Thompson submachine gun - Wikipedia
The Thompson submachine gun (also known as the "Tommy gun", "Chicago typewriter", or "trench broom") is a blowback-operated, selective-fire submachine gun, invented and developed by Brigadier General John T. Thompson, a United States Army officer, in 1918.
Thompson M1 - Auto-Ordnance | Original manufacturer of the ...
Our M1 Thompson model is a .45 caliber semi-automatic replica of the most famous American submachine gun of World War II. The Thompson M1 was used victoriously in battles throughout the world, ensuring its place for eternity as a legend among military firearms.
Thompson submachine gun | History & Specifications | Britannica
2024年12月6日 · Thompson submachine gun, submachine gun patented in 1920 by its American designer, John T. Thompson. It weighed almost 10 pounds (4.5 kg) empty and fired .45-calibre ammunition. The magazine was either a circular drum that held 50 or 100 rounds or a box that held 20 or 30 rounds.
Thompson submachine gun - Simple English Wikipedia, the free ...
The Thompson submachine gun, also known as the Tommy gun, was an early submachine gun design. It was popular among soldiers, police, and civilians alike. It was invented by Brigadier General John T. Thompson at the end of World War I as a "trench-boom" weapon, or a weapon that could clear out trenches very quickly.
Unmistakable: The Thompson | An Official Journal Of The NRA
2013年12月11日 · The iconic Thompson Submachine Gun was the main Allied submachine gun in the critical early years of World War II. From Bataan to the Kasserine Pass, and from Normandy to Okinawa, the “Tommy...
The Thompson Gun's Curious History, from World War I to World ...
In 1917, when America entered the First World War, the United States Army tasked Brigadier General John T. Thompson, Chief of the Small Arms Section of its Ordnance Department, with designing a short-range, rapid-firing, large capacity infantry trench weapon.
The Thompson Submachine Gun - Warfare History Network
Wherever the truth may lie, it seems a safe assertion that the venerable Thompson submachine gun helped reverse the march of Nazi, Fascist, and Imperial Japanese conquest even while new and more modern weaponry was brought into the global fray and until these new weapons gained greater acceptance.
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