I’m not sure how controversial this would be, but I think the M1a1 Thompson should have its magazine size reduced to 20 and be placed in BR2…
Hear me out first.
I’m gonna start off by saying 20 round Thompson mags were definitely used in WW2, and we don’t have a 20 round Thompson available to purchase with silver. That’s one of my smaller points, but now I’ll continue to the bigger ones.
The BSA 1929 Thompson is one of the few Thompsons in low BR. It has an outstandingly fast 750 rpm, while keeping the damage of .45 ACP ammunitions. But it is still in BR 2. And the reason it is in BR2 and not BR3, is because of its limited magazine size.
I’m sure if the M1A1 Thompson had its capacity reduced to 20 rounds, it would be worthy of BR2. Additionally, the M1a1 Thompson is one of the “worst” Thompsons overall. Of course, it’s still a good weapon, but is it really worth BR3? It has 600 rpm, which is significantly slower than the BSA 1929 Thompson, Australian Owen, Soviet PPS and the Italian OVP/Beretta M1918s. BSA 1929 Thompson would still remain as the best Thompson in BR2 even if my suggestion was implemented. Apparently, the BSA 1929 has better single shot horizontal recoil as well!
And lets compare the Thompsons to the PPSh41. As we seen from other factions, having a smaller magazine drastically reduces your BR from 5 to 3. And the PPSh41 box mag even has better dispersion to go along with it!
So why did I want the Thompson to be downtiered in the first place?
Well as I said earlier, there are no 20 rnd Thompsons available for silver…
And also, I think it would be awesome to wield Tommy guns, like gangsters from the prohibition era. Even if the M1A1 was heavily nerfed to the point where it’d almost be unusable, I’d still use it. The Thompson is just too iconic of a gun to not use.
But to make it on par with the M3a1 of the same battle rating, magazine size should also not be the only thing nerfed. Perhaps dispersion or recoil may need to be nerfed as well.
What are you guys thoughts on the M1A1 Thompson?
