SMG

A submachine gun (SMG) is a magazine-fed, automatic carbine designed to fire pistol cartridges. The term “submachine gun” was coined by John T. Thompson, the inventor of the Thompson submachine gun.

The submachine gun was developed during World War I (1914–1918). At its zenith during World War II (1939–1945), millions of SMGs were made. After the war, new SMG designs appeared frequently. However, by the 1980s, SMG usage decreased. Today, submachine guns have been largely replaced by assault rifles, which have a greater effective range and are capable of penetrating the helmets and body armor used by modern infantry. However, submachine guns are still used by military special forces and police SWAT teams for close quarters battle (CQB) because they are “a pistol-caliber weapon that’s easy to control, and less likely to over-penetrate the target”.

LIST OF SMG-S:

• Agram 2000
• American-180
• AR-57
• Armaguerra OG-43
• ASALT 96
• Austen submachine gun
• Bechowiec-1
• Beretta 93R
• Beretta Mx4 Storm
• Beretta M12
• Beretta M1918
• Beretta Model 38
• Borz
• Brügger & Thomet MP9
• Calico M960
• Colt 9mm SMG
• CETME C2 submachine gun
• Choroszmanów submachine gun
• Danuvia 43M submachine gun
• Daewoo Precision Industries K7
• EMP 44
• Erma EMP
• FBP submachine gun
• FMK-3 submachine gun
• FNAB-43
• FN P90
• Franchi LF-57
• Hafdasa C-4
• Halcón M-1943
• Halcón ML-57
• H&K UMP
• Heckler & Koch MP5
• Heckler & Koch MP7
• Interdynamic MP-9
• Jatimatic
• KP m/44 submachine gun
• KGP-9
• KRISS Vector
• Labora Fontbernat M-1938
• Lanchester submachine gun
• Lmg-Pist 41/44
• Lusa submachine gun
• M2 Hyde
• M3 submachine gun
• M49 Submachine gun
• M50 Reising
• M56 Submachine gun
• MAC-10
• MAC-11
• Magpul FMG-9
• MAS-38
• MAT-49
• MGD PM-9
• Modern Sub Machine Carbine
• Mors submachine gun
• MP 18
• MP 34
• MP35
• MP 38
• MP 40
• MP 41
• MP 3008
• Onorati SMG
• Orita M1941
• OTS-02 Kiparis
• Owen Gun
• Pindad PM2
• Pistol Mitralieră model 1996 RATMIL
• PP-19 Bizon
• PP-90
• PP-91 KEDR
• PP-93
• PP-2000
• PPD-40
• PPS submachine gun
• PPSH-41
• QCW-05
• Sa vz. 23
• Saab Bofors Dynamics CBJ-MS
• Škorpion
• SIG MKMO
• Socimi Type 821
• Spectre M4
• SR-2 Veresk
• Standschütze Hellriegel M1915
• Stechkin automatic pistol
• Sten
• Sterling submachine gun
• Steyr AUG PARA
• Suomi KP/-31
• Thompson submachine gun
• Tokarev Model 1927
• Type 79 submachine gun
• Type 100 submachine gun
• TZ-45
• United Defense M42
• Uzi
• Vigneron submachine gun
• Vityaz-SN
• Walther MP
• ZB-47