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{{T-Doll
{{PlayableUnit
|title = Thompson
|index = 16
|nationality = United States<ref name= "wiki">[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thompson_submachine_gun Wikipedia entry on Thompson]</ref>
|nationality = United States
|classification = SMG
|classification = SMG
|rarity = 5
|rarity = 5
|index = 16
|faction = [[Griffin & Kryuger]]
|manufacturer = [[wikipedia:Auto-Ordnance_Company|Auto-Ordnance Company (originally)]], [[wikipedia:Birmingham_Small_Arms_Company|The Birmingham Small Arms Company Limited]], [[wikipedia:Colt%27s_Manufacturing_Company|Colt]], [[wikipedia:Savage_Arms|Savage Arms]], RPB Industries<ref name= "wiki"></ref>
|manufactureringame = [[I.O.P.]]
|artist = [http://www.pixiv.net/member_illust.php?id=50177 NS]
|manufacturer = Auto-Ordnance Company (originally), The Birmingham Small Arms Company Limited, Colt, Savage Arms, RPB Industries
|fullname = Thompson M1928 Submachine Gun<ref name= "wiki"></ref>
|artist = {{artist name|NS}} (Original Artist);<br />
|chname = 汤姆森
{{artist name|小枪}} (Infernal Hannya)
|voiceactor = [[wikipedia:Risa Taneda|Risa Taneda]]
|fullname = Thompson Submachine Gun
|characterid = M1928A1
|voiceactor = {{voice actor name|Taneda Risa}}
|releasedon = {{doll_server_alias|server=CN|alias=汤姆森|year=2016|month=5}}, {{doll_server_alias|server=TW|alias=湯姆森}}, {{doll_server_alias|server=KR|alias=톰슨}}, {{doll_server_alias|server=EN|alias=Thompson}}, {{doll_server_alias|server=JP|alias=トンプソン}}
 
|weaponinfo =
The Thompson submachine gun is an American submachine gun invented by John T. Thompson in 1918 during World War I. The weapon became infamous during the Prohibition era, being a signature weapon of various organized crime syndicates in the United States as well as being wielded by the lawmen that hunted them. It is also famous for its use as an infantry weapon for Allied troops, as almost 20 years after it was initially designed, the Thompson would finally see its first true wartime experience in the hands of British soldiers as World War 2 broke out in Europe. Its use as both a tool of the mafia and of the army has granted the Thompson considerable significance in popular culture, and is one of the most well known and recognized firearms in history.<ref>[[wikipedia:Thompson submachine gun|Wikipedia entry on Thompson]]</ref>
 
American officer John Thompson came up with the original design of the submachine gun during the later years of the First World War. He had originally envisioned an automatic rifle to replace the bolt action service rifles then in use, such as the American M1903 Springfield. While searching for a way safely cycle the action without the complexity of a recoil or gas-operated reloading mechanism, Thompson came across a patent issued to John Bell Blish several years earlier. Blish's design was based on the adhesion of inclined metal surfaces under pressure, and the concept seemed to be exactly what Thompson had been looking for. With financial backing from a wealthy New York businessman, Thompson would set up the Auto-Ordinance Company in 1916, with the goal of developing his self-loading rifle concept further. By late 1917, the limits of the Blish system were discovered; rather than working as a locked breech, it functioned more like a friction-delayed blowback action. Because of this, the only cartridge currently in service with American forces that was suitable for use with the Blish lock was the .45 ACP pistol round.
 
Armed with this new knowledge, Thompson came up with a new idea: a "one-man, hand-held machine gun" in .45 ACP that soldiers could utilize as a "trench broom" for use in the ongoing stalemate of trench warfare. Oscar V. Payne, one of the primary designers at Auto-Ordinance, was responsible for designing the new gun, as well as magazines to go with it. This new submachine gun project would be designated as the 'Annihilator', and by 1918 most of the design issues had been ironed out. However, the weapon would never see use in the war for which it was designed, as World War 1 ended just two days before the first batch of prototypes was set to be shipped to Europe. With the war now over, the weapon was officially renamed the "Thompson Submachine Gun". While other weapons had been developed shortly prior with similar objectives in mind, the Thompson was the first weapon to be labeled and marketed as a "submachine gun".
 
The first model of the Thompson offered to civilians was the M1921. It featured an adjustable rear sight, a finned barrel, the iconic vertical foregrip, and utilized the Blish locking principle.<ref name = "forgotten weapons m1921">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QN1uUfMCQ0Y Forgotten Weapons video on the M1921 Thompson]</ref> When it was first launched, sales were rather low, as the gun was incredibly expensive: a Thompson gun with one Type XX 20 round box magazine was priced at $200 in 1921 (equivalent to $2,867 in 2019). M1921 Thompsons were sold in small quantities to the United States Postal Inspection Service to protect the mail from a spate of robberies. Sales would also be made to the US Marine Corps, as well as several police agencies. Despite the Thompson being marketed as an 'anti-bandit gun', the Thompson achieved most of its early notoriety in the hands of Prohibition and Great Depression-era gangsters, and in Hollywood films about their exploits. In 1928, a modified version of the M1921 was produced as part of a special request by the US Navy. The major modification made was to lower the fire rate down to around 600 rounds per minute.


| weaponinfo = The Thompson submachine gun is an American submachine gun that became infamous during the Prohibition era. It was a common sight of the time, being used overwhelmingly by both law enforcement officers and criminals. The Thompson was also known as the "Tommy Gun", "Chopper", "Chicago Organ Grinder", "Trench Broom", "Trench Sweeper", "Chicago Typewriter" and "Chicago Piano". The Thompson was favored by soldiers and civilians alike for its compactness, ergonomics, large .45 ACP bullet, and high volume of automatic fire.<ref name= "wiki"></ref>
With the threat of a new global war looming in 1938, Auto-Ordnance made further modifications on the Thompson. They dropped the Thompson's complex Blish lock for a much more simple blowback action, removed the iconic slanted foregrip, moved the charging handle to the side of the receiver, and swapped out the rear ladder sight for a much easier to produce aperture sight. The changes to the bolt made the new model incompatible with the Thompson's drum magazines, which were noted as being cumbersome and noisy. With this modified Thompson, 20 & 30 round stick mags would be used instead. These models came to be known as the M1 and M1A1 Thompson, and it was this version of the Thompson that American troops would carry with them into the Second World War.<ref name = "forgotten weapons m1a1">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1_8qLFoMzl4 Forgotten Weapons video on the M1A1 Thompson SMG]</ref> The U.S. Marines used the Thompson as a limited-issue weapon during combat in the Pacific theater, especially during their later 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 protective armor vests. Many patrols soon began employing the Browning Automatic Rifle in its place as a point defense weapon.


| characterinfo =
The US Army introduced the much simpler to produce M3 and M3A1 submachine guns in 1943, with plans to produce the latter in numbers sufficient to cancel future orders for the Thompson, while gradually withdrawing it from the first-line service. However, due to unforeseen production delays and requests for modifications, the M3 'Grease Gun' never replaced the Thompson, and purchases continued until February 1944. Though the M3 was considerably cheaper to produce, at the end of World War II, the Thompson, with a total wartime production of over 1.5 million, outnumbered the M3/M3A1 submachine guns in service by a margin of nearly three to one.
=== Design ===
=== Personality ===
=== In-Game ===


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|max_hp= 238
|mov = 12
|mov = 12
|craft= 2:30:00
|craft= 2:30:00
|aura1= Affects assault rifles
|aura1= Affects assault rifles
|aura2= Increases damage by 12%
|aura2= Increases damage by 12%
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|skillname = Force Shield
 
|costume1 = Demon Huntress
|costume1 = Demon Huntress
| GAIN_CN = 你就是新BOSS吗?芝加哥打字机,请多指教了。
|costume2 = Infernal Hannya
| GAIN_JP = あんたが新しいボスか、シカゴタイプライターだ、よろしく!
|costume3 = costume3
| GAIN_EN = You are the new Boss, Chicago typewriter, Good to see ya!
 
| INTRODUCTION_CN =为了满足世界战争中的近距离作战,本国研制了全新的自动武器,经过改进后,由我M1928A1接下了作战任务。从战场上退役后,由于火力和隐蔽性的优势,我在本国的帮派中有了用武之地。那么BOSS,今后请多指教喽。
|gallery=<gallery>
| INTRODUCTION_JP =
File:Thompson_S.png|Profile image
| INTRODUCTION_EN = To fulfil the desires of close quarter combat in the world, the country developed many brand new automatic weapon, after several improvements, I M1928A1 will be the one carrying out this mission. After retiring from the battlefield, the street gangs realised the values of my fire power and easy disguise. So then BOSS, will be counting on you from now.
File:Thompson.png|Full artwork
| DIALOGUE1_CN = 老板!没听说过还可以动手的!
File:Thompson_D.png|Full damaged artwork
| DIALOGUE1_JP = ボスが、ボディたちがあるなんて闻いたことないぞ。
File:Thompson_costume1.png|"Demon Huntress" artwork
| DIALOGUE1_EN = Boss! Who gave you permission to do that?
File:Thompson_costume1_D.png|"Demon Huntress" damaged artwork
| DIALOGUE2_CN = 这是个没有警察的世界啊。太棒了,可以爽快的大干一场了!
File:Thompson_costume2.png|"Infernal Hannya" artwork
| DIALOGUE2_JP = サツがいない世界だね。よ~し、これで気持ちよく暴れられるぞ!
File:Thompson_costume2_D.png|"Infernal Hannya" damaged artwork
| DIALOGUE2_EN = A world without cops? That would be great! I'd be free to raise hell!
File:Thompson_costume3.png|
| DIALOGUE3_CN = 对我来说,能和弟兄们在一起就足够了。
File:Thompson_costume3_D.png|
| DIALOGUE3_JP = 仲间と一绪にいられるだけで、私は十分だ。
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| DIALOGUE3_EN = As long as I can be with my comrades, I'm satisfied.
| DIALOGUEWEDDING_CN = 老板,工作之余需要来点曲子吗?还是老样子……那天晚上的那首?
| DIALOGUEWEDDING_EN = Boss, want some music for the break? Same old... Then same tune from the other night?
| SOULCONTRACT_CN =指挥官,把我叫到这种地方,接下来要巷战了吗?什么?!……不过,我也不讨厌你……为了工会的未来,这个决定也不错。
| SOULCONTRACT_JP =よー、指揮官、こんなとこに呼び出すなんて…市街戦か。なに?あ、あんたが…へ、だが…あたしも嫌いじゃないよ。一緒にわたしらの未来を作ろうじゃないか。
| SOULCONTRACT_EN =Commander, calling me to someplace like this, we having street fights next? What?! ...Well, I mean, I don't dislike you... For the future of the gang, maybe this decision ain't so bad.
| HELLO_CN = 老板,你总算回来了。
| HELLO_JP = ボス、やっと帰ってきたか。
| HELLO_EN = You're finally back Boss.
| BUILDOVER_CN = 哎呀,好像来了新的马仔。
| BUILDOVER_JP = ヤ~ン。新しい仲間が来たようだ。
| BUILDOVER_EN = Looks like we got ourselves a new gangster.
| FORMATION_CN = 这次的对手是哪个帮派啊?
| FORMATION_JP = 今度の相手は一体どこのギャングだ?
| FORMATION_EN = Which gang we fighting today then?
| FEED_CN = 既然是老板的好意,我就不客气地收下了。
| FEED_JP = ボスの好意なら、ありがたく頂戴するぜ。
| FEED_EN = Since it's from the boss, then I shall accept it without gratitude.
| COMBINE_CN = 队伍又变大了吗,美得很美得很。
| COMBINE_JP = チームはまだ大きくなったのか、いいぞいいぞ。
| COMBINE_EN = Squad's gotten bigger, very nice.
| OPERATIONBEGIN_CN = 联络任务就交给我吧。
| OPERATIONBEGIN_JP = 連絡の任務なら任せておけ。
| OPERATIONBEGIN_EN = Leave the communication missions for me.
| OPERATIONOVER_CN = 我回来了,人质谈判也挺成功的......逗你玩呢。
| OPERATIONOVER_JP = 戻ったぞ、人質の取引も成功した……冗談だよ。
| OPERATIONOVER_EN = I'm back, even got a hostage... Just kidding.
| BLACKACTION_CN = 来打扫残局了,都让开。
| BLACKACTION_JP = 後片付けだ。退け退け。
| BLACKACTION_EN = We're here for the mopping up, out the way.
| GOATTACK_CN = 走吧,去大闹一场。
| GOATTACK_JP = 行こう、大揚張しよぜ。
| GOATTACK_EN = Let's go, make it a blast.
| MEET_CN = 敌人出来了,干掉他们!
| MEET_JP = 出てきたな。奴らを殲滅するぞ。
| MEET_EN = Enemies are here, take them out!
| SKILL1_CN = 一口气全解决掉吧。
| SKILL1_JP = 一気に方付けてやるか。
| SKILL1_EN = Finish them in one go.
| SKILL2_CN = 全部消灭,不留活口!
| SKILL2_JP = 殲滅するぞ、誰一人として生かしておくな。
| SKILL2_EN = Get them all! No survivors!
| SKILL3_CN = 给我好好记着,是谁把你打倒的。
| SKILL3_JP = お前を倒すのは誰か、よーく覚えでおくだな。
| SKILL3_EN = Remember well, who defeated you.
| BREAK_CN = 你丫的,把我给惹毛了。我要发飙了!
| BREAK_JP = お前ら、私を怒らせた。箍がつくぞ。
| BREAK_EN = You bastards, now you've gone and made me mad!
| RETREAT_CN = 真是太遗憾了。
| RETREAT_JP = 本当に残念だ。
| RETREAT_EN = That's just disappointing.
| WIN_CN = 没错,就是这种快感,爽爆了啊。
| WIN_JP = そう、この快感がたまらねだよ。
| WIN_EN = Yes, this just feels awesome.
| FIX_CN = 算了,叫几个小弟来也不是什么坏事。
| FIX_JP = チッ…また手下を何か呼んできたも良さそうだ。
| FIX_EN = Whatever, calling over a couple of our girls here ain't a bad thing.
| ALLHALLOWS_CN = 老板,既然是万圣节,那就要给小孩子糖果吧!
| ALLHALLOWS_JP = ボス、ハロウインだから、子供たちにお菓子を分けでもいいよなぁ?
| ALLHALLOWS_EN = Boss, since it's Halloween, we gotta give the kid candies!
| CHRISTMAS_JP = クリスマスだっていつでもそばにいるぜ、ボス。メリークリスマス!
| CHRISTMAS_EN =
| NEWYEAR_JP = ボス、新年の宴の良いが出来たぜ。さー!さー!
| NEWYEAR_EN =
| VALENTINE_JP = バレンタインなんかに居味がないぜ。それよりボス、任務をくれ。
| VALENTINE_EN =


| DIALOGUE1_KR = 보스. 바디 터치가 있다는 건 못 들었는데?
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| DIALOGUE2_KR = 짭새가 없는 세계라고? 좋아. 그러면 기분 좋게 날뛸 수 있겠는 걸.
File:Thompson_D (Censored).png|Full damaged artwork (Censored)
| DIALOGUE3_KR = 나는 동료와 함께 있을 수 있다는 것만으로도 충분해.
File:Login Wallpaper 2017 November Illustrated by Infukun.jpeg|Princes' Frontline 2017 login wallpaper illustrated by Infukun
| SOULCONTRACT_KR = 여어~ 지휘관! 이런 곳에 불러내다니... 시가전인가? ...뭐라고? 네, 네가...그렇지만...나도 싫지 않아... 함께 우리의 미래를 만들어 가면 되는 거니까.
File:Basic Deductions Login Wallpaper.png|"Basic Deductions" Login wallpaper illustrated by ???
|INTRODUCTION_KR = 세계대전 중 근거리작전에서 사용하기 적합하도록 미국에서 연구개발하여 제조된 새로운 자동무기야. 개량을 거친 후, 난 M1928A1의 작전임무를 넘겨받았지.  전장에서 물러난 후에는 화력과 은밀성의 우수함을 인정받아 미국의 여러 조직에서 유용하게 사용되었어. 그럼 보스, 오늘부터 많은 지도 부탁해.
</gallery>
| ALLHALLOWS_KR = 보스, 핼러윈이니까 아이들에게 과자를 줘도 괜찮지?
| DIALOGUEWEDDING_KR = 보스, 쉬는 시간에 노래 한 곡 어때? 늘 그렇듯...그날 밤의 그걸로?
| GAIN_KR = 당신이 새로운 보스인가...시카고 타자기야. 잘 부탁해.
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| HELLO_KR = 보스, 이제야 돌아온 건가.
| BUILDOVER_KR = 여~ 새로운 동료인가?
| FORMATION_KR = 이번에 싸울 상대는 대체 어디의 갱이지?
| FEED_KR = 보스의 호의라면…감사히 받도록 하지.
| COMBINE_KR = 팀이 또 커진 건가… 좋아, 좋다고!
| OPERATIONBEGIN_KR = 연락 임무라면 맡겨 두라고.
| OPERATIONOVER_KR = 돌아왔다고. 인질 교환 건도 성공했어… 후훗, 농담이다.
| BLACKACTION_KR = 뒷처리다, 비켜비켜!
| GOATTACK_KR = 가자. 크게 한 번 날뛰어보자고.
| MEET_KR = 나오셨구만... 녀석들을 섬멸한다!
| SKILL1_KR = 일단 정리해 볼까.
| SKILL2_KR = 섬멸한다. 누구 하나도 살려 두지 마라!
| SKILL3_KR = 너를 쓰러트린 게 누군지… 자~알 기억해 두라고!
| BREAK_KR = 네놈들, 나를 화나게 하면... 대가를 치르게 될 거다.
| RETREAT_KR = 정말 유감이로군...
| WIN_KR = 그래… 이 쾌감을 참을 수 없는 거라고!
| FIX_KR = 칫...부하를 몇 명정도 더 부르는 게 좋을 것 같군...
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| CHRISTMAS_KR = 크리스마스라면 몇 시까지건 곁에 있을 수 있다고. 보스, 메리 크리스마스!
| NEWYEAR_KR = 보스, 신년 연회가 준비되었다고. 자, 자!
| VALENTINE_KR = 발렌타인 같은 거에는 흥미 없다고. 그것보다 보스, 임무를 줘.


| trivia =
|trivia =
*Her attire was based on 20's gangster style.
*A pair of M1921 Thompsons were used by members of Al Capone's gang during the St. Valentine's Day Massacre, one of the most infamous acts of gang violence in American history. These guns are still held by the Berrien County Sheriff's Department to this day.
*During Prohibition Era, Thompson Sub-Machinegun was intended for law enforcer and police use, based on old poster of Thompson which claimed as 'Anti-Bandit Gun' and 'Sold only to those on side of law and order' and ironically was used by organised criminals and gangsters.<ref>[https://ic.pics.livejournal.com/booksandcheeses/14236156/18653/18653_original.jpg Thompson Ads Poster]</ref>
**It was incidents like the St. Valentine's Day Massacre that helped to cement the image of the Thompson in American popular culture.
*Despite the Thompson's association with outlaws and gangsters in Prohibition Era, not all  criminals could afford the M1928; it cost $200 with a single 20-round magazine, thus extremely overpriced for average thug.
*In 1941, an attempt was made by the Auto-Ordnance Company to chamber the Thompson with the .30-caliber carbine round, the standard round for the M1 Carbine. Compared with the M1 Carbine, the Thompson Light Rifle (as the modified version was dubbed) could fire the .30 carbine full-auto, whereas the M1 Carbine was a semi-automatic.  However, despite its favorable performance in testing by the US Army, the Thompson Light Rifle was deemed too heavy and cumbersome to fit the desired role.  Additionally, it was deemed too costly, and was dropped in favor of the M2 Carbine, a fully-automatic iteration of the M1 Carbine.<ref>[[wikipedia:Thompson Light Rifle|Wikipedia entry on .30 Carbine Thompson Modification]]</ref>
*So far, Thompson is ONLY the 5* SMG that can be obtained by insert a base amount of resources(30 points).
*Many WWII shooter games feature 50-round drum mags for the Thompson. In reality, only some Thompsons entered into service during WWII had the ability to use drum mags; drum mags were deemed too heavy to be deployed in combat, especially during reloading which took more time over the 20-30 round stick magazines. Furthermore, the drum mag prone to rattling and took up more space in a bag.
*While Thompson was overshadowed by low evasion rate for 5* t-dolls, she's very useful to be put in frontline thanks for the biggest HP value among SMGs and active skills.
**However, towards the end of 1944, Marine Raiders and tank crews were issued with 50-round drum mags, mostly during Battle of Okinawa.  
| references = <references/>
*So far, Thompson is the ONLY 5* SMG that can be obtained with the base amount of resources (30 points).
|}}
*While Thompson's evasion rate is particularly low among 5* SMG T-dolls, her HP (the highest in the SMG class) and active skill make her an extremely effective front-liner, particularly in so-called 'bomb disposal' squads designed to cheese through Red Golyats.
*The model of Thompson portrayed in the game is the 1927A1 semi-automatic carbine produced by Kahr. It has an 18" barrel as opposed to the original Thompson submachine-gun's 10" barrel.<ref>[https://shopkahrfirearmsgroup.com/firearms/thompson-t1.asp 1927A-1, Deluxe Carbine, .45 Cal. - Kahr Firearms Group]</ref>
*{{doll name|Thompson|SMG|5}}, {{doll name|G36C|SMG|5}}, and {{doll name|MP5|SMG|4}} all share the same active skill, Force Shield. However, there is some confusion regarding how the skill actually functions. Although their skills say that they grant a shield with 9999 HP, they in fact do not; instead, their shields give them a "Defense" value of 9999 points, which negates 100% of incoming damage as long as they are at their max Defense Value.  The only way for an enemy to punch through their shields is if they possess a "Defense Piercing" stat as well as a "Shelling Damage" stat, which only a select handful of enemy units in the game possess.
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Latest revision as of 09:42, 17 August 2024

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Thompson
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Gun Information
Full name Thompson Submachine Gun
Country of origin United States
Manufacturer Auto-Ordnance Company (originally), The Birmingham Small Arms Company Limited, Colt, Savage Arms, RPB Industries
Game Information
Faction Griffin & Kryuger
Manufactured /
Revised by
I.O.P.
Voice actor Taneda Risa
Artist NS (Original Artist);

小枪 (Infernal Hannya)

Released on CN (汤姆森) (2016-5), TW (湯姆森), KR (톰슨), EN, JP (トンプソン)
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How to obtain[edit]

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DROP Not obtainable as a drop.

REWARD Not obtained as a reward

Exclusive Equipment[edit]

Union Skill[edit]

There is no union skill for this T-Doll.

Stats / Data[edit]

Stats
Health
Health
 Health
Health
Health
 Ammo
Health
Health
 Ration
119(x1)238(x1) / 1190(x5) 25(x1) / 85(x5) 20(x1) / 60(x5)
Damage
Damage
 Damage
12 31
Evasion
Evasion
 Evasion
8 56
Accuracy
Accuracy
 Accuracy
2 12
Rate of Fire
Rate of Fire
 Rate of Fire
57 82
Movement Speed
Movement Speed
 Move Speed
12
Armor
Armor
 Armor
0
Critical Hit Rate
Critical Hit Rate
 Crit. Rate
5%
Critical Hit Damage
Critical Hit Damage
 Crit. Damage
50%
Armor Penetration
Armor Penetration
 Armor Pen.
15

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Ranking of this Doll's specs relative to every other Doll.

Affects assault rifles
Increases damage by 12%
Increases evasion by 15%

Weapon Background[edit]

The Thompson submachine gun is an American submachine gun invented by John T. Thompson in 1918 during World War I. The weapon became infamous during the Prohibition era, being a signature weapon of various organized crime syndicates in the United States as well as being wielded by the lawmen that hunted them. It is also famous for its use as an infantry weapon for Allied troops, as almost 20 years after it was initially designed, the Thompson would finally see its first true wartime experience in the hands of British soldiers as World War 2 broke out in Europe. Its use as both a tool of the mafia and of the army has granted the Thompson considerable significance in popular culture, and is one of the most well known and recognized firearms in history.[1]

American officer John Thompson came up with the original design of the submachine gun during the later years of the First World War. He had originally envisioned an automatic rifle to replace the bolt action service rifles then in use, such as the American M1903 Springfield. While searching for a way safely cycle the action without the complexity of a recoil or gas-operated reloading mechanism, Thompson came across a patent issued to John Bell Blish several years earlier. Blish's design was based on the adhesion of inclined metal surfaces under pressure, and the concept seemed to be exactly what Thompson had been looking for. With financial backing from a wealthy New York businessman, Thompson would set up the Auto-Ordinance Company in 1916, with the goal of developing his self-loading rifle concept further. By late 1917, the limits of the Blish system were discovered; rather than working as a locked breech, it functioned more like a friction-delayed blowback action. Because of this, the only cartridge currently in service with American forces that was suitable for use with the Blish lock was the .45 ACP pistol round.

Armed with this new knowledge, Thompson came up with a new idea: a "one-man, hand-held machine gun" in .45 ACP that soldiers could utilize as a "trench broom" for use in the ongoing stalemate of trench warfare. Oscar V. Payne, one of the primary designers at Auto-Ordinance, was responsible for designing the new gun, as well as magazines to go with it. This new submachine gun project would be designated as the 'Annihilator', and by 1918 most of the design issues had been ironed out. However, the weapon would never see use in the war for which it was designed, as World War 1 ended just two days before the first batch of prototypes was set to be shipped to Europe. With the war now over, the weapon was officially renamed the "Thompson Submachine Gun". While other weapons had been developed shortly prior with similar objectives in mind, the Thompson was the first weapon to be labeled and marketed as a "submachine gun".

The first model of the Thompson offered to civilians was the M1921. It featured an adjustable rear sight, a finned barrel, the iconic vertical foregrip, and utilized the Blish locking principle.[2] When it was first launched, sales were rather low, as the gun was incredibly expensive: a Thompson gun with one Type XX 20 round box magazine was priced at $200 in 1921 (equivalent to $2,867 in 2019). M1921 Thompsons were sold in small quantities to the United States Postal Inspection Service to protect the mail from a spate of robberies. Sales would also be made to the US Marine Corps, as well as several police agencies. Despite the Thompson being marketed as an 'anti-bandit gun', the Thompson achieved most of its early notoriety in the hands of Prohibition and Great Depression-era gangsters, and in Hollywood films about their exploits. In 1928, a modified version of the M1921 was produced as part of a special request by the US Navy. The major modification made was to lower the fire rate down to around 600 rounds per minute.

With the threat of a new global war looming in 1938, Auto-Ordnance made further modifications on the Thompson. They dropped the Thompson's complex Blish lock for a much more simple blowback action, removed the iconic slanted foregrip, moved the charging handle to the side of the receiver, and swapped out the rear ladder sight for a much easier to produce aperture sight. The changes to the bolt made the new model incompatible with the Thompson's drum magazines, which were noted as being cumbersome and noisy. With this modified Thompson, 20 & 30 round stick mags would be used instead. These models came to be known as the M1 and M1A1 Thompson, and it was this version of the Thompson that American troops would carry with them into the Second World War.[3] The U.S. Marines used the Thompson as a limited-issue weapon during combat in the Pacific theater, especially during their later 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 protective armor vests. Many patrols soon began employing the Browning Automatic Rifle in its place as a point defense weapon.

The US Army introduced the much simpler to produce M3 and M3A1 submachine guns in 1943, with plans to produce the latter in numbers sufficient to cancel future orders for the Thompson, while gradually withdrawing it from the first-line service. However, due to unforeseen production delays and requests for modifications, the M3 'Grease Gun' never replaced the Thompson, and purchases continued until February 1944. Though the M3 was considerably cheaper to produce, at the end of World War II, the Thompson, with a total wartime production of over 1.5 million, outnumbered the M3/M3A1 submachine guns in service by a margin of nearly three to one.

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Trivia

  • A pair of M1921 Thompsons were used by members of Al Capone's gang during the St. Valentine's Day Massacre, one of the most infamous acts of gang violence in American history. These guns are still held by the Berrien County Sheriff's Department to this day.
    • It was incidents like the St. Valentine's Day Massacre that helped to cement the image of the Thompson in American popular culture.
  • In 1941, an attempt was made by the Auto-Ordnance Company to chamber the Thompson with the .30-caliber carbine round, the standard round for the M1 Carbine. Compared with the M1 Carbine, the Thompson Light Rifle (as the modified version was dubbed) could fire the .30 carbine full-auto, whereas the M1 Carbine was a semi-automatic. However, despite its favorable performance in testing by the US Army, the Thompson Light Rifle was deemed too heavy and cumbersome to fit the desired role. Additionally, it was deemed too costly, and was dropped in favor of the M2 Carbine, a fully-automatic iteration of the M1 Carbine.[4]
  • Many WWII shooter games feature 50-round drum mags for the Thompson. In reality, only some Thompsons entered into service during WWII had the ability to use drum mags; drum mags were deemed too heavy to be deployed in combat, especially during reloading which took more time over the 20-30 round stick magazines. Furthermore, the drum mag prone to rattling and took up more space in a bag.
    • However, towards the end of 1944, Marine Raiders and tank crews were issued with 50-round drum mags, mostly during Battle of Okinawa.
  • So far, Thompson is the ONLY 5* SMG that can be obtained with the base amount of resources (30 points).
  • While Thompson's evasion rate is particularly low among 5* SMG T-dolls, her HP (the highest in the SMG class) and active skill make her an extremely effective front-liner, particularly in so-called 'bomb disposal' squads designed to cheese through Red Golyats.
  • The model of Thompson portrayed in the game is the 1927A1 semi-automatic carbine produced by Kahr. It has an 18" barrel as opposed to the original Thompson submachine-gun's 10" barrel.[5]
  • SMG ThompsonThompsonThompson, SMG G36CG36CG36C, and SMG MP5MP5MP5 all share the same active skill, Force Shield. However, there is some confusion regarding how the skill actually functions. Although their skills say that they grant a shield with 9999 HP, they in fact do not; instead, their shields give them a "Defense" value of 9999 points, which negates 100% of incoming damage as long as they are at their max Defense Value. The only way for an enemy to punch through their shields is if they possess a "Defense Piercing" stat as well as a "Shelling Damage" stat, which only a select handful of enemy units in the game possess.

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