PPS submachine gun

PPS
PPS-43 with stock extended
Type	Submachine gun
Place of origin	Soviet Union
Service history
In service	1942–1960s (USSR) 1942–present (other countries)
Used by	See Users
Wars	World War II Chinese Civil War Korean War First Indochina War Bay of Pigs Invasion Vietnam War Cambodian Civil War Laotian Civil War Portuguese Colonial War Liberian Civil Wars Rhodesian Bush War Namibian War of Independence Russo-Ukrainian War
Production history
Designer	I. K. Bezruchko-Vysotsky and A. I. Sudayev
Designed	1942
Produced	1942–1946 (USSR only) 1946-1970s (Poland)
No. built	~2 million (USSR)
Variants	PPS-42, PPS-43, M/44, PPS wz. 1943/1952, Type 43
Specifications
Mass	PPS-42: 2.95 kg (6.50 lb) PPS-43: 3.04 kg (6.7 lb)
Length	PPS-42: 907 mm (35.7 in) stock extended / 641 mm (25.2 in) stock folded PPS-43: 820 mm (32.3 in) stock extended / 615 mm (24.2 in) stock folded
Barrel length	PPS-42: 273 mm (10.7 in) PPS-43: 243 mm (9.6 in)
Cartridge	7.62×25mm Tokarev
Action	Blowback, open bolt
Rate of fire	500–600 rounds/min (cyclic rate)
Muzzle velocity	Approx. 500 m/s (1,640 ft/s)
Effective firing range	100–150 m
Maximum firing range	200 m
Feed system	35-round detachable box magazine
Sights	Flip rear sight, fixed blade front sight

The PPS (Russian: ППС – "Пистолет-пулемёт Судаева" or "Pistolet-pulemyot Sudayeva", in English: "Sudayev's submachine-gun") is a family of Soviet submachine guns chambered in 7.62×25mm Tokarev, developed by Alexei Sudayev as a low-cost personal defense weapon for reconnaissance units, vehicle crews and support service personnel.^[1]

The PPS and its variants were used extensively by the Red Army during World War II and were later adopted by the armed forces of several countries of the former Warsaw Pact as well as its many African and Asian allies.