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The impetus for the development of the PPSh came partly from the Winter War against Finland, where it was found that submachine guns were a highly effective tool for close-quarter fighting in forests or built-up urban areas. The weapon was developed in mid-1941 and was produced in a network of factories in Moscow, with high-level local Party members made directly responsible for production targets being met.
A few hundred weapons were produced in November 1941 and another 155,000 were produced over the next five months. By spring 1942, the PPSh factories were producing roughly 3,000 units a day.[3] The PPSh-41 was a classic example of a design adapted for mass production (other examples of such wartime design were the M3 submachine gun, MP40 and the Sten). Its parts (excluding the barrel) could be produced by a relatively unskilled workforce with simple equipment available in an auto repair garage or tin shop, freeing up more skilled workers for other tasks. The PPSh-41 used 87 components compared to 95 for the PPD-40 and the PPSh could be manufactured with 7.3 machining hours compared with 13.7 hours for the PPD.[4]
In the field, the PPSh was a durable, low-maintenance weapon that could fire 900 rounds/min. The weapon had a crude compensator to lessen muzzle climb and a hinged receiver which facilitated field-stripping and cleaning the bore in battle conditions.
Over 6 million of these weapons were produced by the end of the war. The Soviets would often equip whole regiments and even entire divisions with the weapon, giving them unmatched short-range firepower. Though 35-round curved box magazines were available from 1942, the average infantryman would keep a higher-capacity, 71 round, drum magazine as the initial load.[2] The PPSh-41 drum magazine was a copy of the Finnish M31 Suomi magazine which held 71 rounds, but in practice, misfeeding of the spring was likely to occur with more than 65 or so cartridges.[5] The standard load was probably one drum and a number of box magazines, when box magazines were available.
The Mighty PPSH-41 OF
GLORIOUS MOTHER RUSSIA in airsoft form is produced by Hexagon Productions.
The Externals are All REAL Wood and STEL parts. Meaning the stock is real and that the barrel and other metal parts are steel.
Internals are a JG Hopup unit and a JG barrel, both from MK36c models, the Gearbox is a Version 7 M14 gear box. The gearbox is upgraded with Steel Bushings, a High Precision Aluminum cynlinder Head, and an O-ring sealed nozzle. All parts are easy to upgrade even further and the outof thebox FPS is 350, Version for Japan and the UK under 1 joule are available.
The gun comes with anm 8.4V battery, Gun itself, a hi-cap drum magazine, and a soviet style sling. The gun can take a 11.1V battery though.
How much do you wonder this GLORIOUS RUSSIAN WEAPON that is as durable as a bear made of kalashkinovs, beautiful as a bear made of women, and as shiny as a chromed bear? $280, to $300!
A review of it:
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