1919, after WWI.
Yes. and just a correction the Thompson is not a machine gun its a sub machine gun because it shoots pistol caliber rounds get your facts straight
Midway USA's Gun Stories - 2011 The Thompson Sub Machine Gun - 2.4 was released on: USA: 18 July 2012
Nope. Notice the title says MODERN WARFARE 3. The Thompson is a WWII era gun.
The .45 Thompson sub-machine gun and M3 sub machine gun (grease gun) were used in WW2, Korea, and Vietnam War. A sub-machine gun is called a SUB machine gun because it uses "pistol" ammunition. The M3 sub-machinegun looked exactly like a grease gun; hence the name.
.45 caliber Thompson Sub Machine Guns = Tommy Gun
It wasn't.
Yes; in WWII, Korea and Vietnam.
There is no "one" name. Thompson, Walther, Ruger, UD, Sten, etc..
the infantry used: lee enfield 303, bren light machine gun, vickers machine gun, Thompson sub machine gun the sten was not yet issued to troops in Africa.
An SMG is a Sub Machine Gun that's close to a machine gun but is only...well...a smaller version.
A sub-machine gun fires pistol cartridges. A machine gun fires rifle rounds.