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Title: World War II Trivia (012)
Post by: Rafe35 on June 11, 2004, 10:53:06 PM

What was the MP-40?

Title: World War II Trivia (012)
Post by: gunnss on June 11, 2004, 11:17:14 PM

German medium MG.....

Gunns

Title: World War II Trivia (012)
Post by: XtrmeJ on June 11, 2004, 11:41:05 PM

MP-40 was the normal German Medium Machine Gun.  MP-40 is to German as Thompson is to American :p

Title: World War II Trivia (012)
Post by: Bodhi on June 11, 2004, 11:41:58 PM

Machine Pistol of 1940 would be the correct label.

Title: World War II Trivia (012)
Post by: United on June 12, 2004, 12:15:24 AM

AKA the "burp" Gun
(http://www.jokeshop.co.jp/images/battlegear/mp40.jpg)

Title: World War II Trivia (012)
Post by: Widewing on June 12, 2004, 11:39:00 AM

Quote

Originally posted by gunnss
German medium MG.....

Gunns

Medium machine gun? No, it was a sub-machine gun. A medium machine gun would be a Vickers or Maxim. A light machine gun would be an MG 34 or MG 42. Obviously, the Browning M2 HB is classified as a heavy machine gun.

My regards,

Widewing

Title: World War II Trivia (012)
Post by: Rafe35 on June 12, 2004, 03:20:28 PM

Widewing is correct, it is SMG or Sub-Machine gun.  Congrats :aok