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The Suomi KP/-31 (Finnish: Suomi-konepistooli m/31 or "Finland-machine-pistol mod. 1931") is a Finnish submachine gun that was mainly used during World War II. It is a descendant of the M-22 prototype and the KP/-26 production model, which was revealed to the public in 1925. It entered service in Finland in 1931, and remained in use until the ...
The new submachine gun was a much cheaper design than the Suomi submachine gun and could be manufactured much faster. [1] All parts were made out of stamped steel (excluding the barrel, bolt and the wood hand grips). [citation needed] The weight of the gun was almost halved compared to the Suomi (2.95 kg vs. 5 kg). [2]
On the battlefield, the Lahti-Saloranta M/26 was found to be heavy, hard to clean due to the 188 parts of the gun, and lacking in magazine capacity. It was nicknamed Kootut virheet, "assorted mistakes". On the other hand, proficient gunners liked and took full advantage of the exceptional accuracy of the weapon, and with oiling adapted for ...
76 mm gun M1900 [17] 76 mm divisional gun M1902 [17] 76 mm infantry gun Model 1913 & 76 LK/10/13 variants [17] Canon de 75 modèle 1922 Schneider [17] 76 mm regimental gun M1927 [17] 76 mm divisional gun M1936 (F-22) [17] 87 mm light field gun M1877 [18] De Bange 90 mm cannon [18] 42-line field gun M1877 [18] QF 4.5-inch howitzer [19]
Aimo Johannes Lahti (April 28, 1896 – April 19, 1970) [1] was a self-taught Finnish weapons designer. Of the 50 weapons he designed, the best known is the Suomi KP/-31 SMG. . Other well-known weapon designs of his include the Lahti-Saloranta M/26 LMG, Maxim M/32-33 and Sampo L-41 MMG, Lahti L-35 pistol, and Lahti L-39 anti-tank ri
KP m/44 submachine gun; S. Suomi KP/-31 This page was last edited on 18 September 2019, at 03:55 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution ...
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Model Origin Type Quantity Image Details BMP-2MD Soviet Union Finland Infantry fighting vehicle: 110 [1]: All vehicles modernized to the Finnish BMP-2MD standard with a new main gun supplied by Slovakian ZTS Special AS, thermal imaging and Polish multi-spectral camouflage Berberys-R between 2015 and 2019.