"using MP40 strike back NAZI SS" - WWII Guns

The MP 40 is a German submachine gun designed by Erma Werke. Utilized extensively by the German military in World War II, the MP 40 has become an iconic weapon in World War II media.

Popular culture has portrayed the MP 40 as the most common weapon in the hands of German soldiers during World War II. This is actually incorrect, as the bolt-action Karabiner 98k was more common, but in films, television, and especially in video games, the MP 40 will be seen issued on at least a one-to-one basis with the Kar 98k, and is often more common than it.

There are a number of common errors related to the magazine; the MP 40's straight dual-column, single-feed magazine was notoriously prone to misfeeding if used as a grip, and the correct grip is either to grasp the magazine well or support the underside of the weapon directly behind it (see how the masked assailant fires the MP 40 at Indiana Jones in Raiders of the Lost Ark). However, it is not strictly incorrect for an actor to grip the magazine, as a wealth of stock photographs exist of real soldiers holding their weapons in this way. Additionally, the MP 40 magazine was prone to spring failures if fully loaded; rather than being loaded with a full 32 rounds, soldiers would typically use 30 or 28. Videogames will almost always show them with a full 32 rounds.