Small arms of World War II

The world entered World War II with a wide variety of small arms. weaponsThe main types of these weapons, according to modern classification, had already been created by that time. Perhaps the only thing missing were machine guns—the constant participants in the wars of the second half of the 20th century. The first mass-produced examples of these weapons began to appear in the arsenals of some countries involved in World War II.

Submachine guns became the kings of the battlefield: the Soviet PPSh and the German Schmeisser, the American Garand and the English Sten.

The most widely used small arms of the Second World War remained rifles - the Russian "three-line" and the German "Mauser 98K" carbine.

No less interesting are the pistols of the Second World War - the Soviet TT and the German Luger-Parabellum, Browning, Colt, etc.

And, of course, we'll talk about machine guns—what made the German MG-34 and MG-42 so good? Can they compare to the Russian Maxim and the SG-43, developed during the war?

What did the infantry use during the most terrible war of the 20th century? Whose weapons were superior? Which captured weapons did soldiers prefer over their standard issue ones? How did weapons of that era work? How did Soviet gunsmiths excel over their foreign counterparts, and where were they inferior? The film's creators will answer these and many other questions.

The film about small arms of World War II will focus on the main models from different countries and compare them with Soviet weapons...

The film will be based on contemporary footage of weapons in the museum and at the firing range, including high-speed camera footage.

Comments

[Konnick]

I'd never seen the photo on the cover before. A Medal for Courage from before 43, a badge next to the Order of the Patriotic War, most likely "Excellent Scout." And again, a PPSh with a drum magazine, not a sector magazine, and certainly not a PPS. Those who had a small arm as their primary weapon had a PPSh with a drum magazine.

[Konnick]

Once again, someone once declared the PPS-43 the best submachine gun. But they never say who. The best submachine gun was the PPSh.

[sergan m]

Submachine guns became the kings of the battlefield - the Soviet PPSh and the German "Schmeisser"

What incredible ignorance. I'd understand if a schoolchild wrote something like this in a chat room with his classmates, but to see it on a specialized military website...

[d.zacharith]

Submachine guns became the kings of the battlefield: the Soviet PPSh and the German Schmeisser, the American Garand and the British Sten
The Garand is not a submachine gun, but a rifle.

[novel66]

What fight did "Stan" become the king of?

[Gavrilo Princip]

Close combat with short bursts)

[novel66]

In which specific battles of World War II did Stan play any significant role?

[Gavrilo Princip]

(In the streets and entrances)

[MakStVik]

Since when did the Maxim machine gun become Russian? It's English.

[bbss]

A school essay? The author got a solid C.