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PPS Submachine Gun

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The PPS, most widely produced as the PPS-43, is a family of Soviet submachine guns chambered in 7.62x25mm Tokarev, designed by Alexei Sudayev with I. K. Bezruchko-Vysotsky as a low-cost personal defense weapon for reconnaissance troops, vehicle crews and support personnel. Built mainly from stamped sheet steel to simplify manufacture, it matched the accuracy of the earlier PPSh-41 while firing at a slower, more controllable rate and costing less to produce, and it saw heavy Red Army use during the Second World War. After the war it was supplied to Warsaw Pact states and allied forces across Africa and Asia. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Weapon Class
Weapon Class (category)
Submachine Gun 2
Weapon Class (category)
Machine Gun 2
Classification
Caliber
7.62x25mm 1
Service Status
Retired 1
Weapon Class
Submachine gun 2
Introduced Year
1942 2
Connections

Operated By

Red Army, Armed Forces and Units
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Used In

Cambodian Civil War, Wars
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Chinese Civil War, Wars
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First Indochina War, Wars
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Korean War, Wars
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Laotian Civil War, Wars
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Russo-Ukrainian War, Wars
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Vietnam War, Wars
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World War II, Wars
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Sources
1. Wikipedia: PPS submachine gun
  • service status
    The PPS and its variants were used extensively by the Red Army during World War II and were later adopted by the armed forces of several countries of the former Warsaw Pact as well as its many African and Asian allies
  • Caliber attribute (pps-submachine-gun)
    The PPS, most widely produced as the PPS-43, is a family of Soviet submachine guns chambered in 7.62x25mm Tokarev, designed by Alexei Sudayev with I.
  • Used In: World War II, Infobox, wars field
    Infobox wars field lists: World War II
  • Used In: Chinese Civil War, Infobox, wars field
    Infobox wars field lists: Chinese Civil War
  • Used In: Korean War, Infobox, wars field
    Infobox wars field lists: Korean War
  • Used In: First Indochina War, Infobox, wars field
    Infobox wars field lists: First Indochina War
  • Used In: Vietnam War, Infobox, wars field
    Infobox wars field lists: Vietnam War
  • Used In: Cambodian Civil War, Infobox, wars field
    Infobox wars field lists: Cambodian Civil War
  • Used In: Laotian Civil War, Infobox, wars field
    Infobox wars field lists: Laotian Civil War
  • Used In: Russo-Ukrainian War, Infobox, wars field
    Infobox wars field lists: Russo-Ukrainian War
  • Operated By: Red Army, Wikipedia article text
    The PPS and its variants were used extensively by the Red Army during World War II and were later adopted by the armed forces of several countries of the former Warsaw Pact as well as its many African and Asian allies.
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2. Wikipedia: PPS submachine gun
  • Infobox, Type
    Type: Submachine gun
  • History
    The firearm was accepted into service as the PPS-42.
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Wikidata: PPS-43
Wikidata Q752943, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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