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Is the Thompson better is the MP40?

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Anonymous

14y ago
Updated: 8/17/2019

Thompson was better

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The guy before doesn't really know what he's talking about. The Thompson was the better gun. The MP40 was good, but was much more prone to jamming. Most of the parts on the Thompson were milled which obviously meant it was more heavy duty and could withstand much more abuse. The tests done on the German helmets was also not very scientific. At a certain angle, any bullet will ricochet off a helmet, the test does not clarify where on the helmets the bullets hit. Also, the test was done with M1911 pistols, which have significantly shorter barrels than the Thompson which meant that a .45acp fired from a 1911 would have much less energy than one fired from a Thompson. The story about the German suppressing a squad of Americans in a latrine is also pretty silly. The Americans were in a trench, the Germans were in the open. The German's could do nothing but scatter, it was the only option they had as there was no cover to duck behind. While the Thompson did have a higher rate of fire but it did not make it "harder to control" like a idiot before said. It was heavier and the weight helped keep down recoil. The Thompson was objectively better than the MP40.


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Where was the first mp40 used?

The MP40 was first introduced to battle on September 1, 1939 - with the axis invasion of Poland.


What caliber bullet does the German MP40 use?

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