M56
| Factions | Weapon | Icon | Classes | Ammo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 VC |
 M56 |
 |
 Medic Engineer Radioman |
32 / 96 |
| Damage Base | Headshot × | Chest × | Stomach × | Leg × | Arm × | Reload Speed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Partial | Empty | ||||||
| 36 | ×2.4 = 86.4 | ×1.3 = 46.8 | ×1.2 = 43.2 | ×0.8 = 28.8 | ×0.75 = 27 | 2 Seconds | 2.9 Seconds |
| Designation | Weapon Type | Fire Modes | Fire Rate | Bullet Spread ° | Range Modifier | Muzzle Velocity | Projectile weight | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [[]] | SMG | Auto+Semi | 600 RPM | 7.9° & 2.3° ADS | 0.95 | 400 m/s | 7.5 g (115.7 gr) | 3 kg (6.61 lbs) |
| Full name | Caliber | Place of Origin | Date | Manufacturer | Barrel Length | Total Length | Weapon Script Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FN | 9x19mm | Yugoslavia | 1960 | ARM | in ( mm) | in ( mm) | weapon_m56 |
The M56 is a Yugoslav submachine gun chambered for the 7.62×25mm Tokarev cartridge. It is an open-bolt, blowback-operated weapon visually inspired by the German MP 40, typically identified by its tubular receiver, folding metal stock, and curved box magazine. It is best known as a simple, rugged Cold War-era SMG produced by Zastava for Yugoslav service and export.
HISTORY
The M56 was developed in Yugoslavia during the 1950s for the Yugoslav armed forces and produced by Crvena Zastava (Zastava Arms). Although not a Warsaw Pact member, Yugoslavia adopted several Soviet-caliber cartridges in this period, and the M56 was therefore chambered for 7.62×25mm. The design draws heavily from the MP 40’s general layout and folding-stock concept, but is simplified for manufacture and adapted to its different cartridge and magazine geometry.
In the context of the Vietnam War, the M56 is most often described as an uncommon weapon compared to the more widespread PPSh-41/PPS-43 family, MAT-49 conversions, and the locally produced K-50M. Some weapon lists for communist forces in Vietnam describe the M56 as appearing in limited use, reportedly arriving via external supply rather than local production.
Sources
- Imperial War Museums — M56 (SMG & Magazine)
- Royal Armouries — Centrefire automatic submachine gun - M56
- Archive.org — DIA ST-HB-07-03-74 Small Arms Identification and Operation Guide (Eurasian Communist Countries), 1973
- List of weapons of the Vietnam War — M56 submachine gun (limited use entry)