>>6891792Better suited for the close quarters fighting of stalingrad/leningrad than the standard K98, keep in mind that In 41-42 submachineguns were still mostly issued in very small numbers to units.
When you are trying to take a building and you gotta maneuver with 1.1 meters of bolt action rifle in a tight hallway while your enemy has a smaller (80cm) and automatic weapon you will be begging for one of those even if it is of worse quality.