There are 19 Submachine Guns in the Military Factory.
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Ares FMG The Ares folding submachine gun was attempt by a gun manufacturer to create a completely compact submachine gun weapon system. Eugene Stoner, the developer of the M16 rifle and M63 Stoner light machine gun (a Vietnam-era ligh...
Beretta Model 38/42 The Beretta Model 38/42 tried to build upon the Beretta Model 38A, which proved to be too expensive to produce in a wartime environment. The Model 38/42 was an attempt to fix a few minor defects and still create a high qualit...
Colt Commando (XM177E2) Despite it's caliber, the Colt Commando is classified as a submachine gun and was developed from the successful AR-15. The AR-15 proved to be of some use by US Army forces in the Vietnam conflict, leading to the development o...
Fabrique Nationale FN P90 The FN P90 is billed as a 'personal defense weapon' and is thusly designated as a submachine gun and not an assault rifle. The FN P90 is intended to arm auxiliary units (drivers, messengers, clerk-type elements) with a potent...
Heckler & Koch HK MP5 The Heckler & Koch-produced series of MP (Maschinenpistole or 'Machine Pistol') is by far the most popular post-war submachine gun. It is featured by a multitude of special forces, police and army units the world over and is ...
Heckler & Koch HK MP5K The HK MP5K is based on the successful HK MP5-series of submachine gun produced by the German-based firm of Heckler & Koch. The HK MP5K is a specialized shortened version of the base submachine gun featuring a short barrel an...
Heckler & Koch HK MP5N The HK MP5N is another variant of the highly successful HK MP5 series of submachine guns. The 'N' designation is reserved for 'Navy' and stands as the Navy Model of the MP5 series which was designed specifically for use by th...
Heckler & Koch HK MP5SD The HK MP5SD series of submachine guns produced by the firm of Heckler & Koch features at least six silenced versions of the highly successful HK MP5 submachine gun. The 'SD' in the designation indicates it's 'silenced' funct...
IMI UZI The UZI 9 mm was created soon after Israel became a nation state in 1948. The UZI used a revolutionary design in which the pistol grip housed the ammunition clip which perfectly balanced the weapon in one hand. This made it a...
Ingram Mac-10 The Ingram Mac 10 is a direct copy of the Israeli made UZI 9mm weapon. The Mac 10 earned its stripes through primary use by special forces groups, presumably the Navy SEALs. Its 30 round clip of .45 caliber ACP ammunition can...
Kalashnikov AKSU-74 (AKS-74U) The AKSU-74 represents a submachine gun derivative of the AKS assault rifle, both operating with the 5.45mm Soviet cartridge. The AKSU-74 is a shortened version of the assault rifle and features a compact overall design, fold...
Knights Armament M4 MWS (Modular Weapon System) The M4 MWS (Modular Weapon System) is based on the M16A4, which in itself represents a newer incarnation of the base M16A2 currently in service with forces around the globe. The M4 utilizes the strengths and internal working ...
M1 Thompson (Tommy Gun) The M1 Thompson was a production line-friendly version of the 1920's M1928 submachine gun frequently used by police and mob forces alike. The system dropped the delayed blowback principle, muzzle compensator and large ammunit...
M3A1 (Grease Gun) The M3A1 "Grease Gun" was a further development of the base M3 submachine gun. Entering service in 1944, the M3A1 looked to simplify the weapon's production process and practices in order to streamline the result and ship the...
Maschinenpistole 40 (MP40) Whereas the MP43 submachine gun, though proving a success, was too much for war time production, the MP40 was offered up as a redesigned model featuring more in the way of welded construction and pressed components. Modificat...
PPSh-41 The PPSh-41 became the staple of the Soviet Army soldier in the Second World War. The PPSh-41 was given a need to fill as a cheap to produce and mechanically simple submachine gun with a high rate of fire.
Designed by Geor...
Sten Mk II The Sten MK (or Mark) II was the widely produced version of the popular British Sten series of submachine gun with over two million produced in just three years during the war. The Sten-series as a whole was based on the prin...
The submachine gun was born from the desire of gunsmiths to provide the single infantryman the power of the machine gun with the portability that was the rifle in the earlier part of the 20th Century - more so during the First World War. It would not be until the Second World War that the submachine gun would truly take the stage as a viable infantry weapon on all sides of the conflict. The M1 Thompson stands as one of the finer examples of the submachine gun to emerge from the Second World War. Complicated and difficult to produce in large quantities, the system was nevertheless reliable and well received by both American and British troops alike. The 30-round clip offered up the ability to fire the powerful man-stopping .45 ACP caliber ammunition with a good rate of fire. Likewise, the British were more apt to use their own production submachine gun known as the Sten series. This weapon was portable and highly reliable and would end up in various forms by the end of the war. Consequently, the Germans were always in need of infantry weapons to supply their ever-growing fronts. The MP40 was such a weapon, offering up nearly identical performance of the American M1 Thompson and well suited to mass production techniques. Which ever flavor you look at, the submachine really came into its own. Today it serves a much defined purpose within the evolution of special forces groups around the world. The German Heckler & Koch MP5 series of submachine guns remains the best in the world, offering up a tremendous pedigree and numerous reliable yet specialized variants to boot. The ability for the single infantry man to "sweep" a room with a high rated firing submachine gun has never been more important than it is today - an age where close quarters combat is the norm as much as is battlefield engagements.
