In 1918, the Germans developed the world’s first successful submachine gun-MP18, and then developed the MP38 and MP40 submachine guns during World War II, each of which is known for its excellent performance, and is for later generations. The research of submachine gun provides a reference.
Of course, there will be successes, and there will naturally be failures. Between MP18 and MP38/40, the Germans have actually studied many submachine guns, but most of them were unable to stand alone due to performance defects and were eliminated by the Germans. . But in the end, they are weapons that spend painstaking research and weed out and weed out, but they naturally have some special features, which are worth talking about.
MP35, a submachine gun designed by Emil Bergman. The identity of this person is not simple. His father was named Theodore Bergman and he owned an arsenal. The MP18 submachine gun supplied to the German army during World War I was made by his family, so Emil was exposed to a lot of gun culture since he was a child. After growing up, he became a gun designer and designed the MP32 submachine gun in 1932.
In 1933, Hitler became the head of Germany. In addition to being a firearms designer, Emil was also a young head of the Bergmann Arsenal. His business acumen was quite good, so he was keenly aware that Hitler wanted to expand The ambition of military strength immediately improved the MP32. In 1934, samples were sent to the German Army Ordnance Bureau for review.
The German army was looking for a submachine gun with excellent performance at that time. It was still more interested in Emil's submachine gun. In 1935, it was re-designed as the MP35 submachine gun and delivered to Bergman and Walter for production.
MP35 is the most special thing is that it has a handle, yes, it is the kind of bolt that bolts a rifle, can a submachine gun also pull a bolt? It is quite rare indeed.
The reason for this design is mainly because there were too few German submachine guns at that time. Most soldiers have become accustomed to the operation mode of rifles. If they were suddenly given a brand new weapon, the infantry would find it difficult to adapt, so Emil Retaining the pull handle, so that they can use the MP35 submachine gun as soon as possible.
In addition, the MP35 magazine holder is set on the right side of the gun body, in the same direction as the handle. This design has its advantages and disadvantages. In the past, the MP18 magazine seat was on the left side. Soldiers could use the magazine as a grip when shooting to improve the control of the submachine gun. The MP35 changed the magazine seat to the right side. For some right-handed soldiers, they can no longer be used as a grip, and the weight on the right side is obviously heavier than the left side, which affects the balance of the gun.
There are also advantages, the magazine and the pull handle are on the same side, so that soldiers can use the same pull to bolt the load after changing the magazine. The efficiency of the change is very high. If the magazine and the pull handle are not on the same side, you have to hand over the replacement hand to complete various operations, which is very troublesome.
MP35 does not have a speed machine, but uses a trigger to control single shot or fully automatic. As shown in the animation, if the trigger is pulled halfway, it is a single shot, and if it is pressed hard to the end, it is a fully automatic shot.
In fact, Emil still has a lot of ideas, and has injected many new designs into the MP35, but the output of this submachine gun is only 40,000, which is a gap compared with the million-level MP38/40 it goes without saying.
MP35 was eliminated by the Germans for many reasons. For example, it is too heavy. The buttstock and handguard of MP35 are all wooden materials. The total combat weight is 4.6kg. Like bolted rifles, it affects soldiers' charge speed; such as complex structure. , The trigger control speed certainly makes the operation simple, but it requires a more complicated support from the gun, which leads to cumbersome maintenance; another example is the poor environmental adaptability, the wooden structure is not resistant to wear and corrosion, and it is easy to be too cold or too hot Affect performance.
Generally speaking, MP35 has advantages, but it also has obvious disadvantages. The performance can only be said to be above average, Did not reach the point of being the best. In 1938, with the emergence of the MP38, the status of the MP35 plummeted. Later, the German army even threw 40,000 MP35s to the police and the security forces of the occupied area, and they replaced them with more advanced MP38 submachine guns.
These are second-line troops. They do not fight many times and will not participate in any frontal battles. This leads to the MP35 not having a chance to become famous. In addition, the German army does not pay attention to it. After a long time, it was forgotten by people and became MP38. /40 A failure under the light.
