simple
Write what weapon you like between the two and wy you like here, you can compare both weapon if you want, and if you dont like them and you want use another weapon to compare the two you can
you can only chose one weapon for do the comparison and have to be an smg
I start
My preference go to the lanchester, this dont mean i dont like the thompson i use it in normandy with the americans but i fell it at more level under the lanchester
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The lanchester even stok, has a more than good ROF And recoil, you can easily kill entire squad with him and you can fire even at distant enemy with low aim problem, and upgraded is even better, the recoil disappear and become a lazer with almost 7 of damage
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the stok thompson instead have from his part a good damage and RoF but heavy recoil wo dont help with the high bullet drop from distance wo make non experienced player fail most of their shoot, in addition different thompson version have different problem from the bad sigth to excessive RoF with low ammount of ammo ecc…
This is not a weapon you can use withaut perk upgrade or skill because it become your worst enemy expecially in tunisia
In the end i largely prefere the lanchester because is a fantastic good all rounder weapon wo never betrey you
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yup, thats why i love axis 9mm smg so much, in the allied squads that i use more on long range i usually give to assaulter sten or lanchester… for me sten is crap in comparison to lanchester , but on longer ranger it does stand far more chance than thompson
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I am a Lanchester kinda Guy. Not that the Thompson is bad at all, but I am a person that needs good sights on the gun that I am comfortable with. For me, the Lanchester is where it is at.
Much like I have more Garand’s equipped than M2’s because I cannot stand the M2’s sight at all, its so ‘busy’ that my focus is always off on it and my accuracy suffers greatly (same with the Springfield). So usually M1’s and Ross Rifles and then Lanchesters for the Assault Troops.
But to each their own.
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there isnt very much of smg to compare , grease gun is the same as thompson regarding bullet
but id like to know your opinion when comparing russian ppd-40 vs. mp-40 or even kiraly
In two word
All ppd for me are at level of high end smg once upgraded
- good rof
- good damage
- low bullet dispersion and drop
- good sigth
- EASY to upgrade because dev consider them at the same level of an mp28
In comparison early axis smg even if they keep a decent performance are vastly outperformed by the PPD, we start talk of do something aganaist here in moscow with a full star mp40 or mp35/I, and we can fight on same ground with the kiraly wo has obtained a lot of stealth buff and now can fight a ppsh41
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WHICH Thompson are we talking about?
There’s 4 different versions…
At the Beginning the Lanchester rules, in Economy too, costs only 1 Silver, but that 50rd Thompson SMG, is one of my Favorit inGame. Tunisia.
Really Awesome.
Normandy i would take Thompson too
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1 silver in tunisia, 2 in normandy
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If I included all versions of Thomson, I would choose M21/28, high rate of fire, fast reload, excellent sight, as for muzzle velocity, submachine gun is responsible for medium and short range, then M21/28 is enough
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Then:
1st unlock tommy < lanchester <–> m1 tommy < grip tommy < drum tommy.
While the first tommy is a really good smg, I just prefer the Lanchester rof, stability and precision over it. Then there’s the m1 tommy. It’s not as precise as Lanchester, but fires so fast it’s a perfect weapon for room clearing.
After those comes the grip tommy. It’s perfect in every way, being very stable it supercedes the Lanchester having similar rof, but better shopping power.
And lastly, drum tommy. It doesn’t get any much more powerful than that. Contender to the ppsh41 for best smg of the game. Weirdly precise and stable, same great stopping power, RIDICULOUS rof and 50 bullets.
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As for the PPD, I don’t like it. Power 6.6 takes at least 3 bullets to kill a full star target, and the slow reload makes me prefer to use the MP35 (I can often use mp35 to kill use ppsh target).
Dude they want 3 Silvers for Lanchester in Normandy thats to much for me,
In Tunisia Lanchester wins the Battle, only cause of 1 Silvercosts, in every other Aspekt is 50rd Thompson better by far
I dont like it either i dislike drum smg, wen i use ppd is use the (box) but is a very good early weapon wo have same performance of high end one
Sure is 3 in normandy? I remember bad
The way I see it, the Thompson is the King of CQC, while the Lanchester is the jack of all trades, master of none, somilar to an MP 40. The Thompson has the Lanchester beat at the ranges an SMG is supposed to preform well, but the Lanchester has more versatility. However, my problem with the Lanchester is it’s in a campaign where you typically also have the BAR, which can do everything it can but better, so I typically go Thompson, as there is a more versatile weapon I can use if I want versatility, which is the only thing the Lanchester brings to the table.
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My most great disappointment with the thompson is come in campaign to Open, and because he shine on cqc in most of the map of tunisia and some of normandy for me is more and handicaps than a help
I prefer Sten in Tunisia, also more authentic only allied aircrew got lanchesters
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