"1912-08-23"^^ . . . . . "1946-08-17"^^ . "Alexey Ivanovich Sudayev () (August 23, 1912 - August 17, 1946) was a Russian weapons designer. He created the PPS submachine gun and the AS-44 assault rifle. He lived in Leningrad, and participated in the defense of the city. The PPS was developed to be mass-produced for the defense of Leningrad."@en . . "1946-08-17"^^ . . "1912-08-23"^^ . "Engineer"@en . . "Alexey Ivanovich Sudayev was a Soviet firearms designer."@en . . . . . "Alexey Sudayev"@en . "Russian"@en . "Alexey Ivanovich Sudayev"@en . "inventor, engineer"@en . "Alexey Ivanovich Sudayev"@en . . . . "Alexey Sudayev"@en . . . . . . . "Alexey Ivanovich Sudayev was a Soviet firearms designer."@en . "Alexey Ivanovich Sudayev () (August 23, 1912 - August 17, 1946) was a Russian weapons designer. He created the PPS submachine gun and the AS-44 assault rifle. He lived in Leningrad, and participated in the defense of the city. The PPS was developed to be mass-produced for the defense of Leningrad. Sudayev designed one the first Soviet assault rifles for the new intermediate cartridge 7.62\u00D739mm, the AS-44. The first prototype was tested in 1944, and found as working adequately by the Soviet army, but considered too heavy at 5.6 kg. Sudayev then worked on a second, lighter prototype that weighted only 5.35 kg. However this prototype had accuracy and reliability problems, yet to be resolved. Sudayev however fell severely ill and died in 1946, a week shy of his 34th birthday, before his design could be finalized."@en . . .