Tora^2

Feb 15 2007, 05:14 AM

The SMG may have been rendered obsolete by assault rifles as a personal weapon for 1st-line infantry. However as ADRoth has said, they still have vital roles to play in the battlefield.

Their primary use would be as Personal Defense Weapons for use by non-combat troops like truck drivers, medics and in armored vehicle crews when they need to defend themselves from attack and they cannot carry assault rifles or carbines because of the weight of the other equipment they carry or the tight spaces they work in (like the interior of a tank).

Special Operations Forces could also use SMGs for infil ops where the nature of combat would be up close and personal and travelling light and fast is necessary. With the Grease gun being chambered for .45 gives it a excellent advantage since the round has strong stopping power and if used by a suppressed weapon won't have its muzzle velocity seriously compromised since the .45 is a subsonic round to begin with.

The M3A1 can actually go head to head with the H&K UMP45 which costs a lot more.



Caliber: .45ACP, .40SW and 9x19mm Luger/Para
Weight: 2.1 - 2.2 kg empty
Lenght (stock closed/open): 450 / 600 mm
Barrel lenght: 200 mm
Rate of fire: 600 - 700 rounds per minute
Magazine capacity: 10, 25, 30 rounds
Effective range: 100 meters

The UMP (Universal Machinen-Pistole = Universal Submachine Gun) had been developed by the Heckler & Koch company of Germany in the mid- to late- 1990s and first appeared on the markets in 1999. The key idea behind the UMP was to ceate lightweight and powerful submachine gun, that also will be cheaper than one of the J&K's flagships, the MP-5. UMP, being targeted primary for USA law enforcement market, first appeared in .45ACP and .40SW chamberings, and later - in 9mm.

The UMP is a blowback-operated select-fire submachine gun, being fired from the closed bolt. The receiver is made from the polymer, the controls are fully ambidextrous. UMP can be fired in full-auto, in single shots, and in 2 or 3 round bursts (optional). UMP also has bolt hold-open device, which traps the bolt in the open position when the last round from magazine had been fired. UMP has side-folding buttstock and two set of picatinny rails - one on the top of the receiver, and the other - on the forend. These rails can accept wide variety of sighting and other equipment, such as red-dot sights, laser pointers, tactical grips and flashlights. The barrel has quick mount for snap-on silencer.

http://world.guns.ru/smg/smg16-e.htm