This included the development of the submachine gun, or a smaller-sized, man-portable machine gun chambered for pistol cartridges. The Germans were some the the first to develop and field a ...

Except for Al Capone, Gen. John Thompson would be forgotten by all but serious devotees of military history. The two never met, being cut from different cloth. Thompson, a khaki-clad military man ...

Submachine guns (SMGs) are an interesting category of weapons. They are typically defined as selective-fire weapons that feed from a removable magazine and fire a pistol round. Some countries do ...

Designed by Georgy Shpagin, this submachine gun became a staple of Soviet infantry, known for its reliability, simplicity, and impressive rate of fire. The PPSh-41 was designed during the late ...

DECATUR — In the latest example of a disturbing trend, police believe a submachine gun was used to unleash a hail of bullets on a Decatur street early Sunday morning. Decatur police patrol ...

In “Modern Warfare 2,” developer Infinity Ward created a new system for leveling up weapons and tuning attachments, adding countless ways to kit out your favorite rifle, submachine gun ...