PPS-43

designed by I. K. Bezruchko-Vysotsky and A. I. Sudayev

Submachine gunsSoviet UnionIn service since 1943

PPS-43 — Photo: unknown author · CC BY-SA 4.0 · background removed

Key specs

Origin: Soviet Union
Caliber: 7.62×25mm Tokarev
Action: Blowback
Rate of fire: 500–600 rds/min
Muzzle velocity: 500 m/s
Effective range: 100 m
Maximum range: 200 m
Magazine: 35 rounds
Weight (empty): 2.95 kg
Length: 907 mm
Barrel length: 273 mm
Designer: I. K. Bezruchko-Vysotsky and A. I. Sudayev
Designed: 1942
Produced: 1943–1946
Units produced: 2,000,000

Ammunition

7.62×25mm TokarevPistol · Soviet Union · 1930

Compatible gear

No optics or accessories are linked to this weapon yet.

Users & conflicts

Conflicts

World War IImost notable Korean War Vietnam War Russo-Ukrainian War

Sources

Wikipedia: PPS submachine gun, Wikipedia