Soviet Weapons
of World War II
Soviet Weapons
of World War II
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TOKAREV AVT-40
DESCRIPTION: The AVT-40 is a slight modification of the SVT-40. SVT stands for "Samozaryadnaya Vintovka Tokareva" - "Selfloading Rifle of Tokarev". This was a derivative of the SVT-38. The numbers represent the year they came into service.
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MOSIN-NAGANT SNIPER
DESCRIPTION: Used extensively through the war (actually adopted in 1891), the Mosin-Nagant was roughly equivalent to the US M1 Garrand. Some were fitted with scopes for use by the sniper corps.
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MOSIN-NAGANT
DESCRIPTION: Used extensively through the war (actually adopted in 1891), the Mosin-Nagant was roughly equivalent to the US M1 Garrand. Some were fitted with scopes for use by the sniper corps.
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TOKAREV TT-30/33
DESCRIPTION: The Tokarev was introduced in the early 1930's (started manufactire in 1933) as a replacement for the Nagant revolver. Due to demand and the low priority afforded to pistol production the Tokarev was used alongside the Nagant not replacing it until after the war. Pistols were issued to the Soviet infantry at a much lower rate than in most other armies, the majority of Tokarev production was used to arm the crews of aircraft and armored vehicles.
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MACHINE GUNS |
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DP (DEGTYAREV PECHOTNYI, or DEGTYAREV INFANTRY) 28 LMG
DESCRIPTION: The DP (, or Degtyarev Infantry) light machine gun was one of the first small arms designed after the 1917 in USSR. It was adopted as an standard LMG of Red Army in 1928 and served with distinction until the end of World War 2
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PISTOLET-PULMET DEGTJAREVA "SUBMACHINE GUN OF DEGTJAREVA"
MODEL 1938/1940 PPD 34/38/40 DESCRIPTION: The PPD-34/38, developed by V.A. Degtjarev, is little more than a copy of the German MP-28 although features from the Finnish m/1931 Suomi are also present, the 71 round drum being a direct copy. The Soviets used a small number of these weapons during the Spanish Civil war and again during the Russo-Finnish Winter war. The Soviets decided the submachinegun was to be an important weapon in future wars. An improved design the PPD-1940 was introduced in 1940 but like the earlier designs it was too complicated for mass production. A less complex weapon was desired and the result was the PPSh-41.
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PISTOLET-PULEMYOT SHPAGINA - "SUBMACHINE GUN OF SHPAGIN" MODEL1941
PPSh-41 DESCRIPTION: Designed by Georgii Shpagin, it was much cheaper and quicker to make than the preceeding models and was finished roughly. About 5 million PPSh guns had been made by 1945, and the Soviets adapted their infantry tactics to take full advantage of such huge numbers: often complete units were armed with nothing else. In Russia, the PPSh went out of service in the late 1950s, but it has been supplied in enormous quantities to the satellite and pre-Communist countries, so that it will still be seen for many years
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SOKOLOV PULEMYOT 1910 MAXIMA
DESCRIPTION: The PM 1910, was produced in vast numbers and was widely used by the Soviets in WW II and the North Koreans and the CCF in the Korean War. Still in use in the 70's, it is probably the longest-lived of the Maxim variants.
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FUGASNAYA ("HIGH EXPLOSIVE") F-1 FRAGMENTATION GRENADE DESCRIPTION: This is the F-1 Fugasnaya ("high explosive") fragmentation grenade made and used by the Russians during WWII.
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RUCHNAYA GRANATA DEGTYAREVA ("HAND GRENADE OF THE DEGTYAREV DESIGN")
1943 (RGD-43) STICK GRENADE DESCRIPTION: The RGD-33 was the next generation replacement to the W.W.I. Model 1914/30 stick grenade, which also had a released igniter fuze mechanism. Used from 1943 until the end of the Vietnam War.
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HAND GRENADE MODEL 1914/30
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RUCHNAYA PROTIVOTANKOVAYA GRANATA ("HAND ANTI-TANK GRENADE")1943
(RPG-43) HEAT ANTI-TANK DESCRIPTION: This was Russia's first shaped charge, H.E.A.T. (High Explosive Anti-Tank) grenade for anti-tank purposes. It replaced the RPG-40 which was an ordinary stick grenade with an oversized high explosive head. This grenade could penetrate 75mm of armor.
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MOLOTOV COCKTAIL
DESCRIPTION: World War II saw the birth of the Molotov Cocktail, a gasoline-filled bottle, with a rag stuffed in the top.
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