User blog comment:JoeRamirez/Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3 Weapons Wishlist./@comment-4796581-20101223195846/@comment-28584497-20101223200928

You do realize that many European nations use the words "machine pistol" in place of "submachine gun", yes? Ie, in German it is "Maschinen Pistole," but it means the same thing. The reason why is because for instance, they have "Maschinen Gewehr" which literally means "machine rifle", but is transliterated in English as machine gun. The term for assault rifle is "sturm gewehr," even though "machine rifle" might seem to make more sense to an English-speaker. (if you're talking about THE MP40, that is, and not some other weapon I have no idea about.)