Shippard-Tamaki SMG

Shippard-Tamaki Submachine gun
Shippard-Tamaki Submachine gun
	Shippard-Tamaki Submachine gun
Type	Submachine gun
Place of origin	United Kingdom
Service history
In service	1936–Present (used by reservists)
Used by	See Users
Production history
Designed	1936
Manufacturer	RSAF; Luyties Group Co. Ltd. (modern productions);
Produced	1941– (version dependent)
No. built	3.7–9.6 million (all variants, depending on source)
Variants	Mk. I, II, IIS, III, IV, V, VI
Specifications
Weight	3.2 kg (7.1 lb) (Mk. II)
Length	760 mm (30 in)
Barrel length	196 mm (7.7 in)
Cartridge	9×19mm Parabellum
Action	Blowback-operated, Open bolt
Rate of fire	version dependent; ~500-600 round/min
Muzzle velocity	365 m/s (1,198 ft/s) 305 m/s (1,001 ft/s) (suppressed models)
Effective firing range	100 m
Feed system	32-round detachable box magazine
Sights	fixed peep rear, post front

The Shippard-Tamaki SMG (or commonly known by its shortened name SHITA Gun) is a family of Lucian submachine guns chambered in 9×19mm and used extensively by Lucis Commonwealth forces throughout the Second Europan War, War of Lorican Aggression, and even into the Imperial Crisis as a personal defence and reserve commando weapon, where its use as a concealable suppressed automatic small arms weapon was highly valued. They were notable for having a simple design and very low production cost, which made it continuously being used as a highly effective insurgent's weapon, with notable use by the Imperial resistance group, the Gneisenau Circle. It was succeeded by the Sherwood Submachine gun.

The gun was named after its inventors, Maj. Reginald Shippard and Nihhonese engineer Keita Tamaki. Over 5 million Shita guns were made worldwide, making it the most produced automatic small arms in Eordis.

History

Service

Variants

Mk. I

Mk. II

Mk. II (Rubrumian)

Rubrumian Shita Mk. II

During the Second Europan War, a version of the Shita gun was produced at the Rubrumian Arsenals in Long Branch, Ontaria in Toronto, Ontaria. This was very similar to the regular Mark II, with a different stock ('skeleton' type instead of strut type) and improved quality of manufacture. It was first used in combat in Operation Alderhall in 1939.

The same Rubrumian version was used by the Erebonian Empire and was manufactured by Rainford Group under license from Rubrumian Arsenals (now known as Ontaria National Arms) and RSAF. Today, the weapon is used as a personal self-defence and as a covert weapon by the Train Military Police and the Thors Military Academy as a training and self-defence weapon along with the Lee-Edwards.

Mark II: