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| service = 1935–45 |
| service = 1935–45 |
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| successor = PPSh-41 |
| successor = PPSh-41 |
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| number = Approx. 90,000 |
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| used_by = See ''[[#Users|Users]]'' |
| used_by = See ''[[#Users|Users]]'' |
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| cartridge = [[7.62x25mm Tokarev]] |
| cartridge = [[7.62x25mm Tokarev]] |
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| length = 788 mm |
| length = 788 mm |
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| part_length= 273 mm |
| part_length= 273 mm |
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| feed = 25-round detachable [[Magazine (firearm)#Box|box magazine]] |
| feed = 25-round detachable [[Magazine (firearm)#Box|box magazine]]<br>71-round detachable [[drum magazine]] |
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| variants = PPD-34, PPD-34/38, PPD-40 |
| variants = PPD-34, PPD-34/38, PPD-40 |
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The PPD officially went into military service with the [[Red Army]] in 1935<ref>{{citation | url = http://encycl.atsar.ru/guns/ppd34/ | title = Пистолет-пулемет Дегтярева ППД-34 | language = Russian | place = RU | accessdate = August 25, 2008}}</ref> 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.<Ref name="bolotin">{{cite book|last=Болотин|first=Давид|title=История советского стрелкового оружия и патронов|pages=105-112|publisher=Полигон|year=1995|isbn=5-85503-072-5}} {{ru icon}}; figure for 1936 is not reported</ref> It saw use with the [[NKVD]] internal forces as well as border guards.<ref name = "PPD-40">{{citation | url = http://world.guns.ru/smg/smg01-e.htm | contribution = Degtyarov PPD-34, PPD-34/38 and PPD-40 submachine gun (USSR) | place = RU | publisher = Guns | title = World}}</ref> A little-known fact is that the PPD was decommissioned entirely in 1939 and all factory orderes cancelled following a directive of the [[People's Commissariat of Defence Industry of the USSR|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.<Ref name="bolotin"/> During the [[Winter War|1939 Soviet-Finish war]], an acute lack of individual automatic weapons even led to the reintroduction of the stockpiled [[Fedorov Avtomat]]s into service.<ref>{{cite book|last=Monetchikov|first=Sergei|title=История русского автомата|trans_title=The History of Russian Assault Rifle|year=2005|pages=18-19|publisher=[[Military Historical Museum of Artillery, Engineers and Signal Corps]]|location=St. Petersburg|isbn=5-98655-006-4|language=Russian}}</ref> |
The PPD officially went into military service with the [[Red Army]] in 1935<ref>{{citation | url = http://encycl.atsar.ru/guns/ppd34/ | title = Пистолет-пулемет Дегтярева ППД-34 | language = Russian | place = RU | accessdate = August 25, 2008}}</ref> 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.<Ref name="bolotin">{{cite book|last=Болотин|first=Давид|title=История советского стрелкового оружия и патронов|pages=105-112|publisher=Полигон|year=1995|isbn=5-85503-072-5}} {{ru icon}}; figure for 1936 is not reported</ref> It saw use with the [[NKVD]] internal forces as well as border guards.<ref name = "PPD-40">{{citation | url = http://world.guns.ru/smg/smg01-e.htm | contribution = Degtyarov PPD-34, PPD-34/38 and PPD-40 submachine gun (USSR) | place = RU | publisher = Guns | title = World}}</ref> A little-known fact is that the PPD was decommissioned entirely in 1939 and all factory orderes cancelled following a directive of the [[People's Commissariat of Defence Industry of the USSR|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.<Ref name="bolotin"/> During the [[Winter War|1939 Soviet-Finish war]], an acute lack of individual automatic weapons even led to the reintroduction of the stockpiled [[Fedorov Avtomat]]s into service.<ref>{{cite book|last=Monetchikov|first=Sergei|title=История русского автомата|trans_title=The History of Russian Assault Rifle|year=2005|pages=18-19|publisher=[[Military Historical Museum of Artillery, Engineers and Signal Corps]]|location=St. Petersburg|isbn=5-98655-006-4|language=Russian}}</ref> |
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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 (machining)|milling]].<Ref name="bolotin"/> Although it was used in action in the initial stages of [[World War II]], it was officially replaced by the superior and cheaper [[PPSh-41]] by the end of 1941.<ref name="PPD-40" /> [[Georgi Shpagin|Shpagin]]'s great innovation into Soviet automatic weapons manufacturing was the large-scale introduction of [[Stamping (metalworking)|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 made.<Ref name="bolotin"/> |
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 (machining)|milling]].<Ref name="bolotin"/> Although it was used in action in the initial stages of [[World War II]], it was officially replaced by the superior and cheaper [[PPSh-41]] by the end of 1941.<ref name="PPD-40" /> [[Georgi Shpagin|Shpagin]]'s great innovation into Soviet automatic weapons manufacturing was the large-scale introduction of [[Stamping (metalworking)|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 made.<Ref name="bolotin"/> |
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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. PPD-34/38 and PPD-40 submachine guns captured by the [[Wehrmacht]] were given the names MP.715(r) and MP.716(r) respectively. |
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. PPD-34/38 and PPD-40 submachine guns captured by the [[Wehrmacht]] were given the names MP.715(r) and MP.716(r) respectively. |
Revision as of 06:26, 12 July 2013
PPD | |
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Type | Submachine gun |
Place of origin | Soviet Union |
Service history | |
In service | 1935–45 |
Used by | See Users |
Production history | |
Designer | Vasily Degtyaryov |
Designed | 1934 |
Variants | PPD-34, PPD-34/38, PPD-40 |
Specifications | |
Mass | 3.2 kg empty |
Length | 788 mm |
Barrel length | 273 mm |
Cartridge | 7.62x25mm Tokarev |
Action | Blowback, open bolt |
Rate of fire | 800–1000 rounds/min |
Muzzle velocity | 490 m/s (1,600 ft/s) |
Effective firing range | 200 m [1] |
Feed system | 25-round detachable box magazine 71-round detachable drum magazine |
The PPD (Pistolet-Pulemyot Degtyaryova, Russian: Пистолет-пулемёт Дегтярёва, Degtyaryov 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.
History
Developed in the Soviet Union by arms designer Vasily Degtyaryov, it was a near direct copy of the German Bergmann MP 28. The PPD was designed to chamber the new Soviet 7.62×25mm Tokarev pistol cartridge, which was based on the similar 7.63×25mm Mauser cartridge used in the Mauser C96 pistol. The PPD utilized a large ammunition drum, a copy of the Finnish M31 Suomi drum magazine as well as a more conventional 25-round box-type magazine.[2]
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.[5] A little-known fact is that the PPD was decommissioned entirely in 1939 and all factory orderes 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] During the 1939 Soviet-Finish war, 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 the initial stages of World War II, it was officially replaced by the superior and cheaper PPSh-41 by the end of 1941.[5] Shpagin's great innovation into 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 made.[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. PPD-34/38 and PPD-40 submachine guns captured by the Wehrmacht were given the names MP.715(r) and MP.716(r) respectively.
Users
- Albania[7]
- Finland[8][9]
- Philippines: Used by the Hukbalahap Communist fighters during World War II and Hukbalahap Rebellion.[citation needed]
- Soviet Union[10]
- North Korea[9]
See also
References
- ^ "Modern Firearms - PPD-40". World.guns.ru. Retrieved 2012-10-24.
- ^ Chris Bishop (2002). The Encyclopedia of Weapons of World War II. Sterling Publishing Company, Inc. p. 260. ISBN 978-1-58663-762-0.
- ^ Пистолет-пулемет Дегтярева ППД-34 (in Russian), RU, retrieved August 25, 2008
- ^ a b c d Болотин, Давид (1995). История советского стрелкового оружия и патронов. Полигон. pp. 105–112. ISBN 5-85503-072-5. Template:Ru icon; figure for 1936 is not reported
- ^ a b "Degtyarov PPD-34, PPD-34/38 and PPD-40 submachine gun (USSR)", World, RU: Guns
- ^ Monetchikov, Sergei (2005). История русского автомата (in Russian). St. Petersburg: Military Historical Museum of Artillery, Engineers and Signal Corps. pp. 18–19. ISBN 5-98655-006-4.
{{cite book}}
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- ^ "Machinepistols part 2", Finnish Army ARMY 1918–1945, Jaegerplatoon, retrieved 2011-04-26
- ^ a b McNab, Chris (2002). 20th Century Military Uniforms (2nd ed.). Kent: Grange Books. ISBN 1-84013-476-3.
- ^ "Modern Firearms – PPD-40", World, RU: Guns, 2011-01-24, retrieved 2011-04-26
External links
Media related to PPD at Wikimedia Commons
- "Modern Firearms – PPD-40", World, RU: Guns, 2011-01-24, retrieved 2011-04-26.
- Basic notes on PPD-34 and PPD-40 (in Russian), RU: Gewehr, 2007-04-11.
- ППД-1934\38\40 (in Russian), RU: Ucoz
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