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MP 18

The MP 18 (Maschinen-Pistole 18) is a German submachine gun designed and manufactured by Bergmann Waffenfabrik. Introduced into service in mid-1918 by the German Army during World War I, the MP 18 was intended for use as a short-range weapon for trench warfare that would provide individual soldiers with increased firepower over a pistol.

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Action
Open-bolt blowback
Barrel length
200 mm (7.9 in)
Cartridge
9×19mm Parabellum · 7.63×25mm Mauser (export) · 7.65×21mm Parabellum (export) · 9x23mm Largo (export) (MP 28/II) · 9x25mm Mauser (export) (MP 28/II)
Designed
1917
Designer
Hugo Schmeisser
Feed system
10-round Mauser pattern detachable box magazine (MP 18,III and MP 18,IV prototypes) · 20-round detachable box magazine (prototypes, post WW1, MP 28/II) · 30-round detachable box magazine (post WW1) · 32-round detachable box magazine (MP 28/II) · 32-round detachable TM 08 drum magazine (WW1)

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MP 18

Nodes132
Edges131
Triples315
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.015152
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MP 18

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related to Users · 133
MP 18 → Adopted, After WW1, Alagoas, Alberta Provincial Police, Alberta Provincial Police China, An, Angico Raid, Approx, April, Around, Avispero, Belgian, Belgium, Belorussia, Bergmann, Bergmann MP, Bergmanns, Bergmmans, Bolivia, Bolivian
related to World War I · 33
MP 18 → According, Amiens, August, Battalion, Battle, Canada, Canadian, CEF, Contrary, Existing, French, German, Germans, Infantry Brigade, Infantry Division, Infantry Regiments, Instead, Is, July, Major-general Ernst
related to history · 19
MP 18 → An, Bergmann Waffenfabrik, C96 Mauser, Four, German Army, German Rifle Testing Commission, Hugo Schmeisser, II, III, In, IV, Luger, Maschinenpistole, MP, Spandau, The, Theodor Bergmann, They, What
related to Evolution · 18
MP 18 → Bergmann, China, Chinese Republican, Dagu, Hanyang, It, Its, Large, Luger, Mauser, MP, SIG Bergmann, SIG Switzerland, Swiss, The, The Bergmann MP, Tsing Tao, World War
related to Post-war service · 18
MP 18 → After, Foreign Minister Walther Rathenau, Freikorps, Germany, In, Its, Many, MP, One, Ordnungspolizei, Sicherheitspolizei, SiPo, Spartacist, The, The MP, These, Treaty, Versailles
Wars · 16
MP 18 → 1924 Estonian coup d'état attempt, Chaco War, Chinese Civil War, German Revolution, German-Czechoslovak War, Greater Poland uprising (1918–1919), Ifni War, Indonesian National Revolution, Iranian crisis of 1946, Irish Civil War[citation needed], Rif War, Second Sino-Japanese War, Spanish Civil War, Warlord Era, World War I, World War II
related to Treaty of Versailles · 14
MP 18 → Automatic, German Army's, Germany, II, III, MP, No, Restrictions, Tables No, The, There, This, Treaty, Versailles
related to External links · 12
MP 18 → Animation, Arms Review, ArmsMP, Bergmann MP, China, II Successor, ILuger Artillery, Mauser Parabellum, MP, The MP28, Trommelmagazine, Tsing Tao
Feed system · 9
MP 18 → 10-round Mauser pattern detachable box magazine (MP 18,III and MP 18,IV prototypes), 20-round detachable box magazine (prototypes, post WW1, MP 28/II), 30-round detachable box magazine (post WW1), 32-round detachable box magazine (MP 28/II), 32-round detachable TM 08 drum magazine (WW1), 36-round detachable box magazine (Spanish Avispero copy), 40-round Mauser pattern detachable box magazine (MP 18,III and MP 18,IV prototypes, SIG 1920), 50-round magazine from Lanchester (MP 28/II), 50-round Mauser pattern detachable box magazine (MP 18,III and MP 18,IV prototypes, SIG 1920)
related to Design details · 8
MP 18 → Luger, MP, Sten, The, The MP, Though Schmeisser, TM, World War II

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mp 18 submachine guns gun sig magazine war 28 used bergmann police ii world use german weapon pieper first schmeisser

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MP 18ActionOpen-bolt blowback1.00infobox
MP 18Barrel length200 mm (7.9 in)1.00infobox
MP 18Cartridge9×19mm Parabellum1.00infobox
MP 18Cartridge7.63×25mm Mauser (export)1.00infobox
MP 18Cartridge7.65×21mm Parabellum (export)1.00infobox
MP 18Cartridge9x23mm Largo (export) (MP 28/II)1.00infobox
MP 18Cartridge9x25mm Mauser (export) (MP 28/II)1.00infobox
MP 18Cartridge.45 ACP (export) (MP 28/II)1.00infobox
MP 18Designed19171.00infobox
MP 18DesignerHugo Schmeisser1.00infobox
MP 18Feed system10-round Mauser pattern detachable box magazine (MP 18,III and MP 18,IV prototypes)1.00infobox
MP 18Feed system20-round detachable box magazine (prototypes, post WW1, MP 28/II)1.00infobox
MP 18Feed system30-round detachable box magazine (post WW1)1.00infobox
MP 18Feed system32-round detachable box magazine (MP 28/II)1.00infobox
MP 18Feed system32-round detachable TM 08 drum magazine (WW1)1.00infobox
MP 18Feed system36-round detachable box magazine (Spanish Avispero copy)1.00infobox
MP 18Feed system40-round Mauser pattern detachable box magazine (MP 18,III and MP 18,IV prototypes, SIG 1920)1.00infobox
MP 18Feed system50-round Mauser pattern detachable box magazine (MP 18,III and MP 18,IV prototypes, SIG 1920)1.00infobox
MP 18Feed system50-round magazine from Lanchester (MP 28/II)1.00infobox
MP 18In service1918–1945 (Germany)1.00infobox
MP 18Length832 mm (32.8 in)1.00infobox
MP 18ManufacturerBergmann Waffenfabrik1.00infobox
MP 18ManufacturerC.G. Haenel (MP 28/II)1.00infobox
MP 18ManufacturerLindelof Konetehdas (Lindelof Submachinegun)1.00infobox
MP 18ManufacturerPieper (Mi 34)1.00infobox
MP 18ManufacturerQingdao Iron Works1.00infobox
MP 18ManufacturerSIG (SIG M1920)1.00infobox
MP 18Mass4.18 kg (9.2 lb) 4.0 kg (8.8 lb) (MP 28/II)1.00infobox
MP 18Muzzle velocity380 m/s (1,247 ft/s)1.00infobox
MP 18No. built~ 37,000 (MP 18) ~ 5,000 (SIG 1920, not including chinese copies) 80,000 (MP 28)1.00infobox

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