Thompson

### Description

This American made sub machine gun grants superior accuracy and damage, however ammunition is scarce and it suffers from a slower rate of fire.

## Statistics

### Ammo Clip

30

The **Thompson** (also known as the M1A1 Thompson) is a submachine gun weapon in the Zombie Army series.

## Summary

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> This American made sub machine gun grants superior accuracy and damage, however ammunition is scarce and it suffers from a slower rate of fire.
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The above text is the in game description of both sniper elite v2, and zombie army trilogy, both games uses the same engine so the mechanics are similar, as is the in game description, in sniper elite v2 above statemens are true, however in ZAT they are a bit different, the fire is indeed slower then other weapons in its class, (not really noticeable in game), the accuracy is slightly lower than the the mp44 and the same as the mp40, but again, such a marginal difference isn't really noticeable in game. and ammo pickup, unlike in sniper elite v2 the ammo pickup rate is random, every time you loot a corpse you wil pick up ammo for either your primary weapon, secondary weapon or sidearm, the quantity of rounds you pick up is the same as the magazine size of the weapon you have, so when looting ammo for the Thompson you will always pick up 30 rounds, unless it surpasses your total supply which for this weapon is 30/150. another cool mechanics in ZAT is "autoload" (at least its what i call it) when your ammo in reserve is at the maximum but your magazine isn't full, if you pick up ammor for that weapon the magazine automatically gets filled up to its maximum.

### History

The Thompson was designed by General John T Thompson in 1918 it was designated under the cheesy name: the "Annihilator" to fil a trech sweeping role, with automatic fire up to 1500 RPM of the powerfull .45 automatic colt pistol it was effective in its role, more so then a bolt action M1903 Sprinfield rifles. but it remained an unproven design because before the Annihilator saw widespread adoption (not a moment to soon) the first world war ended. in 1921 the Thompson was beginning to take shape as we know it today, it recieved a butt stock for more controllable automatic fire and it could fit het iconic 50 round drum magazines, a new weapon class was born: the SMG, or sub machine gun, by definition an smg fires pistol calibre rounds in full auto, perfect for law enforcement for when a revolver couldn't get the job done. it evolvoled into the 1921 and later the 1928 Thompson in between that time, it hit the civiilan market, so nothing stopped gangsters for getting one of their own. America had an odd sort of liberty back then, you couldn't legally buy a drink, but an automatic weapon was no problem. but it was expensive, $2,800 in todays money, so the average gangbanger had to stick to the cheaper sawn off shotgun and revolver, only the big bosses/dons could afford such firepower.

but war was on the horizon again, the smg proved effective so it was adopted by the army in 1942 as the M1A1 Thompson, the military variant of the M1928A1 Thompson, and the one that we get to use in game. The M1A1 Thompson was simplified for mass production, such as protected iron sights "the ears" the removal of the foregrip "the famous gangster grip" and the removal of the cutouts in the reciever so it couldn't fit the 50 round drum magazines, instead it was fed by 20 or 30 round box magazines, these were more easily carried due to their weight and size, and were more reliable in the harsh conditions in the trenches. but a gunsmith could still modify the reciever to accept both stick and drum magazines. in the early days of the dead war (the events of zombie army trilogy) this wasn't done, probably due to the surplus of 30 round stick mags, their light weight thus easier to carry and more mobility, (to flee or tactical retreat from the horde) and their reliability.

### in game stats

The Thompson will kill a zombie with 6 bodyshots, it has a high accuracy so headshots which are always a one hit kill is both easier and faster to line up, the reload speed is the same as any other smg in the game, at 1,8 seconds regardless of how many rounds are left in the magazine

### Strengths

* **Accuracy:** the thompson has the highest accuracy of all of the secondary weapons, on par with the two german weapons the mp40 and mp44

but with a tad higher damage per shot then said weapons, make for a deadly combination, mainly because of the more powerfull .45 ACP cartridge

* **Damage:** the Powerfull .45 ACP cartridge grants superior stopping power than any other weapon in its class, only the Blyskawica deals more damage. it will kill in 6 shots anywhere to the body and of course, 1 headshot is always sufficient to kill, so thats what you should aim for

### Weaknesses

* **Capacity:** both in the magazine and reserve, the Thomson has the lowest capacity in game, although the mp 44 also has a 30 round mag, its reserve ammo is capped at 160 for the Thomspson it is capped at 150 rounds plus 30 in the mag making for a total capacity of 30/150

## Availability

Below you can find the weapon within the Zombie Army series.