Sten

Sten Mk.V
	General Historical Information
Place of origin	Great Britain
Designer	- Major Reginald V. Shepherd; - Harold J. Turpin
Manufacturer	Royal Small Arms Factory Enfield BSA ROF Fazakerley ROF Maltby ROF Theale Berkshire Lines Brothers Ltd Long Branch Canada (plus numerous sub-contractors making individual parts). - Royal Small Arms Factory ; - Enfield ; - BSA ; - ROF Fazakerley ; - ROF Maltby ; - ROF Theale ; - Berkshire ; - Lines Brothers Ltd ; - Lange Branch Canada ;
Produced In	1944 - ???
Type	Submachinegun
Effective range	100 m
Rate of Fire	+/- 575 rpm
Magazine	32-round detachable box magazine
Ammunition	9x19mm Parabellum
	General Ingame Information
Used by	Great Britain

Sten Mk.IIS
	General Historical Information
Place of origin	Great Britain
Designer	- Major Reginald V. Shepherd; - Harold J. Turpin
Manufacturer	Royal Small Arms Factory Enfield BSA ROF Fazakerley ROF Maltby ROF Theale Berkshire Lines Brothers Ltd Long Branch Canada (plus numerous sub-contractors making individual parts). - Royal Small Arms Factory ; - Enfield ; - BSA ; - ROF Fazakerley ; - ROF Maltby ; - ROF Theale ; - Berkshire ; - Lines Brothers Ltd ; - Lange Branch Canada ; - Diverse Underground Resistance Group Fabrieken.
Produced In	1941 - ???
Type	Submachinegun
Effective range	100 m
Rate of Fire	+/- 450 rpm
Magazine	32-round detachable box magazine
Ammunition	9x19mm Parabellum
	General Ingame Information
Used by	Great Britain; France; Canada

Sten Mk.II; Maschinenpistole 749(e)
	General Historical Information
Place of origin	Great Britain
Designer	- Major Reginald V. Shepherd; - Harold J. Turpin
Manufacturer	Royal Small Arms Factory Enfield BSA ROF Fazakerley ROF Maltby ROF Theale Berkshire Lines Brothers Ltd Long Branch Canada (plus numerous sub-contractors making individual parts). - Royal Small Arms Factory ; - Enfield ; - BSA ; - ROF Fazakerley ; - ROF Maltby ; - ROF Theale ; - Berkshire ; - Lines Brothers Ltd ; - Lange Branch Canada ; - Diverse Underground Resistance Group Fabrieken.
Produced In	1941 - ???
Type	Submachinegun
Effective range	100 m
Rate of Fire	+/- 575 rpm
Magazine	32-round detachable box magazine
Ammunition	9x19mm Parabellum
	General Ingame Information
Used by	Great Britain; Australia; Canada; France; Poland; Germany (as the MP.749(e))

Mk.II[]

The Sten emerged while Britain was engaged in the Battle of Britain, facing the threat of invasion by Germany. The army was forced to replace weapons lost during the evacuation from Dunkirk while expanding at the same time. Prior to 1941 (and even later) the British were purchasing all the Thompson submachine guns they could from the United States, but these did not begin to meet demand and were expensive. The American entry into the war at the end of 1941 placed an even bigger demand on the facilities making Thompsons. In order to rapidly equip a sufficient fighting force to counter the Axis threat, the Royal Small Arms Factory, Enfield, was commissioned to produce an alternative.
The Mark II was the most common variant, with two million units produced. It was a much rougher weapon than the Mk I. The flash eliminator and the folding handle (the grip) of the Mk I was eliminated. A removable barrel was now provided which projected 3 inches (76 mm) beyond the barrel sleeve. Also, from the operator's perspective, a special catch allowed the magazine to be slid partly out of the magazine housing and the housing rotated 90 degrees counter-clockwise, together covering the ejection opening and allowing the weapon and magazine both to lie flat on its side.
The barrel sleeve was shorter and rather than having small holes on the top, it had three sets of three holes equally spaced on the shroud. To allow a soldier to hold a Sten by the hot barrel sleeve with the supporting hand, an insulating lace-on leather sleeve guard was sometimes issued.

MP 749(e)[]

Sten Mk II's in German possession were designated Maschinenpistole 749(e) or MP 749(e). It is one of the more common captured weapons and used the same ammunition as the MP 40. On Arnhem it is available in a selectable kit for the Germans. Otherwise it is one of many submachine guns used by the Germans in 1945 battles such at Berlin, Remagen and the Siegfried Line.

The design was both copied entirely and a great influence of some German arms projects. The Gerät Potsdam project was a straight copy of the gun while the MP3008 first called Gerät Neumünster rather took elements from the Sten while keeping the final design more similar to the MP 40 with the magazine fitted underneath the gun rather than to the side.

Sten Mk.IIS[]

Mk.IIS and Mk.VI models incorporated an integral suppressor ("silencer") and had a lower muzzle velocity than the others due to a ported barrel intended to reduce velocity to below the speed of sound; 305 m/s. The suppressor would heat up rapidly when the weapon was fired and a canvas cover was laced around the suppressor for some protection for the firer's supporting hand.

The suppressed models were produced at the request of the Special Operations Executive (SOE) for use on clandestine operations in occupied Europe, starting with the Mk IIS in 1943. Owing to their tendency to overheat and limited lifespan of the suppressor, they were fired in short bursts or single shots.
In addition to its use in the European Theatre, the Mk IIS saw service with clandestine units in the Southwest Pacific Area (SWPA) such as the Services Reconnaissance Department and SOE's Force 136 on operations against Imperial Japanese forces. The Sten Mk IIS was used by the Operation Jaywick party during their raid into Japanese-occupied Singapore Harbour.
The Sten Mk IIS also saw service with the Australian Special Air Service (SAS) in Vietnam..

Sten Mk.V[]

Introduced in 1944, the Mk V was essentially a better-quality, more elaborate version of the Mk 2. Changes included a wooden pistol grip, a vertical wooden fore grip, a wooden stock. The vertical front grip was later removed. It recieved some features of the Lee Enfield No.4 Mk 1 such as the front sight and a bayonet mount. The weapon was of better quality, they took twice as much time to produce at a higher standard. Another variant of the Mk.V had a swivel stock and rear sight mirror intended for firing around corners in urban warfare, similar to the Krummlauf developed by the Germans for the StG 44.

Sten MkV

Sten Mk.VI[]

Sten Mk.VI
File:Sten Mk.VI.jpg
General Historical Information
Place of origin	Great Britain
Designer	- Major Reginald V. Shepherd - Harold J. Turpin
Produced In	1944 - ???
Type	Submachinegun
Effective range	100 m
Rate of Fire	+/- 575 rpm
Magazine	32-round detachable box magazine
Ammunition	9x19mm Parabellum
General Ingame Information
Used by	Great Britain

The Sten Mk VI was simply a Mk V model with an integral suppressor around the barrel, mirroring the Sten Mk IIS. Unlike the Mk IIS fire rate is 575 rounds per minute just like the model without a suppressor.

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Source: Wikipedia