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PP-2000

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The PP-2000 is a Russian submachine gun designed by V.P. Gryazev, B.I. Kuznetsov and A.I. Rasskazov at the KBP Instrument Design Bureau, developed between 1993 and 1997 as a compact close quarters weapon for riot police and special operations forces, with production beginning in 2006. It fires the 9x19mm Parabellum cartridge, including armor piercing 7N21 and 7N31 loads, and has been issued to Russia's air force, ground forces and Ministry of Internal Affairs as well as police and special forces in Armenia and Kazakhstan. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Classification
Caliber
9x19mm 1
Caliber
9×19 mm Parabellum 2
Service Status
In Service 1
Weapon Class
Weapon Class (category)
Submachine Gun 1
Weapon Class (category)
Machine Gun 1
Weapon Class
Submachine gun 1
Introduced Year
2006 1
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Source Wikipedia: PP-2000
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Sources
1. Wikipedia: PP-2000
  • Opening paragraph
    submachine gun
  • Infobox, Service history
    In service: 2006
  • service-status
    service = 2006-present
  • Caliber attribute (pp-2000)
    It fires the 9x19mm Parabellum cartridge, including armor piercing 7N21 and 7N31 loads, and has been issued to Russia's air force, ground forces and Ministry of Internal Affairs as well as police and special forces in Armenia and Kazakhstan.
  • Used In: Russo-Ukrainian War, Infobox, wars field
    Infobox wars field lists: Russo-Ukrainian War
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2. Wikidata: PP-2000
Wikidata Q730669, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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