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I like the MP40
MrBern said:its hard to compare the two.
The carbine wasnt semi-auto til after the war.
Twitch said:The mark of the submachine gun is that it requires no special cartridge. They use pistol ammo folks.
Story said:From our perspective, true, but the Russians and their old subjects still refer to the various marks of AK47/74 with the Soviet-era term 'submachine guns'. Pop the term into Googlenews.com and see what comes up.
Vladimir Berkov said:Actually, the Russians use different terms for "submachine gun" and "assault rifle." A submachine gun is a "Pistolet-pulemet," as in PPSh-41, PPS-43, etc.
An assault rifle is an "Avtomat" as in AK-47, AKM, AVT-40, etc.
Vladimir Berkov said:I guess the Russian news media is no better than ours then. The ignorance the press has concerning firearms always amazes me.