"Translated from German (excerpts)
563rd Grenadier Division
Quartermaster department
Contents: on the use of the "MP-44" submachinegun
Preliminary instructions from the Supreme Command of the Land Forces give the following directions on using the MP-44 submachinegun:
- The MP-44 is a weapon that is used to fire single shots (like a semiautomatic rifle) first and as an automatic weapon second. This weapon meets the requirements for automatic weapons of an individual soldier.The value of this weapon is contained in the high rate of fire and precision, as well as in the ability to concentrate fire. Its value is best demonstrated when several shooters fire together.
- The rate of fire of the MP-44 is 22-28 RPM with single shots (compared to 8-10 with a rifle) and 40-50 in bursts.
- Ammunition (pistol bullet 43) can hit a human target at a range of 1000 meters. A helmet can be penetrated from 600 meters.
- Trials showed that at ranges of up to 500 meters the MP-44 has superior precision to the model 98k rifle when firing single shots. Even inexperienced shooters performed better with the MP-44 than the rifle.
Chief of Staff [signature]
Translated by Military Translator of the Intelligence Department of the Leningrad Front, Sr. Lieutenant Zinder"