| Tango01 | 06 Apr 2017 3:58 p.m. PST |
"Green lemon posted a few interesting pictures on Twitter. It seems we're looking at an MP40 sub-machine gun in Syria. The markings on the machine gun suggest it was made in the late Styer production, 1942. One benefit with this gun (versus an Stg 44 which are also…"
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whitphoto  | 06 Apr 2017 4:28 p.m. PST |
Pointing a potentially loaded weapon at his driver? |
| Joes Shop | 06 Apr 2017 4:31 p.m. PST |
Test fired one two years ago: difficult to control and definitely has a 'learning curve' although not as bad as the Thompson. |
| Terrement | 06 Apr 2017 4:34 p.m. PST |
Thompsons like to climb the ladder, IIRC. Always liked the look of them, though. Too many episodes of The Untouchables, I guess. |
| StarCruiser | 06 Apr 2017 5:47 p.m. PST |
Both the MP-40 and Thompson are legends for a good reason…they both made history. It just happens that both are quite sturdy and reliable as well. |
 Cyrus the Great | 06 Apr 2017 9:16 p.m. PST |
An unofficial favorite for some U.S. personnel in Viet Nam. |
| Lion in the Stars | 07 Apr 2017 2:25 a.m. PST |
Sturdy, reliable, and fires readily-available ammunition. What's not to like? |
| SGT Yuengling | 07 Apr 2017 8:40 a.m. PST |
The Thompson's heavy .45 round was perfect for jungles, and short range combat with is heavy 250 grain bullets. |
| Steve Wilcox | 07 Apr 2017 9:14 a.m. PST |
The Forgotten Weapons guys highly praised the MP40 in a video back in February:
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 Weasel | 07 Apr 2017 12:39 p.m. PST |
Interestingly, from photo's, it seems everyone appreciated the enemy's SMG. You can find Americans, Brits and Soviets all toting the odd MP40, while plenty of Germans got their hands on PPSH's and Sten guns. The shade of green improving with the distance to the grass no doubt :) |
 ochoin  | 09 Apr 2017 4:02 p.m. PST |
@ Weasal Undoubtedly, true. There's also the age old (from Homer's Iliad, at least) custom of stripping weapons & equipment from dead enemies to prove your prowess. |
| Weasel | 09 Apr 2017 5:32 p.m. PST |
Plus, if the TO&E only authorizes you one gun, you can "authorize" a few extra from an enemy trench :) |
| Tango01 | 11 Apr 2017 12:02 p.m. PST |
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| Gunfreak | 12 Apr 2017 1:09 a.m. PST |
Well the luger was a priced trophy during WW2 for the allies, even tho it's totally crap next to the 1911 |
| Bangorstu | 12 Apr 2017 4:18 a.m. PST |
Weasel – everyone thinks the enemy has better weapons, if only because you rarely get to see how effective your own ones are…. |
