The MP18.1 manufactured by Theodor Bergmann Abteilung Waffenbau was the first practical submachine gun used in combat. It was introduced into service in 1918 by the German Army during World War I as the primary weapon of the Stosstruppen assault groups specialized in trench combat.
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length (km)
0.832
weight (kg)
4180.0
origin
German Empire
type
Submachine gun
used in war
Chaco War, Chinese Civil War, World War II, Second Sino-Japanese War, World War I
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