M1928

For other variants, see Thompson (weapon) and M1927.

The M1928 is a submachine gun featured in Call of Duty: WWII and Call of Duty: Vanguard.

Call of Duty: United Offensive

The M1928 can be seen in some loading screens in Call of Duty: United Offensive. It is not available for use during gameplay, where it is replaced by the Thompson M1A1.

Call of Duty: World at War

The M1928 is seen in the game cover of Call of Duty: World at War.

Gallery

A US Marine firing an M1928 in the cover art of Call of Duty: World at War

Call of Duty: WWII

M1928
Damage	30-19 (MP)
Weapon Class	Submachine Gun
Magazine Size	30 rounds (45 w/ Extended Mag)
Unlocked	Level 41
Starting Ammunition	30+130 (SP), 30+90 (MP)
Maximum Ammunition	30+160 (SP), 30+180 (MP)
Rate of Fire	909 (967 w/ rapid fire)
Fire Mode	Automatic
Consolecodename(s)	usa_thompson

"Automatic SMG with moderate recoil and high fire rate."

— Description

The M1928 (referred to as Thompson in game files) appears in Call of Duty: WWII.

Campaign

The M1928 is commonly available in the campaign. It is a starting weapon for Ronald "Red" Daniels in the missions "Stronghold" and "Collateral Damage", and is used by Joseph Turner throughout the campaign. A unique M1928 fitted with a drum magazine, top-mounted charging handle, ribbed barrel, vertical foregrip and buttstock pouch is the primary weapon of choice of Technical Sergeant William Pierson, who uses it in the entire singleplayer campaign.

Multiplayer

The M1928 is a weapon that caters heavily to an aggressive playstyle. It boasts a high rate of fire counterbalanced by low accuracy at range and low damage. As such, the weapon performs most effectively in close quarters, where its high rate of fire outweighs its other weaknesses. Its iron sights, while too cluttered to be effective at long ranges, are fine for combat within the weapon's effective range. Its high rate of fire and consistent four-shot-kill in close quarters results in a quick time-to-kill that can compete closely with the PPSh-41, although the M1928's higher unlock level means that it is less common in online play. The PPSh-41 also boasts lower recoil and more manageable ranged performance, meaning that the M1928 is outclassed by it at anywhere beyond close range. The weapon's ranged performance is hampered by a unique recoil pattern pulling in all directions, resulting in reduced predictability as compared to other automatic weapons. Using the M1928 at any range beyond close range is strongly discouraged, and using the M1928 at any range beyond medium range is almost useless, as the recoil will pull the point of aim off target relatively quickly. Combined with the weapon's six-shot-kill at range, the low accuracy cripples the M1928's long range performance and prevents it from being a competitor to assault rifles and even to certain low-recoil SMGs, like the Type 100 and aforementioned PPSh-41.

In order to effectively utilize the M1928, players are advised to equip this weapon on close-quarters maps such as Pointe du Hoc and stick to areas with tight corners and broken lines of sight. Straying into open areas should only be done as a last resort, as the M1928 will consistently lose gunfights at range. The weapon is incredibly effective in close quarters, but is less effective anywhere beyond that. Grip and Steady Aim can help make the gun more controllable. Surprisingly Rapid Fire can increase the gun's already high TTK, though an Extended Mag will become a must in this configuration. FMJ and Advanced Rifling should be avoided as the gun lacks the penetration power to make real use of FMJ and Advanced Rifling only adds 2-3 meters to the guns 5 shot kill range.

After the player reaches social rank 5 in Headquarters, the M1928 - Wilco variant will be rewarded. It is similar to the M1928 that William Pierson used in the campaign.

Nazi Zombies

The M1928 is available in Weapon Lockers within all maps, excluding Prologue, from the Mystery Box in all maps for 1,000 Jolts and from the Submachine gun Waffenboxes in The Tortured Path for 2,000 Jolts. When upgraded either by the Ubersprengen or via the Freefire perk "MK. II" it becomes the Chicago Typewriter gaining an increased magazine size increased maximum reserve ammo and increased increased damage and causes an explosion when the player gets a headshot, much like the Freefire perk Fragmentation Skull.

Attachments

Attachment	Unlock level	Stats	Upgraded Stats
Lens Sight	Weapon Level 2 Automatically unlocked in Zombies	Sight changed to a Lens Sight.
Quickdraw	Weapon Level 3 Zombies level 4	Faster aim down sights time.
Reflex Sight	Weapon Level 4 Zombies level 11	Sight changed to a Reflex Sight.
Grip	Weapon Level 5 Zombies level 4	Reduced recoil while aiming down sight.
Steady Aim	Weapon Level 6 Zombies level 15	Reduced hipfire cone size.
Full Metal Jacket	Weapon Level 7 Zombies level 18	Increased surface penetration and increased damage done to Scorestreaks. Increased penetration power against zombies.
Advanced Rifling	Weapon Level 8 Zombies level 32	Increased damage falloff range.
Extended Mags	Weapon Level 9 Zombies level 29	Magazine increased to 45 Reserve ammo increased to	Magazine increased to 75 Reserve ammo increased to
Rapid Fire	Weapon Level 10 Zombies level 25	Rate of fire increase to 967 RPM
Suppressor	Weapon Level 11	Suppresses weapon, lowering firing sound and shots do not cause radar pings.	N/A

Variants

Name	Rarity	Perk	Operation	Notes
Wayfinder	Epic	10% Bonus Soldier XP
Wayfinder II	Heroic	15% Bonus Soldier XP
Handler	Epic	10% Bonus Soldier XP
Handler II	Heroic	15% Bonus Soldier XP
Wilco	Epic	10% Bonus Soldier XP		Social Rank Level 5 reward
Wilco II	Heroic	15% Bonus Soldier XP
Buck Private	Epic	10% Bonus Soldier XP Body Count
Buck Private II	Heroic	15% Bonus Soldier XP

Gallery

The M1928 in first person

Aiming down the iron sights

Reloading

Inspecting a side of the M1928

Inspecting another side

The unique third-person model seen in in campaign

Pierson with his unique M1928 on Omaha Beach

Pierson firing his M1928 in "Hill 493"

The M1928 - Wilco

Call of Duty: Vanguard

M1928
Weapon Class	Submachine Gun
Unlocked	Level 20
Fire Mode	Full-Auto/Semi-Auto (select-fire)
HUD icon
Consolecodename(s)	sm_thotel

"High rate-of-fire SMG with high ammo capacity. Ideal for close range engagements."

— In-game description

The M1928 returns in Call of Duty: Vanguard.

Zombies

The M1928 can be brought into any map via Create-A-Class, at Loadout rarity and can be found at any rarity via the Mystery Box for 950 Essence. When upgraded via the Pack-a-Punch Machine, it becomes the Chicago Piano.

Blueprints

Blueprint	Image	Rarity	How to Obtain
Gangster		Epic
Rock		Epic
Soldier		Epic

Gallery

First-person view.

Aiming down sights.

Reloading.

Trivia

Call of Duty: Warzone

• Two days after the Call of Duty: Vanguard Season One update, on December 10th, 2021, the M1928 was changed to M1912. The gun was renamed M1928 on May 25th, 2022 with the Season Three Reloaded update.