When Papasha Speaks Duck and Cover

 Armed with the dreaded "Papasha" submachine gun, this Soviet assault team advances towards the hated enemy on the Eastern front. Papasha (Daddy) was the Soviet soldiers nickname for the popular, and numerous, PPSh-41 7.62 mm (.30 cal.) submachine gun.
 

Few weapons were more iconic and symbolic of the Soviet fight in the Great Patriotic War (World War II) than the PPSh-41 with its circular 71 round magazine. Put into production in 1941, the 6,000,000+ units of the Papasha saw action in every major engagement on the Eastern Front. When the war concluded, millions of these weapons were given to Soviet allied states including Red China and North Korea. In the Korean War the PPSh-41 was given the nickname "Burb Gun" by American GI's due to the unique sound it made while in select fire mode.

While not up to the standards of modern assault rifles,  Papashas continued to see action in conflicts throughout the last half of the 20th century. Some have even been used in 21st century actions including the Ukranian-Russian War,

These are plastic and metal pieces that I painted in January.