Thompson (weapon)

The Thompson submachine gun or the "Tommy Gun" was a sub-machine gun used by the Allies during World War II.

History
The Thompson was designed by General John T. Thompson, who wanted a one-man hand held machine gun as "trench broom". Soon Thompson and the company he founded, The Auto-Ordinance Company, and begin selling the weapon to local law enforcement agencies. During the European theater in World War II the Thompson became a good weapon for scouts, non-commissioned officers, and patrol leaders. The Thompson was widely used in the British and Canadian Commando units, but also was used by U.S. paratroops and Ranger battalions The Soviet Union also purchaced some Thompsons with the Lend-Lease Act, but was not used very often.

In the Pacific front the Australian Army infantry and some other Connonwealth forces used the Thompson in jungle patrols and ambushes where it was prized for its firepower, but its weight and difficulties in supply soon led it to be replaced. U.S. Marines used the Thompson as a limited-issue weapon in their island assaults. The Thompson was soon found to have limited effect in heavy jungle cover, where the low-velocity .45 bullet would not penetrate most small-diameter trees, or Japanese helmets or protective vests. In the U.S. Army, many Pacific War jungle patrols were originally equipped with Thompsons in the early phases of the New Guinea and Guadalcanal campaigns, but soon began employing the BAR in its place, especially at front (point) and rear positions, as a point defense weapon.

Info
The Thompson is a slightly common sub-machine gun in most of the Call of Duty games. The gun is found on every Call of Duty game and is used mostly by the Americans. The range is 50 meters and it has 30 rounds. It is good for removing the enemy in places such as bunkers or buildings because of its high firing rate..

The Thompson fires .45 caliber bullets, the same found in the Colt M1911A1 sidearm for the Americans. Typically uses a twenty round magazine, and is a fully automatic weapon.