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* German Soldier in ''[[Enemy at the Gates]]''
* German Soldier in ''[[Enemy at the Gates]]''
* ''[[Mr. Bean's Holiday]]''
* ''[[Mr. Bean's Holiday]]''
* ''[[Hart's War]]''


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Revision as of 17:04, 28 November 2010

Popular culture has portrayed the MP40 as an almost stereotypical sub-machine gun as it is so prevalent in both war movies and video games, nearly to the point of surpassing the fame of the Thompson Submachine Gun.

In movies and video games, soldiers usually incorrectly hold the MP40 by its magazine instead of its grip right above the trigger which is the proper way to hold it. They also usually never fold out the stock. I guess its because it makes the German Army look more like "gangsters" rather than soldiers. Any trained soldier would know how to properly hold the gun.

The MP40 sub-machine gun (or one of it's variants) can be seen in the following films, television series, video games, and anime used by the following actors:


MP40

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MP40 submachine gun - 9x19mm
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MP40 9x19mm

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MGC replica MP40 converted to fire 9x9mm blanks

Specifications

  • Weight: 4 kg (8.82 lb)
  • Length: 833 mm (32.8 in) stock extended / 630 mm (24.8 in) stock folded
  • Barrel length: 251 mm (9.9 in)
  • Cartridge: 9x19mm Parabellum
  • Action: Straight blowback, open bolt
  • Rate of fire: 550 rounds/min
  • Muzzle velocity: ~380 m/s (1,247 ft/s)
  • Effective range: 100 m
  • Maximum range: 200 m
  • Feed system: 32-round detachable box magazine
  • Sights: Hooded front blade, fixed and flip-up U-notch rear

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Television

Video Games

Anime

Animation


MP38

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The MP38. The sub-machine gun of the German Military Before 1940. It was still used in small quantities in 1941 and 1942.

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Video Games


MP41

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The MP41. It was produced and used in small quantities in 1941 to 1942.

Haenel/Schmeisser MP41 was a copy of the MP40 produced from 1941-42. It saw usage with the SS and Police during World War II. It featured wooden furniture and a wooden stock. Production ended because of legal action by the designers of the MP40.

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Video Games

Anime