Lets rebalance the Thompson line up

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There are too many Thompsons which perform very simmilar to each other, this makes the US techtree pretty confusing.

We should seriously consider not only removing some duplicates and turning them into legacy weapons - but we should also buff the lineup in general, Thompsons seem a bit underwhelming for where they sit in each BR.

So… here is how I would make the Thompson progression fun and each type useful.

First thing said, I dare to say that maybe even 3 total regular unlock Thompsons are enough. So lets look at what versions we have right now:

  1. M1A1 Thompson BR3
    pretty much the standard version, shoots a bit slower than its next unlock.

  2. M1928A1 Thompson BR3
    Surprisingly simmilar to the first version, has a muzzle break, but doesn’t seem to really help all that much with recoil.

  3. M1 Thompson BR4
    Noticable fast rate of fire - though overall still on the same level of accuracy that the other Thompsons have.

  4. Thompson M21/28 (Box Magazine) BR4
    The mafia frontal grip Thompson, with the excellent iron sights. Has very good horizontal recoil, though vertical recoil is bigger for what ever reason… still, the Grip seems to give noticable dispersion bonus.

  5. M1928A1 Thompson 50 BR5
    50 round version of the BR3 Thompson, yet also having surprisingly less horizontal recoil than its 30 round version…

Also we have:

  1. Premium M1928A1 Thompson 100 BR5
    Yet again the same BR3 Thompson - but with again not only with a 100 round mag this time, but also weirdly enough again a very different recoil performance.

  2. Thompson .30 Cal SMG BR3
    Thompson with 20 round mag - but firing the bit longer range M1 Carbine round. Performs like a weaker M2 Carbine - but with the very nice Mafia Thompson sights.

  3. BSA Thompson BR2
    Gold order version with 20 round mag and the nice Mafia Thompson sights.

  4. Legacy Premium Thompson M1928 USMC BR2
    20 round Mafia Grip and sight version. Pretty strong for BR2, not gonna lie.

  5. That weird Thompson with these weird 25 round double mags - cant find data for those since I don’t even remember its name, shame on me.

Sooo… what thats 10 Thompson versions I can think of. Crazy amount of Thompsons right?

Now I think, its cool to have multiple event and gold order Thompsons, but 5 in the tech tree seems over the top - especially since they all seem very comparable besides the frontal grip giving dispersion bonus and the Drum mag being an obvious advantage.

So here is how I would make the US Thompson line up more interesting:

  1. There should be a BR2 20round Thompson
    If we would change the first unlock M1A1 into a 20 round Thompson it would fit well into BR2

  2. The BR3 Thompson should be the M1 version which is right now a BR4 weapon, so that it actually right off the batch feels like a real improvement over the first Thompson.

  3. Then the BR4 Thompson should actually be the now BR5 50 Round Drum Thompson, yes it has the drum, but its still a bit weak in BR5 compared to STGs, Fedorov and FGs, especially however since a 100 Drum Thompson exists.

  4. And finally the real BR5 Thompson should be the full Tommy gun version - better dispersion with the grip, 50 round drum and excellent sights.

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Hyde 35

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That you good sir.

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Its the UD42 (Premium Squad), but it was not actually a Thompson … it was made as a replacement to said Thompson IIRC

There is also the Hyde 35 (Gold Order) with 20 + 20

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Don’t forget quite bunch of them should be foldered. So there’s not necessity to grind them all.

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I mixed them. Ud was a premium squad while hyde was gold order

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Good point. Wonder why this isnt a thing yet

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I would be happy to see more smg between Thompson because from BR3 is just Thompson “per aspera ad Astra”

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maybe, just maybe, a buffed M2 Carbine that gets changed into an Assaulter weapon, could replace the Thompsons as a BR 5 weapon.

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I think folders are the way.

No need to remove anything. Anyone could prefer different models.

I, for one, think that there’s still room for at least 2 more additions: a 50rds M21/28 with front grip, and a 100rds version available outside of the premium para squad (Gold Order would probably be ok).

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gold order would make sense, but regular unlock? holly hell, 100 rounders everywhere, imagine the constant squad wipes…

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I think US should just get some french smg for BR3 and BR4 and the assault rifle in BR5, more Thompson are not needed as free unlock better as gold/event/premium gun

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Too many models of the same thing. Retrofit part 2? :stuck_out_tongue:

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Wen you are ready

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I would prefer the ribeyrolles automatic rifle (french)for USA…over adding some post war prototype

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Like i said in that other topic most of US equipment can be sum up with sherman and thomson (again im not being serious)

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Actually it can be sum up with M1

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The US Military needed alot of time to learn how to count past “1”

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Did they? You know, M1 Abrams…

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M1 benelli hard to say which came earlier, but since both are designed / manufactured 1970-1980 ?
Im fairly confident that they are about to move to next number, anytime now.

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