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MP40: WWII Submachine Gun Overview by elektrologos is a document available to read on EtoBox.

The MP 40 was a submachine gun developed in Nazi Germany in 1938 and used extensively by Axis powers during World War II. Over 1.1 million were produced between 1940-1945. It was lightweight, portable, and featured a 32-round detachable box magazine. The MP 40 provided German infantrymen and squad leaders with an effective personal defense weapon that was easy to use and helped shift German infantry tactics towards greater use of submachine guns by the end of the war.

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elektrologos

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