It is a good weapon to kill enemies from close range. In both Skirmish and Multiplayer the Thompson can be choosen as a starting weapons and shares the stats from the campaign. However the MP40 has a superior magazine capacity and higher rate of fire, so it might seem a good replacement. The Thompson has medium damage and good from close to medium range. The Thompson is usually the starting weapon in most levels, except a few one where it's replaced by the M1 Garand or the BAR. The Thompson makes a return in Medal of Honor: Heroes and it's sequel Heroes 2. Compared to the MP-40, the Thompson has higher damage yet a lower rate of fire and a smaller magazine (30 rounds compared to the MP-40's 32-rounds). The European Assault multiplayer variant is identical to the singleplayer Thompson, but has a 30-round magazine and a lower rate of fire, allowing the player to have a better chance at medium-range yet suffers at close range. However, the real MP40 fires about 550 rounds per minute, and the game has the MP40 firing closer to 700-800 rounds per minute. The MP40 seems to have a better suited rate of fire for the Thompson to have, and vice versa as the real Thompson fires about 800 rounds per minute, but the game displays the Thompson to have closer to 500 rounds per minute. It's also usable in level Farmhouse Liberation. With medium damage, low recoil and open iron-sights, the Thompson is a very capable weapon, but sometimes it's rate of fire can vary from high to low, resulting in the player not being able to engage hostiles as hoped. Nazaire mission but is replaced by the PPSH-41 in the Stalingrad theatre and the BAR in the Battle of the Bulge theatre. The Thompson in singleplayer can be found on every level in St. In Medal of Honor: European Assault the Thompson comes in two variants: the singleplayer variant with a 20-round magazine, and the multiplayer variant with a 30-round magazine. This fact, combined with its faster rate of fire, would translate to inferior sustained firepower output and a need for more frequent reloading. However, its magazine capacity is slightly lower (30 vs 32 of MP40). Its main drawback is reduced accuracy at longer range, but that is a shared trait for SMG class.Ĭompared to MP40, its German counterpart, Thompson is more powerful and accurate. In fact, it was one of the most popular weapons for Allied team players in Multiplayer, thanks to its concentrated damage output (a result of a combination of high rate of fire, relative high damage per shot and tight dispersion at close to mid range) and minimal loss of accuracy while on the move. Thompson is a fine weapon for close quarter combat. One notable exception is the first level Lighting the Torch, in which Powell may carry both a Thompson and an MP40 provided he picks up the Thompson first. On many levels, it is issued to Powell from the start. The Thompson is one of the most commonly appeared weapon in the campaign. Its texture is much improved from earlier iterations. Thompson is featured in Allied Assault and its expansions, again in U.S. It is not present in Medal of Honor Underground, possibly a nod to its hatred by resistance fighters in France, preferring to use captured MP40s and Stens. It's the starting weapon in missions Attack Impenetrable Fort Schmerzen and Capture the Secret German Treasure. In final version, the Thompson had the M1928A1's reload animation, which had the bolt handle on the top, although it's the M1A1 version. In the beta version of Medal of Honor, it was the M1A1 version that was actually cocked like a M1A1. Thompson can be used as a melee weapon after spending all ammo and takes about 2-3 hits. It proves very useful on the level Officer's Quarters against trigger-happy Wehrmacht officers. It has a tendency to burn through ammo, spending it very quickly. Thompson also has a great rate of fire, almost double than the other SMG of the game, MP40. It stuns the enemy after getting hit, but enemies will quickly recover and start firing. It is underpowered, taking about six shots to kill an enemy. The M1 Thompson is an American SMG, and is the only one in the game.
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