatives and copies, and the American M16 and its derivatives.
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