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MP 40
Popular culture has portrayed the MP40 as the most common weapon in the hands of WW2 German soldiers; this is actually incorrect, as the bolt-action Kar 98 was more common, but in movies and especially in videogames the MP40 will be seen issued on at least a one-to-one basis with the Kar 98, and is often more common than it.
There are a number of common errors related to the magazine; the MP40's straight dual-column, single-feed magazine was notoriously prone to misfeeding if used as a grip, and the correct grip is to grasp the top of the magazine well. However, it is not strictly incorrect for an actor to grip the magazine, as a wealth of stock photographs exist of real soldiers holding their weapons in this way. Additionally, the MP40 magazine was prone to spring failures if fully loaded; rather than being loaded with a full 32 rounds, soldiers would typically use 30 or 28. Videogames will almost always show them with a full 32 rounds.
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
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
Film
- German soldiers/paratroopers in Soldier of Orange (1977)
- Dutch resistance fighters in Soldier of Orange (1977)
- German soldiers in The Odessa File (1974)
- German soldiers in They Fought for Their Country (1975)
- German soldiers in Dozhit do rassveta (1975)
- German soldiers in Charlotte Gray (2001)
- James MacArthur as Lt. Weaver in Battle of the Bulge (1965)
- Az oroszlán ugrani készül (1969)
- Marlon Brando as Lt. Christian Diestel in The Young Lions (1958)
- Shining Through (1992)
- The Guns of Navarone (1962)
- Bryan Brown as Roland Tyler in F/X (1986)
- Germans and Basterds in Inglourious Basterds (2009)
- German soldiers in Brother's War (2009)
- German soldiers in Attack on Leningrad (2007)
- German soldiers in Life is Beautiful
- German soldiers in Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971)
- German soldiers and Soviet soldiers in Officers (Ofitsery) (1971)
- German soldiers in Hell Is for Heroes
- German soldiers in Schindler's List
- Nazi Commandos in The Rocketeer
- Timothy Dalton as Neville Sinclair in The Rocketeer
- Michael Caine as Captain Douglas in Play Dirty
- Nigel Davenport as Captain Cyril Leech in Play Dirty
- German soldiers in To Be or Not to Be (1983)
- German soldiers in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
- German soldiers in Raiders of the Lost Ark
- German soldiers in Saving Private Ryan
- German soldiers in Band of Brothers
- A German soldier in Anne's dream in The Diary of Anne Frank
- German soldiers in A Bridge Too Far
- German soldiers in Kelly's Heroes
- German Soldiers in Battle of the Bulge
- German Soldiers and the Allied prisoners in Von Ryan's Express
- Andrew Robinson as The Scorpio Killer in Dirty Harry
- Various characters in Goldfinger
- Venice assassins in Moonraker
- Various German soldiers in Downfall aka "Der Untergang"
- Roman soldiers in Jesus Christ Superstar
- Used by Clint Eastwood and various Nazi's in the movie Where Eagles Dare
- German soldiers in Bulletproof Monk
- One of Dr. Evil's Henchmen in Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery
- SS guards in The Grey Zone
- The Big Red One (1980)
- German Soldier in To Hell and Back (1955)
- German Soldiers in The Longest Day (1963)
- The Bridge at Remagen (1969)
- The Devil's Brigade (1968)
- Charlton Heston as Robert Neville in Omega Man, The
- German soldiers in X-Men
- Danila Bagrov in Brother 2
- Victor Buono in The Silencers
- Blofeld's henchmen in From Russia with Love
- German soldiers and Sgt. Mamochkin (Aleksey Panin) in Star (Zvezda), The (2002)
- Thug in Max Payne
- German soldiers and Russian partisans in Trial of the Road (Proverka na dorogakh) (1971)
- Senior Lt. Evgeniy Tamantsev (Vladislav Galkin) in In August of 1944 (2001)
- Leonid Kuravlyov as Professor Larsen and several gangsters in Copper Angel (Medny angel) (1984)
- Jean-Paul Belmondo as Sgt. Pierre Augagneur in Les Morfalous (1984)
- Pietro Martellanza as Mike Rand and Cobra's henchmen in The Cobra (1967)
- Boryslav Brondukov as Pepelenko in The anxious month of September (Trevozhnyy mesyats Veresen) (1976)
Television
- Athena Karkanis as ATF Agent Mendoza in Guns
- Used by German Soldiers in the Sanctuary episode "Normandy" (2011)
Video Games
- Commandos 2: Men of Courage (as the "Sub-machine Gun")
- Commandos 3: Destination Berlin (as the "Submachine Gun")
- Medal of HonorPlaystation 1
- Silent Storm (MP38, MP40, MP40-II,)
- Velvet Assassin (not usable)
Anime
- Can be seen in the home of Rally Vincent in Gunsmith Cats
- Nazi soldiers in Hellsing
- White Bell cultists in The Skull Man
- Street thug in Appleseed
- Sect members in Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade
Animation
- A Robber in The Incredibles
MP38
Film
- German soldiers in The Keep
- German NCOs in Enemy at the Gates
- German SS NCOs in The Grey Zone
- German soldier in Downfall (Der Untergang)
- Some German soldiers and officers in Brest Fortress (Brestskaya Krepost), The (2010)
Video Games
MP41
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.
Film
- German Soldier in Enemy at the Gates
- Mr. Bean's Holiday
- Hart's War
Video Games
- Silent Storm (Includes a silenced version)
- Red Orchestra: Ostfront 41-45
Anime