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PPD-40

March 03, 2023

The PPD (Pistolet-Pulemyot Degtyaryova, Russian: Пистоле́т-пулемёт Дегтярёва, Degtyaryov's machine pistol) is a submachine gun originally designed in 1934 by Vasily Degtyaryov. The PPD had a conventional wooden stock, fired from an open bolt, and was capable of selective fire. It was replaced by the PPSh-41.

PPD

PPD-34 & PPD-34/38
TypeSubmachine gun
Place of originSoviet Union
Service history
In service1935–45
Used bySee Users
WarsSpanish Civil War
Winter War
Second Sino Japanese War
World War II
Korea War
Hukbalahap Rebellion
1958 Lebanon crisis
Lebanese Civil War[1]
Production history
DesignerVasily Degtyaryov
Designed1934
Produced1934–1942;[2] most in 1940
No. builtApprox. 90,000
VariantsPPD-34, PPD-34/38, PPD-40
Specifications
Mass3.2 kg (7.1 lb) empty
Length788 mm (31.0 in)
Barrel length273 mm (10.7 in)
Cartridge7.62×25mm Tokarev
ActionBlowback, open bolt
Rate of fire800–1000 rounds/min
Muzzle velocity490 m/s (1,600 ft/s)
Effective firing range200 m (219 yd)
Feed system25-round detachable box magazine
71-round detachable drum magazine

History

 
Soviet soldier holding a PPD-40 with two-part wooden stock.

Developed in the Soviet Union by arms designer Vasily Degtyaryov. The PPD was designed to chamber the new Soviet 7.62×25mm Tokarev pistol cartridge, which was based on the 7.63×25mm Mauser cartridge used in the Mauser C96 pistol. The later PPD models utilized a large drum magazine for the ammunition drum.

The PPD officially went into military service with the Red Army in 1935[3] as the PPD-34, although it was not produced in large quantities. Production issues were not solved until 1937; in 1934 only 44 were produced, in 1935 only 23; production picked up in 1937 with 1,291 produced, followed by 1,115 produced in 1938 and 1,700 produced in 1939.[4] It saw use with the NKVD internal forces as well as border guards.[citation needed] The PPD was decommissioned entirely in 1939 and factory orders cancelled following a directive of the People's Commissariat of Defence Industry; the decision was quickly reversed, though, after the personal intervention of Degtyaryov with Stalin, with whom he had a good personal relationship.[4][5] During the Winter War in 1939 with Finland, an acute lack of individual automatic weapons even led to the reintroduction of the stockpiled Fedorov Avtomats into service.[6]

In 1938 and 1940, modifications were designated PPD-34/38 and PPD-40 respectively, and introduced minor changes, mostly aimed at making it easier to manufacture. Mass production began in 1940, a year in which 81,118 PPDs were produced. Nevertheless, the PPD-40 was too labor- and resource-expensive to mass-produce economically, most of its metal components being produced by milling.[4] Although it was used in action in World War II, it was officially replaced by the superior and cheaper PPSh-41 by the end of 1941.[citation needed] Shpagin's great innovation in Soviet automatic weapons manufacturing was the large-scale introduction of stamped metal parts, particularly receivers; the PPSh also had a muzzle climb compensator which significantly improved accuracy over the PPD. In 1941 only 5,868 PPDs were made, compared to 98,644 PPSh and in the following year almost 1.5 million PPSh were produced.[4]

PPDs captured by Finnish forces during the Winter War and Continuation War were issued to coastal and home guard troops and kept in reserve until approximately 1960.[7] PPD-34/38 and PPD-40 submachine guns captured by the Wehrmacht were given the designations MP.715(r) and MP.716(r) respectively.

A number of PPD-like submachine guns were also manufactured in a semi-artisanal way by gunsmiths among the hundreds of thousands of Soviet partisans. These guns, even when made as late as 1944, used milling because metal stamping requires large industrial facilities that were not available to the partisans. There are no firm numbers about how many were made, but there were at least six partisan gunsmiths each making his own model series. One of them is known to have produced 28 such sub-machine guns in approximately two years.[8]

Users

 
Sailors of the Baltic Fleet armed with PPD-40 (left two) and PPSh-41 (rightmost) in May 1943.

See also

References

  1. ^ . 2016-03-03. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2022-11-23.
  2. ^ "В декабре 1942 г. из-за сложности конструкции ППД был снят с вооружения РККА и его производство было прекращено"
    КПСС и строительство советских вооруженных сил. (Коллектив авторов). 2е изд. М., Воениздат, 1967; стр.277
  3. ^ (in Russian), RU, archived from the original on March 11, 2007, retrieved August 25, 2008
  4. ^ a b c d Болотин, Давид (1995). История советского стрелкового оружия и патронов (in Russian). Полигон. pp. 105–112. ISBN 5-85503-072-5.; figure for 1936 is not reported
  5. ^ Kalashnikov, Mikhail (2006). The Gun that Changed the World. Polity. p. 40. ISBN 978-0-7456-3692-4.
  6. ^ Monetchikov, Sergei (2005). История русского автомата [The History of Russian Assault Rifle] (in Russian). St. Petersburg: Military Historical Museum of Artillery, Engineers and Signal Corps. pp. 18–19. ISBN 5-98655-006-4.
  7. ^ a b c McNab, Chris (20 May 2014). Soviet Submachine Guns of World War II: PPD-40, PPSh-41 and PPS. Weapon 33. Osprey Publishing. p. 22. ISBN 9781782007944.
  8. ^ Сергей Плотников, "Партизанские Самоделки", Оружие 2000/4, pp. 46-51
  9. ^ Jones, Richard D.; Ness, Leland S, eds. (January 27, 2009). Jane's Infantry Weapons 2009/2010 (35th ed.). Coulsdon: Jane's Information Group. ISBN 978-0-7106-2869-5.
  10. ^ "Machinepistols part 2", Finnish Army ARMY 1918–1945, Jaegerplatoon, retrieved 2011-04-26
  11. ^ McNab, Chris (2002). 20th Century Military Uniforms (2nd ed.). Kent: Grange Books. p. 67. ISBN 1-84013-476-3.
  12. ^ "Las armas de la Guerra Civil Española", José María Manrique García, Lucas Molina Franco.
  13. ^ David T. Zabecki, ed. (1998). World War II in Europe: An Encyclopedia, Volume 1. Routledge. pp. 1013–1014. ISBN 0824070291.
  14. ^ Бранко Богданович. Югославский ТТ по имени «Тетеjац» // журнал «Оружие», № 10, октябрь 2012. стр.42-56

External links

  Media related to PPD at Wikimedia Commons

  • (in Russian), RU: Gewehr, 2007-04-11, archived from the original on 2011-09-19, retrieved 2008-05-31.
  • [PPD-34, PPD-38 and PPD-40] (in Russian), RU: Ucoz, archived from the original on 2008-12-10.
  • "Machinepistols part 2", Finnish Army ARMY 1918–1945, Jaegerplatoon, retrieved 2011-04-26.
  • The Soviet Union Adopts an SMG: Degtyarev's PPD-34/38

March 03, 2023
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The PPD Pistolet Pulemyot Degtyaryova Russian Pistole t pulemyot Degtyaryova Degtyaryov s machine pistol is a submachine gun originally designed in 1934 by Vasily Degtyaryov The PPD had a conventional wooden stock fired from an open bolt and was capable of selective fire It was replaced by the PPSh 41 PPDPPD 34 amp PPD 34 38TypeSubmachine gunPlace of originSoviet UnionService historyIn service1935 45Used bySee UsersWarsSpanish Civil WarWinter WarSecond Sino Japanese WarWorld War IIKorea WarHukbalahap Rebellion1958 Lebanon crisisLebanese Civil War 1 Production historyDesignerVasily DegtyaryovDesigned1934Produced1934 1942 2 most in 1940No builtApprox 90 000VariantsPPD 34 PPD 34 38 PPD 40SpecificationsMass3 2 kg 7 1 lb emptyLength788 mm 31 0 in Barrel length273 mm 10 7 in Cartridge7 62 25mm TokarevActionBlowback open boltRate of fire800 1000 rounds minMuzzle velocity490 m s 1 600 ft s Effective firing range200 m 219 yd Feed system25 round detachable box magazine71 round detachable drum magazine Contents 1 History 2 Users 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksHistory Edit Soviet soldier holding a PPD 40 with two part wooden stock Developed in the Soviet Union by arms designer Vasily Degtyaryov The PPD was designed to chamber the new Soviet 7 62 25mm Tokarev pistol cartridge which was based on the 7 63 25mm Mauser cartridge used in the Mauser C96 pistol The later PPD models utilized a large drum magazine for the ammunition drum The PPD officially went into military service with the Red Army in 1935 3 as the PPD 34 although it was not produced in large quantities Production issues were not solved until 1937 in 1934 only 44 were produced in 1935 only 23 production picked up in 1937 with 1 291 produced followed by 1 115 produced in 1938 and 1 700 produced in 1939 4 It saw use with the NKVD internal forces as well as border guards citation needed The PPD was decommissioned entirely in 1939 and factory orders cancelled following a directive of the People s Commissariat of Defence Industry the decision was quickly reversed though after the personal intervention of Degtyaryov with Stalin with whom he had a good personal relationship 4 5 During the Winter War in 1939 with Finland an acute lack of individual automatic weapons even led to the reintroduction of the stockpiled Fedorov Avtomats into service 6 In 1938 and 1940 modifications were designated PPD 34 38 and PPD 40 respectively and introduced minor changes mostly aimed at making it easier to manufacture Mass production began in 1940 a year in which 81 118 PPDs were produced Nevertheless the PPD 40 was too labor and resource expensive to mass produce economically most of its metal components being produced by milling 4 Although it was used in action in World War II it was officially replaced by the superior and cheaper PPSh 41 by the end of 1941 citation needed Shpagin s great innovation in Soviet automatic weapons manufacturing was the large scale introduction of stamped metal parts particularly receivers the PPSh also had a muzzle climb compensator which significantly improved accuracy over the PPD In 1941 only 5 868 PPDs were made compared to 98 644 PPSh and in the following year almost 1 5 million PPSh were produced 4 PPDs captured by Finnish forces during the Winter War and Continuation War were issued to coastal and home guard troops and kept in reserve until approximately 1960 7 PPD 34 38 and PPD 40 submachine guns captured by the Wehrmacht were given the designations MP 715 r and MP 716 r respectively A number of PPD like submachine guns were also manufactured in a semi artisanal way by gunsmiths among the hundreds of thousands of Soviet partisans These guns even when made as late as 1944 used milling because metal stamping requires large industrial facilities that were not available to the partisans There are no firm numbers about how many were made but there were at least six partisan gunsmiths each making his own model series One of them is known to have produced 28 such sub machine guns in approximately two years 8 Users Edit Sailors of the Baltic Fleet armed with PPD 40 left two and PPSh 41 rightmost in May 1943 Albania 9 Republic of China Received 3 000 during the Second Sino Japanese War Finland 10 11 Lebanese Forces North Korea 7 Hukbalahap 7 Soviet Union Spain Use of PPD 34 38 by the Spanish Republican Army during Spanish Civil War 12 13 Yugoslavia 5 000 were delivered from Soviet Union during 1944 1945 14 See also EditList of Russian weaponry List of submachine guns Tokarev Model 1927 MP35 Suomi KP 31 PPSh 41References Edit Lebanese Forces The Weapons Sub Machine Guns SMG 2016 03 03 Archived from the original on 2016 03 03 Retrieved 2022 11 23 V dekabre 1942 g iz za slozhnosti konstrukcii PPD byl snyat s vooruzheniya RKKA i ego proizvodstvo bylo prekrasheno KPSS i stroitelstvo sovetskih vooruzhennyh sil Kollektiv avtorov 2e izd M Voenizdat 1967 str 277 Pistolet pulemet Degtyareva PPD 34 in Russian RU archived from the original on March 11 2007 retrieved August 25 2008 a b c d Bolotin David 1995 Istoriya sovetskogo strelkovogo oruzhiya i patronov in Russian Poligon pp 105 112 ISBN 5 85503 072 5 figure for 1936 is not reported Kalashnikov Mikhail 2006 The Gun that Changed the World Polity p 40 ISBN 978 0 7456 3692 4 Monetchikov Sergei 2005 Istoriya russkogo avtomata The History of Russian Assault Rifle in Russian St Petersburg Military Historical Museum of Artillery Engineers and Signal Corps pp 18 19 ISBN 5 98655 006 4 a b c McNab Chris 20 May 2014 Soviet Submachine Guns of World War II PPD 40 PPSh 41 and PPS Weapon 33 Osprey Publishing p 22 ISBN 9781782007944 Sergej Plotnikov Partizanskie Samodelki Oruzhie 2000 4 pp 46 51 Jones Richard D Ness Leland S eds January 27 2009 Jane s Infantry Weapons 2009 2010 35th ed Coulsdon Jane s Information Group ISBN 978 0 7106 2869 5 Machinepistols part 2 Finnish Army ARMY 1918 1945 Jaegerplatoon retrieved 2011 04 26 McNab Chris 2002 20th Century Military Uniforms 2nd ed Kent Grange Books p 67 ISBN 1 84013 476 3 Las armas de la Guerra Civil Espanola Jose Maria Manrique Garcia Lucas Molina Franco David T Zabecki ed 1998 World War II in Europe An Encyclopedia Volume 1 Routledge pp 1013 1014 ISBN 0824070291 Branko Bogdanovich Yugoslavskij TT po imeni Tetejac zhurnal Oruzhie 10 oktyabr 2012 str 42 56External links Edit Media related to PPD at Wikimedia Commons Basic notes on PPD 34 and PPD 40 in Russian RU Gewehr 2007 04 11 archived from the original on 2011 09 19 retrieved 2008 05 31 PPD 1934 38 40 PPD 34 PPD 38 and PPD 40 in Russian RU Ucoz archived from the original on 2008 12 10 Machinepistols part 2 Finnish Army ARMY 1918 1945 Jaegerplatoon retrieved 2011 04 26 The Soviet Union Adopts an SMG Degtyarev s PPD 34 38 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title PPD 40 amp oldid 1135797567, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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