Nightcrawler
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Okay, I've got a bunch, so hopefully the history buffs can help me out.
At the start of the Second World War, the M1928 Thompson was the only submachine gun in mass production amongst the allies. The British had the Lanchester, but it was a limited production item. Thus, the Thompson was used by the US, the British, the Canadians, the Australians, and a lot of other players.
The standard M1928 Thompson had the vertical foregrip and a roughly 800-900 rpm cyclic rate. To what extent was this used by the military?
The "Navy Model" Thompson, as often issued to the Marines in the Pacific (the Navy being the first of the armed forces to purchase the weapon) was identical to the regular M1928, but had a horizonal foreend and the cyclic reduced to 600rpm or so.
Questions:
Was the M1928 "Navy Model" used by the Army in Europe?
To what extent was the older 1928 model, with the vertical foreend, used by the Allies? (Although the straight-gripped model seems to be "standard", the vertical gripped model made all sorts of appearances.)
To what extent where the 50 round drums used and issued? How were they carried? I understand that the military favored the 20 round stick mags for obvious ease of carrying.
When was the 30 round stick mag introduced?
When did the M1/M1A1 Thompson enter mass production? Was it used in both Europe and the Pacific?
When did the M3 Grease Gun enter production, and when did it see mass issuance to the troops?
Thanks!
At the start of the Second World War, the M1928 Thompson was the only submachine gun in mass production amongst the allies. The British had the Lanchester, but it was a limited production item. Thus, the Thompson was used by the US, the British, the Canadians, the Australians, and a lot of other players.
The standard M1928 Thompson had the vertical foregrip and a roughly 800-900 rpm cyclic rate. To what extent was this used by the military?
The "Navy Model" Thompson, as often issued to the Marines in the Pacific (the Navy being the first of the armed forces to purchase the weapon) was identical to the regular M1928, but had a horizonal foreend and the cyclic reduced to 600rpm or so.
Questions:
Was the M1928 "Navy Model" used by the Army in Europe?
To what extent was the older 1928 model, with the vertical foreend, used by the Allies? (Although the straight-gripped model seems to be "standard", the vertical gripped model made all sorts of appearances.)
To what extent where the 50 round drums used and issued? How were they carried? I understand that the military favored the 20 round stick mags for obvious ease of carrying.
When was the 30 round stick mag introduced?
When did the M1/M1A1 Thompson enter mass production? Was it used in both Europe and the Pacific?
When did the M3 Grease Gun enter production, and when did it see mass issuance to the troops?
Thanks!