Krautman Posted February 21, 2005 Share Posted February 21, 2005 Well, i just read that ole "Greatest SMG of WWII" thread, and imho, the Beretta is the greatest, at least in CM! Puny firepower, but squads equipped with it have such a high ammo rating (-Italian Parachute SMG). How come? Could you use it in single-fire mode to save ammo? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renaud Posted February 22, 2005 Share Posted February 22, 2005 Yes, the Modello 38A and Modello 38/42 both had dual triggers. The forward trigger was for single shots, the rear trigger for auto fire. I can see no reason why either model would have much different firepower than the MP40. They both used 20 and 40-round box magazines. the 38A probably had better accuracy with a barrel 6" longer than the 38/42. Both were used extensively by the german and italian armies. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
securityguard Posted February 22, 2005 Share Posted February 22, 2005 Was it true the Modello was effective up to 275m or so? I heard this, probably a rumor. Someone prove me wrong or right. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renaud Posted February 22, 2005 Share Posted February 22, 2005 securitygaurd: The Modello 38A has the longest barrel of any WWII SMG I know of. The MP40 barrell was 9.9" long, the 38A 12.4" long. It was originally manufactured as a single-shot carbine with high accuracy and later evolved into a full SMG. It comes equipped with 500 meter sights. It was manufactured to pre-war high-quality standards. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tero Posted February 22, 2005 Share Posted February 22, 2005 Originally posted by Renaud: The Modello 38A has the longest barrel of any WWII SMG I know of. The MP40 barrell was 9.9" long, the 38A 12.4" long. A side note: the Suomi SMG barrel is 314mm long which would make it 12,362 inches. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David I Posted February 22, 2005 Share Posted February 22, 2005 Tero, A submachine gun with a barrel 12,362" long might be accurate but it would be a little awkward to move around. IMHO. DavidI 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cogust Posted February 22, 2005 Share Posted February 22, 2005 Another instance of the European (at least the non-native English speaking bit I think) decimal comma clashing with the American decimal point. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tero Posted February 24, 2005 Share Posted February 24, 2005 Actually, the correct form for the 12362" to read as thousands would be 12 362" No wonder the US engineers could not get their reverse engineered MG-42 copy to work. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew H. Posted February 24, 2005 Share Posted February 24, 2005 Originally posted by Tero: Actually, the correct form for the 12362" to read as thousands would be 12 362" No wonder the US engineers could not get their reverse engineered MG-42 copy to work. That was a problem with the "G" - US weapons have to start with an "M" followed by a hyphen or a number - it you follow the M with another letter, the weapon just won't work. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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