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Name: Thompson Submachine Gun, Caliber .45
Type: Submachine gun
Place of Origin: United States of America
Years of Service: 1938–1970
Story Appearance: METAL STORM: The King Of The Aces
METAL STORM: Desert Raiders
METAL STORM: Brothers in Valor
METAL STORM: The Winter Warrior
METAL STORM: DARK TALES (Retro dieselpunk version)
Story Nickname: SMG
METAL STORM: Timeline
The Submachine Gun or SMG is an automatic weapon available in METAL STORM: Chronicles. It is the standard issued primary weapon of the Allied Forces against the Nazis in World War II. The upper version is the Dark Tales retro-futuristic version of the Thompson 1928 that was created by Dr.Albrecht Olbricht as he sided with the West Allies.
Production History
Designer: John T. Thompson
Designed:1917–1920
Manufacturer Auto-Ordnance Company (originally)
The Birmingham Small Arms Company Limited
Colt
Savage Arms
RPB Industries
Produced 1921–present
Number built 2,700,000 approx.
Variants See Variants section
Specifications
Weight: 10.8 lb (4.9 kg) empty (M1928A1)
10.6 lb (4.8 kg) empty (M1A1)
Length: 33.5 in (850 mm) (M1928A1)
32 in (810 mm) (M1/M1A1)
Barrel length 10.5 in (270 mm)
12 in (300 mm) (with cutts compensator)
Cartridge .45 ACP (11.43×23mm)
Action Blowback, Blish Lock
Rate of fire: 600–725 rpm (M1928), 700 rpm (M1A1), 1500 rpm (M1919)
Muzzle velocity: 935 ft/s (285 m/s)
Effective firing range: 160 feet (50 m)
Feed system: 20-round stick/box magazine
30-round stick/box magazine
50-round drum magazine
100-round drum magazine
(M1 and M1A1 models do not accept drum magazines)
Wars/Battles:
World War II
Korean War
Vietnam War (Limited)
Used By:
Australia Used by Australian forces during WWII until it was replaced by the Australian-made Owen submachine gun.
Belgium
Brazil Used by the Brazilian forces during WWII and after the war, until the mid 1980s.
British Raj British India Widely used by the Indian Army in the Malayan Campaign and Burma Campaigns
Canada
Colombia
Dominican Republic
People's Republic of China: Limited, sometimes unlicensed copies
Republic of China
Croatia
France
Egypt
Greece Used by Greek armed forces, resistance fighters, Gendarmerie and police units during World War II and immediately postwar.
Haiti
Indonesia: Used by Indonesian Army Special Forces in 1950-1970s
Ireland: 123 used by the Irish Defence Forces during the Emergency and widely used by the IRA.
Israel:
Italy: Captured examples pressed into use by the Italian Army prior to September 8, 1943. Also supplied to partisans and to the Italian Co-Belligerent Army.After the war, it was mostly issued to Italian Air Force troopers and the Carabinieri.
Japan: Used in some quantities by the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Forces.
Republic of Korea: Limited received U.S government used at Korean War, Vietnam War. After the Vietnam War, all Thompson SMGs were scrapped.
Luxembourg: M1A1 in service 1952-1967, replaced by Uzi.
Malaysia
The Netherlands: In early World War II, at least 3,680 Thompson acquired through Lend-Lease.
New Zealand
North Vietnam: Unlicensed copies. Used by North Vietnamese soldiers in the First Indochina War
Philippines
Poland: Used by Polish Armed Forces in the West during WWII (bought from British Army) and by resistance fighters during Warsaw Uprising (American supply drops).
Portugal: Small number bought for police use, designated m/1928
South Vietnam
Soviet Union
Sweden
Turkey: Used between 1950s–1970s, saw action in Korean War and 1974 Cyprus War
United Kingdom
United States: Employed by the United States Marine Corps and by United States Army 1938.
West Germany: Used post World War II; Received by the U.S government and captured by Nazi Germany.
Yugoslavia
Notable Characters in METAL STORM who uses Thompson M191
Capt. Cornelius Snyder/ von Schneider
Major Jakob Kreuzmann
1st Lieutenant Jeremiahs Saunders/ Jerry Sanders
Caroline Woodwell
Private Dennis McCoy
Sergeant John Walker
Flight Commander Bernard Williams
Samuel Robert Kasemeyer
Notable designer
Mauser C96 : forcemation.deviantart.com/art
Type: Submachine gun
Place of Origin: United States of America
Years of Service: 1938–1970
Story Appearance: METAL STORM: The King Of The Aces
METAL STORM: Desert Raiders
METAL STORM: Brothers in Valor
METAL STORM: The Winter Warrior
METAL STORM: DARK TALES (Retro dieselpunk version)
Story Nickname: SMG
METAL STORM: Timeline
The Submachine Gun or SMG is an automatic weapon available in METAL STORM: Chronicles. It is the standard issued primary weapon of the Allied Forces against the Nazis in World War II. The upper version is the Dark Tales retro-futuristic version of the Thompson 1928 that was created by Dr.Albrecht Olbricht as he sided with the West Allies.
Production History
Designer: John T. Thompson
Designed:1917–1920
Manufacturer Auto-Ordnance Company (originally)
The Birmingham Small Arms Company Limited
Colt
Savage Arms
RPB Industries
Produced 1921–present
Number built 2,700,000 approx.
Variants See Variants section
Specifications
Weight: 10.8 lb (4.9 kg) empty (M1928A1)
10.6 lb (4.8 kg) empty (M1A1)
Length: 33.5 in (850 mm) (M1928A1)
32 in (810 mm) (M1/M1A1)
Barrel length 10.5 in (270 mm)
12 in (300 mm) (with cutts compensator)
Cartridge .45 ACP (11.43×23mm)
Action Blowback, Blish Lock
Rate of fire: 600–725 rpm (M1928), 700 rpm (M1A1), 1500 rpm (M1919)
Muzzle velocity: 935 ft/s (285 m/s)
Effective firing range: 160 feet (50 m)
Feed system: 20-round stick/box magazine
30-round stick/box magazine
50-round drum magazine
100-round drum magazine
(M1 and M1A1 models do not accept drum magazines)
Wars/Battles:
World War II
Korean War
Vietnam War (Limited)
Used By:
Australia Used by Australian forces during WWII until it was replaced by the Australian-made Owen submachine gun.
Belgium
Brazil Used by the Brazilian forces during WWII and after the war, until the mid 1980s.
British Raj British India Widely used by the Indian Army in the Malayan Campaign and Burma Campaigns
Canada
Colombia
Dominican Republic
People's Republic of China: Limited, sometimes unlicensed copies
Republic of China
Croatia
France
Egypt
Greece Used by Greek armed forces, resistance fighters, Gendarmerie and police units during World War II and immediately postwar.
Haiti
Indonesia: Used by Indonesian Army Special Forces in 1950-1970s
Ireland: 123 used by the Irish Defence Forces during the Emergency and widely used by the IRA.
Israel:
Italy: Captured examples pressed into use by the Italian Army prior to September 8, 1943. Also supplied to partisans and to the Italian Co-Belligerent Army.After the war, it was mostly issued to Italian Air Force troopers and the Carabinieri.
Japan: Used in some quantities by the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Forces.
Republic of Korea: Limited received U.S government used at Korean War, Vietnam War. After the Vietnam War, all Thompson SMGs were scrapped.
Luxembourg: M1A1 in service 1952-1967, replaced by Uzi.
Malaysia
The Netherlands: In early World War II, at least 3,680 Thompson acquired through Lend-Lease.
New Zealand
North Vietnam: Unlicensed copies. Used by North Vietnamese soldiers in the First Indochina War
Philippines
Poland: Used by Polish Armed Forces in the West during WWII (bought from British Army) and by resistance fighters during Warsaw Uprising (American supply drops).
Portugal: Small number bought for police use, designated m/1928
South Vietnam
Soviet Union
Sweden
Turkey: Used between 1950s–1970s, saw action in Korean War and 1974 Cyprus War
United Kingdom
United States: Employed by the United States Marine Corps and by United States Army 1938.
West Germany: Used post World War II; Received by the U.S government and captured by Nazi Germany.
Yugoslavia
Notable Characters in METAL STORM who uses Thompson M191
Capt. Cornelius Snyder/ von Schneider
Major Jakob Kreuzmann
1st Lieutenant Jeremiahs Saunders/ Jerry Sanders
Caroline Woodwell
Private Dennis McCoy
Sergeant John Walker
Flight Commander Bernard Williams
Samuel Robert Kasemeyer
Notable designer Mauser C96 : forcemation.deviantart.com/art
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