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The PPD (Russian: Пистоле́т-пулемёт Дегтярёва, romanized: Pistolet-pulemyot Degtyaryova, lit. 'Degtyaryov's machine pistol') is a submachine gun originally designed in 1934 by Vasily Degtyaryov. The PPD had a conventional wooden stock, fired from an open bolt, and was capable of selective fire. It was replaced by the PPSh-41.
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The extracted context around PPD-40 shows recurring relationship patterns in the source. For example, PPD-40 → AlbaniaRepublic, Captured PPD-34/38s, Captured PPD-40s, China, Eastern Front, FinlandNazi Germany, Maschinenpistole, PolandLebanese ForcesNorth KoreaHukbalahapSlovakia, PPD-34/38, Received, Second Sino Japanese War, Slovak, Soviet Union, Soviet Union Spain, Spanish Civil War, Spanish Republican Army, The PPD-34, Used, Yugoslavia Another extracted example is PPD-40 → Basic, Degtyarev's PPD-34/38, Finnish Army ARMY, Gewehr, Jaegerplatoon, Machinepistols, PPD-34, PPD-38, RU, Russian, SMG, The Soviet Union Adopts, Ucoz. Use these groups to spot repeated connection types before inspecting the individual relationships.
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TTTA extracted 51 structured relationships around PPD-40. Examples in this analysis include PPD-40 → Action → Blowback, open bolt and PPD-40 → Barrel length → 273 mm (10.7 in). The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.
| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PPD-40 | Action | Blowback, open bolt | 1.00 | infobox |
| PPD-40 | Barrel length | 273 mm (10.7 in) | 1.00 | infobox |
| PPD-40 | Cartridge | 7.62×25mm Tokarev | 1.00 | infobox |
| PPD-40 | Designed | 1934 | 1.00 | infobox |
| PPD-40 | Designer | Vasily Degtyaryov | 1.00 | infobox |
| PPD-40 | Effective firing range | 200 m (219 yd) | 1.00 | infobox |
| PPD-40 | Feed system | 25-round detachable box magazine 71-round detachable drum magazine | 1.00 | infobox |
| PPD-40 | In service | 1935–1945 (in Soviet service) | 1.00 | infobox |
| PPD-40 | Length | 788 mm (31.0 in) | 1.00 | infobox |
| PPD-40 | Mass | 3.2 kg (7.1 lb) empty | 1.00 | infobox |
| PPD-40 | Muzzle velocity | 490 m/s (1,600 ft/s) | 1.00 | infobox |
| PPD-40 | No. built | Approx. 90,000 | 1.00 | infobox |
| PPD-40 | Place of origin | Soviet Union | 1.00 | infobox |
| PPD-40 | Produced | 1934–1944; most in 1940 | 1.00 | infobox |
| PPD-40 | Rate of fire | 800–1000 rounds/min | 1.00 | infobox |
| PPD-40 | Type | Submachine gun | 1.00 | infobox |
| PPD-40 | Used by | See Users | 1.00 | infobox |
| PPD-40 | Variants | PPD-34, PPD-34/38, PPD-40 | 1.00 | infobox |
| PPD-40 | Wars | Spanish Civil War Winter War Second Sino Japanese War World War II Korean War Hukbalahap Rebellion 1958 Lebanon crisis Lebanese Civil War | 1.00 | infobox |
The concept neighborhoods around PPD-40 bring nearby vocabulary together. In this analysis, examples include Tokarev, Russian and Guns. Use the clusters to find adjacent concepts and terminology that may deserve separate research.
For PPD-40, one of the stronger structural bridges in this analysis connects PPD-40 with History. Bridges highlight paths between different parts of the map and can reveal research angles that are easy to miss in a flat list.
TTTA analyzes the structure around PPD-40 to surface related topics, entities, relationships, concept neighborhoods and bridge connections. Use the map to explore areas such as History & Applications, including less central topics that may reveal useful research gaps. Automatically extracted connections are research leads rather than rewritten encyclopedia content.
Source: Wikipedia — PPD-40 · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout