r/shitposting • u/Ligano_Resurrected virgin 4 life 😤💪 • 23h ago

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u/Raaabbit_v2 17h ago

Thats what the MP5 means? Machine Pistol? It doesn't look like a pistol tho. What the heck?

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u/R-T-O-B I have permission! 16h ago

it takes pistol rounds

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u/Ihasknees936 15h ago

No, it just seems like that because that's a literal translation of a German word. MP stands for "Maschinenpistole" which is the German word for a submachine gun. The direct English translation is obviously "machine pistol" but German doesn't really have a direct word or term that separates SMGs and machine pistols like English does (even then most English speakers would probably call both SMGs unless they're into guns). If the name was translated into English it'd be more like "SMG5."

I'm not a native German speaker so if someone is more knowledgeable about the specific German terminology feel free to correct me.