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PPD-40: History & Applications

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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PPD-40 topic overview

The analysis highlights History and Applications as prominent areas in the source structure around PPD-40.

Related topics
42
Source areas
3
Connected nodes
45
Extracted relationships
51
Concept neighborhoods
20
Bridge connections
45

What this topic covers Research coverage

Source areas are shown by the number of related topics found in each part of the analysis. Use smaller areas too: they can reveal specialized angles and content gaps.

History · 18 topics
Users · 15 topics
Overview · 9 topics

Smaller areas are not necessarily less important. They contain fewer connections in this analysis and can be useful for finding specialized angles or coverage gaps.

Key facts & relationships

High-confidence facts extracted from structured source data. Use them as anchors for further research.

Action
Blowback, open bolt
Barrel length
273 mm (10.7 in)
Cartridge
7.62×25mm Tokarev
Designed
1934
Designer
Vasily Degtyaryov
Effective firing range
200 m (219 yd)

Explore all related topics Closing gaps

Browse the complete topic structure, not only the most central items. Less prominent entities and concepts can reveal missing angles, specialized context and useful research gaps. Each item opens a new analysis centered on that subject.

Overview

History

Users

Advanced semantic analysis

Deeper signals for content research, entity SEO and topical coverage. The plain-language headings explain what each technical view is useful for.

How PPD-40 connects Entity context

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.

PPD-40

Top relations

related to Users · 19
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
related to External links · 13
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
Action · 1
PPD-40 → Blowback, open bolt
Barrel length · 1
PPD-40 → 273 mm (10.7 in)
Cartridge · 1
PPD-40 → 7.62×25mm Tokarev
Designed · 1
PPD-40 → 1934
Designer · 1
PPD-40 → Vasily Degtyaryov
Effective firing range · 1
PPD-40 → 200 m (219 yd)
Feed system · 1
PPD-40 → 25-round detachable box magazine 71-round detachable drum magazine
In service · 1
PPD-40 → 1935–1945 (in Soviet service)

Important terminology

Use these terms to understand the vocabulary surrounding the topic, not as a checklist for keyword stuffing.

Important terminology

ppd-34 ppd 38 soviet produced used war submachine union degtyaryov guns ppsh-41 designed 1934 vasily russian captured also service 1935

PPD-40 relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

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.

SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
PPD-40ActionBlowback, open bolt1.00infobox
PPD-40Barrel length273 mm (10.7 in)1.00infobox
PPD-40Cartridge7.62×25mm Tokarev1.00infobox
PPD-40Designed19341.00infobox
PPD-40DesignerVasily Degtyaryov1.00infobox
PPD-40Effective firing range200 m (219 yd)1.00infobox
PPD-40Feed system25-round detachable box magazine 71-round detachable drum magazine1.00infobox
PPD-40In service1935–1945 (in Soviet service)1.00infobox
PPD-40Length788 mm (31.0 in)1.00infobox
PPD-40Mass3.2 kg (7.1 lb) empty1.00infobox
PPD-40Muzzle velocity490 m/s (1,600 ft/s)1.00infobox
PPD-40No. builtApprox. 90,0001.00infobox
PPD-40Place of originSoviet Union1.00infobox
PPD-40Produced1934–1944; most in 19401.00infobox
PPD-40Rate of fire800–1000 rounds/min1.00infobox
PPD-40TypeSubmachine gun1.00infobox
PPD-40Used bySee Users1.00infobox
PPD-40VariantsPPD-34, PPD-34/38, PPD-401.00infobox
PPD-40WarsSpanish Civil War Winter War Second Sino Japanese War World War II Korean War Hukbalahap Rebellion 1958 Lebanon crisis Lebanese Civil War1.00infobox

Related concept clusters Concept neighborhoods

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.

  • vasily degtyaryov
    • Designed
    • Vasily
    • Gun
    • Ppd
    • Submachine
    • Union
    • See
    • Tokarev
    • Used
    • Users
    • Soviet
    • Bolt
  • submachine gun
    • Designed
    • Vasily
    • Degtyaryov
    • See
    • Users
    • Guns
    • Submachine
    • Also
    • Ppd-34
    • Russian
    • Service
    • Winter
  • winter war
    • Service
    • War
    • Winter
    • See
    • Users
    • Gun
    • Also
    • Designed
    • Forces
    • Ppds
    • Vasily
    • Captured
  • soviet union
    • Union
    • Used
    • Vasily
    • War
    • Submachine
    • Users
    • Tokarev
    • Army
    • Service
    • Winter
    • Metal
    • Ppsh-41
  • soviet partisans
    • Union
    • Used
    • War
    • Vasily
    • Submachine
    • Users
    • Tokarev
    • Army
    • Metal
    • Ppsh-41
    • Service
    • Winter
  • PPD-40
    • Tokarev
    • Russian
    • Guns
    • Submachine
    • Army
    • Designated
    • Metal
    • Ppsh-41
    • Vasily
    • Captured
    • Union
    • Used
  • ppd-40
    • Tokarev
    • Russian
    • Guns
    • Submachine
    • Army
    • Designated
    • Metal
    • Ppsh-41
    • Vasily
    • Captured
    • Union
    • Used
  • open bolt
    • Bolt
    • Fire
    • Open
    • Tokarev
    • Ppd
    • Designed
    • Vasily
    • Degtyaryov
    • Union
    • Ppd-40
    • Used
    • Soviet

Connections between topic areas Semantic bridges

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.

Min side: 3
PPD-40History · splits 27 ⟂ 19
PPD-40Users · splits 30 ⟂ 16
PPD-40Overview · splits 36 ⟂ 10

Map overview Semantic statistics

PPD-40

Nodes46
Edges45
Triples51
Avg. degree1.96
Density0.043478
Components1

Source & methodology

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

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