MP3008 (Maschinenpistole 3008)

1945 WORLD WAR 2

• 1 MP3008 (Submachine Gun 3008) History
• 2 MP3008 (Submachine Gun 3008) Specification
  • 2.1 Roles
  • 2.2 Dimensions
  • 2.3 Performance
  • 2.4 Changes

MP3008 (Submachine Gun 3008) History

1945 was a disastrous year for the German army. By April, as the Allies approached from the south and west and the Soviet Union advanced from the east, Hitler's territory had shrunk to previously unimaginable levels. Relentless air strikes led by the United Kingdom and the United States unleashed the German war machine, and key production areas fell into the hands of the enemy, severely limiting the resources and warfare capabilities of the Third Reich.

As the situation deteriorated, the government launched several "people's" programs to provide enough arms to militia groups, local police and ordinary Germans to eventually defend Germany itself. The guns were generally crudely constructed for rapid production, and their operation was equally as simple, and it was hoped that the combined national pride might somehow turn the tide of the war in Germany's favor.

MP 3008 (Machine Gun 3008) was the ultimate submachine gun design, designed to arm all types of German defenders. Design work began in early 1945, and the system turned out to be nothing more than a "redesigned" British STEN (Mk II) submachine gun with only subtle German influences to accommodate the pressure requirements - mainly its bottom-mounted feed (the classic STEN feeds from side magazines).

Surprisingly, the sound and overall performance of this replica is roughly equivalent to the British STEN Mk II.

It should be noted that from the second half of 1944, the German concerned Mauser had produced a local unlicensed copy of the British STEN Mk II in "Gerat Potsdam". The specimens are exact replicas with English markings and may have been used with German secret forces at some point.

About 28,000 of this type are believed to have been made.

The British STEN itself proved to be a war-winning design for Britain and its allies, serving in numerous post-WWII conflicts from 1941 to the 1960s. STEN takes its name from two of its designers - Major Reginald Sheppard and Harold Turpin - whose initials ("ST") were in Enfield Lock ("EN") where they were originally manufactured. ")Before. Overall, the weapon is named "STEN" and it is believed that approximately 37-4.6 million units were produced.

The crude but functional STEN was born out of an equally urgent need to arm Britain in the event of a German invasion of the British Isles - as the tide has been turning since 1945.

The MP 3008 is as simple as its British counterpart, with a predominantly metal design, with a tubular receiver housing the main working parts that span most of the weapon's length. Overall length is 30 inches and weighs just over 7 pounds. The trigger area is integrated by an additional support structure fixed under the receiver, while the trigger is enclosed in a thin-line large rectangular guard.

The stock has a hard metal tube or a wooden stock, which is traditionally mounted at the rear to support the weapon on the shoulder (the shoulder pad is integrated into the end of the stock). The barrel protrudes a short distance from the tubular receiver, and the sight is simple - a front blade with a rear porthole mount for some degree of range accuracy. The magazine feed is located under the front of the receiver, similar to the MP38/MP40 series submachine guns, and can also be used as a foregrip. The pull handle is installed on the right side of the fuselage, and its internal spring is clearly visible along the cutout.

The ejection port is also located on the right side of the receiver, above the magazine feed, and ejects spent cartridges to the operator's right side.

The MP 3008 is designed around an open bolt blowback operating system (like the previous STEN Mk II) and has a rate of fire of 450 rounds per minute. The weapon is fed by a standard 32-round detachable straight case magazine (same as the STEN Mk II) and has an effective range of 100 meters.

The muzzle velocity is 1,200 feet per second. As such, the weapon can deliver a large amount of fire at a target or target area with relative ease.

Around 10,000 MP 3008 units were produced by the end of the war, although their availability did not stop the tide of German defeat. The barely produced MP 3008 is different from the rest of the production pool simply because there is no uniform facility for mass distribution of this type. Consequently, the commissioned workshop utilized existing materials, resulting in several variations of the basic concept - hence the use of welded wire or solid wood.

In any case, the weapon was secondary in the grand plans of the war, although it was considered one of the last desperate projects produced by Germany before its collapse in May 1945.

MP3008 (Submachine Gun 3008) Specification

Roles

Dimensions

Performance

Changes