SMG 08/18 (Codex Entry)

SMG 08/18 is a Codex Entry featured in Battlefield 1, introduced in the Battlefield 1: In the Name of the Tsar expansion. It is unlocked upon obtaining ten kills with the SMG 08/18.

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''One of the most mysterious experimental weapons of WW1 is arguably the German “Maxim-based” Submachine Gun that today resides in the Tula State University in Russia. The action of the weapon is based on the air-cooled MG 08/18 machine gun, but scaled down to the 9 mm Parabellum pistol cartridge. It has an unusual type of feeding, with a multi-column clip holding 8 rows of 10 cartridges each, and after all rounds had been fired the empty clip was pushed out through a slot with a spring-loaded dust cover. It is unknown today who designed the gun and when, how many were made and if it was ever fielded.''