ShPP-40

ShPP-40
ShPP-40
	ShPP-40 with a drum magazine
Type	Submachine gun
Place of origin	Autocratic East Europan Imperial Alliance;
Service history
In service	1940-Present
Used by	See Users
Wars	Second Europan War; War of Lorican Aggression; Post-War of Lorican Aggression Crisis; Imperial Crisis;
Production history
Designer	Dmitri Shukhov
Designed	1939
Manufacturer	Numerous
Produced	1940-1965
No. built	Approx. 6,000,000
Specifications
Weight	3.63 kg (8.0 lb) (without magazine)
Length	843 mm (33.2 in)
Barrel length	269 mm (10.6 in)
Cartridge	7.62×25mm Tokarev
Action	Blowback, open bolt
Rate of fire	900 to over 1,000 rounds/min
Muzzle velocity	488 m/s (1,600.6 ft/s)
Effective firing range	125 - 150 m
Maximum firing range	200m - 250m
Feed system	35-round box magazine or 71-round drum magazine
Sights	Iron sights

The ShPP-40 (Shukhov pistolet-pulemyot; Volgodish: Шухов Пистолет-пулемёт; "Shukhov machine pistol") is an Imperial submachine gun designed by Dmitri Shukhov in response to the Balambian Kpist/-31 and the M1928 Theimer. Common nickname is "papasha" (Volgodish: папаша), meaning "daddy".

The ShPP is a magazine-fed selective fire submachine gun using an open bolt, blowback action. Made largely of stamped steel, it can be loaded with either a box or drum magazine and fires the 7.62×25mm Tokarev pistol round.

The PPSh saw extensive combat use during the Second Europan War and War of Lorican Aggression. It was deemed for use by Imperial Assault troops whilst its existing SMG, the EMP-40 was delegated to officers and use by small independent units. It was one of the major infantry weapons of the Grand Imperial Army during the Second Europan War. Around six million ShPP-41s were manufactured.