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PPSh-41: History & Applications

The PPSh-41 (Russian: Пистоле́т-пулемёт Шпа́гина-41, romanized: Pistolét-pulemyót Shpágina-41, lit. 'Shpagin's machine-pistol-41') is a selective-fire, open-bolt, blowback submachine gun that fires the 7.62×25mm Tokarev round. It was designed by Georgy Shpagin in the Soviet Union to be a cheaper and simplified alternative to the PPD-40.

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PPSh-41 topic overview

The analysis highlights History and Applications as prominent areas in the source structure around PPSh-41.

Related topics
112
Source areas
5
Connected nodes
117
Extracted relationships
222
Concept neighborhoods
30
Bridge connections
117

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.

Users · 61 topics
History · 30 topics
Overview · 15 topics
Features · 5 topics
Variants · 1 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
269 mm (10.6 in)
Cartridge
7.62×25mm Tokarev 7.63×25mm Mauser 9×19mm Parabellum (captured German versions)
Designed
1941
Designer
Georgy Shpagin
Effective firing range
150 m - 200 m

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

Features

Users

Variants

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 PPSh-41 connects Entity context

The extracted context around PPSh-41 shows recurring relationship patterns in the source. For example, PPSh-41 → Afghan Army, Afghanistan, After, AK-47, Albania Angola, Also, Angolan War, Arms Factory, At, Austria Soviet, Berlin Wall, Border Troops, BulgariaChina, Busan, Captured, Chinese Type, Combat Groups, Continuation War, CroatiaCubaCzechoslovakia, Cugir Arms Plant Another extracted example is PPSh-41 → AK-47, China, Chinese-made, Croat, Croatian, Croatian War, German, However, Independence, It, K-50, K-50M, Korean War, Mauser, Modifications, MP41, MP717, North Korean-made, North Vietnamese-modified, Parabellum. Use these groups to spot repeated connection types before inspecting the individual relationships.

PPSh-41

Top relations

related to Former · 90
PPSh-41 → Afghan Army, Afghanistan, After, AK-47, Albania Angola, Also, Angolan War, Arms Factory, At, Austria Soviet, Berlin Wall, Border Troops, BulgariaChina, Busan, Captured, Chinese Type, Combat Groups, Continuation War, CroatiaCubaCzechoslovakia, Cugir Arms Plant
related to Variants · 30
PPSh-41 → AK-47, China, Chinese-made, Croat, Croatian, Croatian War, German, However, Independence, It, K-50, K-50M, Korean War, Mauser, Modifications, MP41, MP717, North Korean-made, North Vietnamese-modified, Parabellum
related to Korean War · 27
PPSh-41 → After, Army, Chinese People's Volunteer Army, Chinese PPSh, Chinese Type, Communist, During, Hal Moore, In, Infantry, Korea, Korean War, KPA, M1, M1 Garand, M2, North Korea's Korean People's, North Korean Type, Other, PPSh
related to World War II · 24
PPSh-41 → Barrel, By, Finland, Finnish Army, Georgy Shpagin, In September, March, Moscow, Mosin, Nagant, November, Party, PPD, PPD-40, PPSh, Shpagin, Soviet, Soviet Union, Suomi KP/-31, The
Wars · 17
PPSh-41 → Bay of Pigs Invasion, First Indochina War, Hungarian Revolution of 1956, Iraq War, Korean War, Lebanese Civil War, Malayan Emergency, Portuguese Colonial War, Rhodesian Bush War, Russo-Ukrainian War, Somali Civil War, Soviet–Afghan War, Syrian civil war, Vietnam War, World War II, Yom Kippur War, Yugoslav Wars
related to Features · 12
PPSh-41 → It, No, PPSh, PPShs, Soviet, The, The PPSh, The PPSh-41, Though, Tokarev, Weighing, World War II
related to External links · 2
PPSh-41 → PPSh, Video
Action · 1
PPSh-41 → Blowback, open bolt
Barrel length · 1
PPSh-41 → 269 mm (10.6 in)
Cartridge · 1
PPSh-41 → 7.62×25mm Tokarev 7.63×25mm Mauser 9×19mm Parabellum (captured German versions)

Important terminology

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

Important terminology

war used ppsh drum world magazine soviet ii captured submachine army produced also weapon made type gun box korean magazines

PPSh-41 relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

TTTA extracted 222 structured relationships around PPSh-41. Examples in this analysis include PPSh-41 → Action → Blowback, open bolt and PPSh-41 → Barrel length → 269 mm (10.6 in). The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.

SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
PPSh-41ActionBlowback, open bolt1.00infobox
PPSh-41Barrel length269 mm (10.6 in)1.00infobox
PPSh-41Cartridge7.62×25mm Tokarev 7.63×25mm Mauser 9×19mm Parabellum (captured German versions)1.00infobox
PPSh-41Designed19411.00infobox
PPSh-41DesignerGeorgy Shpagin1.00infobox
PPSh-41Effective firing range150 m - 200 m1.00infobox
PPSh-41Feed system35-round box magazine or 71-round drum magazine 32-round box magazine (captured German versions)1.00infobox
PPSh-41In service1941–present1.00infobox
PPSh-41Length843 mm (33.2 in)1.00infobox
PPSh-41ManufacturerNumerous1.00infobox
PPSh-41Mass3.63 kg (8.0 lb) (without magazine)1.00infobox
PPSh-41Muzzle velocity488 m/s (1,600.6 ft/s)1.00infobox
PPSh-41No. builtApprox. 6,000,0001.00infobox
PPSh-41Place of originSoviet Union1.00infobox
PPSh-41Produced1941–1947 (USSR) Mid 1940s–present (Other countries)1.00infobox
PPSh-41Rate of fire1,250 RPM1.00infobox
PPSh-41SightsIron sights1.00infobox
PPSh-41TypeSubmachine gun1.00infobox
PPSh-41Used bySee Users1.00infobox
PPSh-41VariantsSee Variants1.00infobox
PPSh-41WarsWorld War II1.00infobox
PPSh-41WarsFirst Indochina War1.00infobox
PPSh-41WarsMalayan Emergency1.00infobox
PPSh-41WarsKorean War1.00infobox
PPSh-41WarsHungarian Revolution of 19561.00infobox
PPSh-41WarsPortuguese Colonial War1.00infobox
PPSh-41WarsBay of Pigs Invasion1.00infobox
PPSh-41WarsVietnam War1.00infobox
PPSh-41WarsRhodesian Bush War1.00infobox
PPSh-41WarsYom Kippur War1.00infobox

Related concept clusters Concept neighborhoods

The concept neighborhoods around PPSh-41 bring nearby vocabulary together. In this analysis, examples include Submachine, Guns and War. Use the clusters to find adjacent concepts and terminology that may deserve separate research.

  • PPSh-41
    • Submachine
    • Guns
    • War
    • Produced
    • Soviet
    • Type
    • 25mm
    • Union
    • Gun
    • Army
    • World
    • Drum
  • ppsh-41
    • Submachine
    • Guns
    • War
    • Produced
    • Soviet
    • Type
    • 25mm
    • Union
    • Gun
    • Army
    • World
    • Drum
  • soviet union
    • Union
    • Submachine
    • Guns
    • 71-round
    • Service
    • Army
    • Magazine
    • Also
    • Produced
    • Drum
    • Ppsh
    • Captured
  • world war ii
    • Ii
    • World
    • War
    • Captured
    • Ppsh-41s
    • German
    • Used
    • Forces
    • Produced
    • Submachine
    • 71-round
    • Service
  • korean war
    • World
    • Captured
    • Used
    • War
    • Forces
    • German
    • Produced
    • Submachine
    • Source
    • Unreliable
    • Type
    • Army
  • red army
    • Red
    • Union
    • Captured
    • Soviet
    • Rate
    • Service
    • War
    • Fire
    • German
    • Ppsh-41
    • Type
    • Ppsh-41s
  • drum magazine
    • Magazine
    • 71-round
    • Magazines
    • Mm
    • Ppsh
    • Weapon
    • Soviet
    • Barrel
    • Rate
    • Korean
    • Ppsh-41
    • Union
  • winter war
    • World
    • Captured
    • Used
    • Forces
    • German
    • Produced
    • Submachine
    • Source
    • Unreliable
    • Army
    • Ppsh-41s
    • Use

Connections between topic areas Semantic bridges

For PPSh-41, one of the stronger structural bridges in this analysis connects PPSh-41 with Users. 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
PPSh-41Users · splits 56 ⟂ 62
PPSh-41History · splits 87 ⟂ 31
PPSh-41Overview · splits 102 ⟂ 16
PPSh-41Features · splits 112 ⟂ 6

Map overview Semantic statistics

PPSh-41

Nodes118
Edges117
Triples222
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.016949
Components1

Source & methodology

TTTA analyzes the structure around PPSh-41 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 — PPSh-41 · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout

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