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	===Rifles and SMGs===		===Rifles and SMGs===
	[[image:Mosin_Nagant_189130.jpeg\|thumb\|300px\|right\|The Moist Nugget]]		[[image:Mosin_Nagant_189130.jpeg\|thumb\|300px\|right\|The Moist Nugget]]
	* '''Mosin-Nagant''': The average Soviet soldier in World War II was armed with a Mosin Nagant bolt action rifle. A time tested design that had been in service for half a century at that point through World War I and two revolutions (and subsequent Civil War) with a few tweaks. It was a bare bones five-shot gun, but was cheap to make, simple to service, robust and reliable and could put a 7.62×54mmR round through a ~~German~~ at ranges up to 800 meters.		* '''Mosin-Nagant''': The average Soviet soldier in World War II was armed with a Mosin Nagant bolt action rifle. A time tested design that had been in service for half a century at that point through World War I and two revolutions (and subsequent Civil War) with a few tweaks. It was a bare bones five-shot gun, but was cheap to make, simple to service, robust and reliable and could put a 7.62×54mmR round through a Nazi at ranges up to 800 meters.
	* '''SVT-40''': The Soviets intended to replace the Mosin with the SVT-40 semi-automatic rifle earlier in the 1940s. It was a good rifle, but what held it back was that it was too fragile for the dumbfuck farmers that were using them, and more importantly it cost too much to try and produce during a war in numbers required. Still, more than 1.5 million were made. It was at least on par with the Gewehr 43 (which had systems copied from it), and better than the Gewehr 41, interestingly enough. The Soviets continued to work on the idea of semi-auto rifles and soon after the war introduced the SKS. The SKS was expected to become the rifle component of the AK-47's planned SMG status while sharing the shortened intermediate round with the AK, but upon realizing the AK outclassed it in all ways except simplicitiy the SKS mainly became a ceremonial and export weapon.		* '''SVT-40''': The Soviets intended to replace the Mosin with the SVT-40 semi-automatic rifle earlier in the 1940s. It was a good rifle, but what held it back was that it was too fragile for the dumbfuck farmers that were using them, and more importantly it cost too much to try and produce during a war in numbers required. Still, more than 1.5 million were made. It was at least on par with the Gewehr 43 (which had systems copied from it), and better than the Gewehr 41, interestingly enough. The Soviets continued to work on the idea of semi-auto rifles and soon after the war introduced the SKS. The SKS was expected to become the rifle component of the AK-47's planned SMG status while sharing the shortened intermediate round with the AK, but upon realizing the AK outclassed it in all ways except simplicitiy the SKS mainly became a ceremonial and export weapon.
	* '''Winchester Model 1895''': Yes, a goddamn lever-action rifle. In WWII. In Russia. The Russian Empire had procured a large quantity of them in WWI to make up for shortages of Mosin-Nagant rifles, and the Soviets still had some around for the Winter War. Unlike the vast majority of lever-actions, the Model 1895 was adapted to use stripper clips of 7.62x54mmR, to simplify logistical concerns and overall useability.		* '''Winchester Model 1895''': Yes, a goddamn lever-action rifle. In WWII. In Russia. The Russian Empire had procured a large quantity of them in WWI to make up for shortages of Mosin-Nagant rifles, and the Soviets still had some around for the Winter War. Unlike the vast majority of lever-actions, the Model 1895 was adapted to use stripper clips of 7.62x54mmR, to simplify logistical concerns and overall useability.

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	===Rifles and SMGs===		===Rifles and SMGs===
	[[image:Mosin_Nagant_189130.jpeg\|thumb\|300px\|right\|The Moist Nugget]]		[[image:Mosin_Nagant_189130.jpeg\|thumb\|300px\|right\|The Moist Nugget]]
	* '''Mosin-Nagant''': The average Soviet soldier in World War II was armed with a Mosin Nagant bolt action rifle. A time tested design that had been in service for half a century at that point through World War I and two revolutions (and subsequent Civil War) with a few tweaks. It was a bare bones five-shot gun, but was cheap to make, simple to service, robust and reliable and could put a 7.62×54mmR round through a ~~Nazi~~ at ranges up to 800 meters.		* '''Mosin-Nagant''': The average Soviet soldier in World War II was armed with a Mosin Nagant bolt action rifle. A time tested design that had been in service for half a century at that point through World War I and two revolutions (and subsequent Civil War) with a few tweaks. It was a bare bones five-shot gun, but was cheap to make, simple to service, robust and reliable and could put a 7.62×54mmR round through a German at ranges up to 800 meters.
	* '''SVT-40''': The Soviets intended to replace the Mosin with the SVT-40 semi-automatic rifle earlier in the 1940s. It was a good rifle, but what held it back was that it was too fragile for the dumbfuck farmers that were using them, and more importantly it cost too much to try and produce during a war in numbers required. Still, more than 1.5 million were made. It was at least on par with the Gewehr 43 (which had systems copied from it), and better than the Gewehr 41, interestingly enough. The Soviets continued to work on the idea of semi-auto rifles and soon after the war introduced the SKS. The SKS was expected to become the rifle component of the AK-47's planned SMG status while sharing the shortened intermediate round with the AK, but upon realizing the AK outclassed it in all ways except simplicitiy the SKS mainly became a ceremonial and export weapon.		* '''SVT-40''': The Soviets intended to replace the Mosin with the SVT-40 semi-automatic rifle earlier in the 1940s. It was a good rifle, but what held it back was that it was too fragile for the dumbfuck farmers that were using them, and more importantly it cost too much to try and produce during a war in numbers required. Still, more than 1.5 million were made. It was at least on par with the Gewehr 43 (which had systems copied from it), and better than the Gewehr 41, interestingly enough. The Soviets continued to work on the idea of semi-auto rifles and soon after the war introduced the SKS. The SKS was expected to become the rifle component of the AK-47's planned SMG status while sharing the shortened intermediate round with the AK, but upon realizing the AK outclassed it in all ways except simplicitiy the SKS mainly became a ceremonial and export weapon.
	* '''Winchester Model 1895''': Yes, a goddamn lever-action rifle. In WWII. In Russia. The Russian Empire had procured a large quantity of them in WWI to make up for shortages of Mosin-Nagant rifles, and the Soviets still had some around for the Winter War. Unlike the vast majority of lever-actions, the Model 1895 was adapted to use stripper clips of 7.62x54mmR, to simplify logistical concerns and overall useability.		* '''Winchester Model 1895''': Yes, a goddamn lever-action rifle. In WWII. In Russia. The Russian Empire had procured a large quantity of them in WWI to make up for shortages of Mosin-Nagant rifles, and the Soviets still had some around for the Winter War. Unlike the vast majority of lever-actions, the Model 1895 was adapted to use stripper clips of 7.62x54mmR, to simplify logistical concerns and overall useability.

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Ground Attack

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	Side-note: most of the fighters above were recycled into ground-attackers when an improved version/model came out, but due to pretty much hitting their jackpot almost straight away the soviets had very few different models of straight-up designed ground-pounders.		Side-note: most of the fighters above were recycled into ground-attackers when an improved version/model came out, but due to pretty much hitting their jackpot almost straight away the soviets had very few different models of straight-up designed ground-pounders.
	*'''Sukhoi Su-2''': an early attempt at a dedicated ground attack plane. Not really successful, but it paved the way for further development and launched the career of Pavel Osipovich Sukhoi. He then drew up an improved version, the Su-6, but it lost the acceptance trials to...		*'''Sukhoi Su-2''': an early attempt at a dedicated ground attack plane. Not really successful, but it paved the way for further development and launched the career of Pavel Osipovich Sukhoi. He then drew up an improved version, the Su-6, but it lost the acceptance trials to...
	*'''[[Il-2 Sturmovik\|Ilyushin Il-2 'Shturmovik]]'''': The Flying Tank. The Beast. The Black Death. The most produced combat airplane of all times with over 36.000 built. If you look at the epoch's literarure/propaganda, this was an absolute monster able to turn entire Panzer divisions into molten slag from above. The reality, however, needs some nuance. On paper, the IL-2 was only a so-so design: slow, not very maneuvrable, heavily armed and armored but only able to take on a modest payload of bomb or rockets. Decent for the job of dropping some high-explosive death on the invading Sauerkrauts and occasional interception of bombers/transports if no fighters were available, but not much else. So, why does he epitomizes the apex of soviet production of the time? Simple, remember what we said above: ease of production, ease of use, ruggedness. [[Awesome\|The IL-2 delivered all three in spades]]. It was a (realtively speaking) easy and forgiving airplane to fly which meant pilots could become proficient on them rather quickly, it could take some absurd amounts of punishment and remain air-worthy, and it could be manufactured in huge numbers easily. Ergo: it was the perfect plane at the perfect time for the soviets, and the small payload and overall so-so if not poor accuracy of its weapons mattered very little in the end where they could throw 30, 60, or even 120 airplanes at a given target and still have some in reserve just in case. As [[God-Emperor of Mankind\|Good Ole' Joe]] once said: quantity has a quality of its own!		*'''[[Il-2 Sturmovik\|Ilyushin Il-2 'Shturmovik]]'''': The Flying Tank. The Beast. The Black Death. The most produced combat airplane of all times with over 36.000 built. If you look at the epoch's literarure/propaganda, this was an absolute monster able to turn entire Panzer divisions into molten slag from above. The reality, however, needs some nuance. On paper, the IL-2 was only a so-so design: slow, not very maneuvrable, heavily armed and armored but only able to take on a modest payload of bomb or rockets. Decent for the job of dropping some high-explosive death on the invading Sauerkrauts and occasional interception of bombers/transports if no fighters were available, but not much else. So, why does it epitomizes the apex of soviet production of the time? Simple, remember what we said above: ease of production, ease of use, ruggedness. [[Awesome\|The IL-2 delivered all three in spades]]. It was a (realtively speaking) easy and forgiving airplane to fly which meant pilots could become proficient on them rather quickly, it could take some absurd amounts of punishment and remain air-worthy, and it could be manufactured in huge numbers easily. Ergo: it was the perfect plane at the perfect time for the soviets, and the small payload and overall so-so if not poor accuracy of its weapons mattered very little in the end where they could throw 30, 60, or even 120 airplanes at a given target and still have some in reserve just in case. As [[God-Emperor of Mankind\|Good Ole' Joe]] once said: quantity has a quality of its own!

	===Bombers===		===Bombers===

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Ground Attack

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	===Ground Attack===		===Ground Attack===
	Side-note: most of the fighters above were recycled into ground-attackers when an improved version/model came out, but due to pretty much hitting ~~the~~ jackpot straight away the soviets had very few different models of straight-up designed ground-pounders.		Side-note: most of the fighters above were recycled into ground-attackers when an improved version/model came out, but due to pretty much hitting their jackpot almost straight away the soviets had very few different models of straight-up designed ground-pounders.
	*'''Ilyushin Il-2 'Shturmovik''''		*'''Sukhoi Su-2''': an early attempt at a dedicated ground attack plane. Not really successful, but it paved the way for further development and launched the career of Pavel Osipovich Sukhoi. He then drew up an improved version, the Su-6, but it lost the acceptance trials to...
			*'''[[Il-2 Sturmovik\|Ilyushin Il-2 'Shturmovik]]'''': The Flying Tank. The Beast. The Black Death. The most produced combat airplane of all times with over 36.000 built. If you look at the epoch's literarure/propaganda, this was an absolute monster able to turn entire Panzer divisions into molten slag from above. The reality, however, needs some nuance. On paper, the IL-2 was only a so-so design: slow, not very maneuvrable, heavily armed and armored but only able to take on a modest payload of bomb or rockets. Decent for the job of dropping some high-explosive death on the invading Sauerkrauts and occasional interception of bombers/transports if no fighters were available, but not much else. So, why does he epitomizes the apex of soviet production of the time? Simple, remember what we said above: ease of production, ease of use, ruggedness. [[Awesome\|The IL-2 delivered all three in spades]]. It was a (realtively speaking) easy and forgiving airplane to fly which meant pilots could become proficient on them rather quickly, it could take some absurd amounts of punishment and remain air-worthy, and it could be manufactured in huge numbers easily. Ergo: it was the perfect plane at the perfect time for the soviets, and the small payload and overall so-so if not poor accuracy of its weapons mattered very little in the end where they could throw 30, 60, or even 120 airplanes at a given target and still have some in reserve just in case. As [[God-Emperor of Mankind\|Good Ole' Joe]] once said: quantity has a quality of its own!

	===Bombers===		===Bombers===

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Airplanes

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	===Fighters===		===Fighters===
			*'''Polikarpov I-15 'Chaika''''
			*'''Polikarpov I-16 'Ishak''''
	*'''Yakovlev Yak-1'''		*'''Yakovlev Yak-1'''
	*'''~~Yakolev~~ Yak-3'''		*'''Yakovlev Yak-3'''
	*'''~~Yakolev~~ Yak-7'''		*'''Yakovlev Yak-7'''
	*'''~~Yakolev~~ Yak-9'''		*'''Yakovlev Yak-9'''
			*'''Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-3'''
			*'''Lavochkin-Gorbunov-Gudkov LaGG-3'''
			*'''Lavochkin La-5'''
			*'''Lavochkin La-7'''

	===Ground Attack===		===Ground Attack===
	*'''Ilyushin Il-2'''		Side-note: most of the fighters above were recycled into ground-attackers when an improved version/model came out, but due to pretty much hitting the jackpot straight away the soviets had very few different models of straight-up designed ground-pounders.
			*'''Ilyushin Il-2 'Shturmovik''''

	===Bombers===		===Bombers===
			*'''Polikarpov Po-2 'Kukuruznik''''
			*'''Petlyakov Pe-2 'Peshka''''
			*'''Petlyakov Pe-8''': A soviet B-17 analogue, (in)famous for both carrying a fuckheug 5-tons bomb and performing the soviet analogue of the Doolittle Raid on Germany. Strategic bombing wasn't a priority for them in WW2, though, so only around a hundred were built.
			*'''Yakovlev Yak-2/Yak-4''': a twin engine light bomber. Not great, but it earmarked Alexander Sergeyevich Yakovlev as a worthy designer, which eventually led to all the fighters above (and more after the war).
			*'''Tupolev Tu-4''': ''What you saying, comerade? American B-29? Nyet, nyet, this is genuine Soviet airplane made for dropping of glorious proletariat atomic bombs on capitalist swine heads!'' Joke pretty much says it all: Soviets got their hands on 3-4 B-29's that force-landed in their territory after bombing Japan and just copied them. Only real differences are the soviet-vintage engines and defensive guns (NS-23 autocannons instead of Ma Deuces).

	==Misc==		==Misc==
	*'''RS-82 Air-to-Ground missile''': Soviet scientists had an interest in rocketry in the 1930s and this was a byproduct. Simple rockets were put on aircraft wings and fired off in the general direction. They were a really nasty suprise to the IJA at the Battles of Khalkhin Gol and they'd be the bane of the German Army on the Eastern Front. Accuracy was really bad, but they were cheap and anything they did hit would feel the pain.		*'''RS-82 Air-to-Ground missile''': Soviet scientists had an interest in rocketry in the 1930s and this was a byproduct. Simple rockets were put on aircraft wings and fired off in the general direction. They were a really nasty suprise to the IJA at the Battles of Khalkhin Gol and they'd be the bane of the German Army on the Eastern Front. Accuracy was really bad, but they were cheap and anything they did hit would feel the pain.
	{{WW2}}[[Category:History]]		{{WW2}}[[Category:History]]

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	* Stuff they got via Lend-Lease from when they were allies with Britain and America.		* Stuff they got via Lend-Lease from when they were allies with Britain and America.

	Another thing to keep in mind is the soviet mindset of the epoch. They valued, in this order: simplicity of use, ruggedness/ease of maintenance and efficiency. When you need to equip a massive army of people coming from all over the largest country in the world, that can barely understand one another despite speaking the same language, with most barely having ever operated a car or tractor in their lives, and you need it to do it like yesterday in the ~~sgortest~~ possible time; one very quickly can see the appeal of an 'okay' design that is easy to mass-produce, instruct in its usage and that can take the abuse of a ~~porrly~~-trained user over a perhaps superior one who is only one (or even none) of the three. Yes, there were outliers, but they were often restricted to elite units and produced in ridiculously low numbers compared to PPSh-41's/T-34's/IL-2 ''Shturmovik'''s		Another thing to keep in mind is the soviet mindset of the epoch. They valued, in this order: simplicity of use, ruggedness/ease of maintenance and efficiency. When you need to equip a massive army of people coming from all over the largest country in the world, that can barely understand one another despite speaking the same language, with most barely having ever operated a car or tractor in their lives, and you need it to do it like yesterday in the shortest possible time; one very quickly can see the appeal of an 'okay' design that is easy to mass-produce, instruct in its usage and that can take the abuse of a poorly-trained user over a perhaps superior one who is only one (or even none) of the three. Yes, there were outliers, but they were often restricted to elite units and produced in ridiculously low numbers compared to PPSh-41's/T-34's/IL-2 ''Shturmovik'''s

	==Small Arms==		==Small Arms==

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	* Stuff they got via Lend-Lease from when they were allies with Britain and America.		* Stuff they got via Lend-Lease from when they were allies with Britain and America.

	Another thing to keep in mind is the soviet mindset of the epoch. They valued, in this order: simplicity of use, ruggedness/ease of maintenance and efficiency. When you need to equip a massive army of people coming from all over the largest country in the world, that can barely understand one another despite speaking the same language, with most barely having ever operated a car or tractor in their lives, and you need it to do it like yesterday in the sgortest possible time; one very quickly can see the appeal of an 'okay' design that is easy to mass-produce, instruct in its usage and that can take the abuse of a porrly-trained user over a perhaps superior one who is only one (or even none) of the three. Yes, there were outliers, but they were often restricted to elite units and produced in ridiculously low numbers compared to PPSh-41's/T-34/IL-2 ''~~Shturmoviks~~''		Another thing to keep in mind is the soviet mindset of the epoch. They valued, in this order: simplicity of use, ruggedness/ease of maintenance and efficiency. When you need to equip a massive army of people coming from all over the largest country in the world, that can barely understand one another despite speaking the same language, with most barely having ever operated a car or tractor in their lives, and you need it to do it like yesterday in the sgortest possible time; one very quickly can see the appeal of an 'okay' design that is easy to mass-produce, instruct in its usage and that can take the abuse of a porrly-trained user over a perhaps superior one who is only one (or even none) of the three. Yes, there were outliers, but they were often restricted to elite units and produced in ridiculously low numbers compared to PPSh-41's/T-34's/IL-2 ''Shturmovik'''s

	==Small Arms==		==Small Arms==

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	* Cheap designs that could be made quickly to be sent to the front lines ASAP		* Cheap designs that could be made quickly to be sent to the front lines ASAP
	* The occasional truly ground-breaking designs that eventually made it to the front lines.		* The occasional truly ground-breaking designs that eventually made it to the front lines.
	* Stuff they got via Lend-Lease from when they were allies with ~~Brittan~~ and America.		* Stuff they got via Lend-Lease from when they were allies with Britain and America.

			Another thing to keep in mind is the soviet mindset of the epoch. They valued, in this order: simplicity of use, ruggedness/ease of maintenance and efficiency. When you need to equip a massive army of people coming from all over the largest country in the world, that can barely understand one another despite speaking the same language, with most barely having ever operated a car or tractor in their lives, and you need it to do it like yesterday in the sgortest possible time; one very quickly can see the appeal of an 'okay' design that is easy to mass-produce, instruct in its usage and that can take the abuse of a porrly-trained user over a perhaps superior one who is only one (or even none) of the three. Yes, there were outliers, but they were often restricted to elite units and produced in ridiculously low numbers compared to PPSh-41's/T-34/IL-2 ''Shturmoviks''

	==Small Arms==		==Small Arms==