Considering that we’ve gotten a new Thompson SMG with a drum recently, I thought it would be pertinent to bring up how the animations of all the Thompsons are incorrect.
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Thompsons with drum magazines are reloaded backwards in game. As in, the charging handle is pulled back after the magazine has been replaced. This would not work IRL as you would need to pull the bolt back before removing and inserting the magazine.
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Thompsons with box magazines should not have their “empty” reload animation, only their “partial” reload animations. This is because all Thompson box magazines have a bolt catch thingy that locks the bolt open when the magazine is empty. This means that the only reload animation needed is the reload where you just replace the magazine.
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Bolt location when locked back is incorrect on all of them except for the two with the 100 round drums, being locked in the disassembly hole:
It’s supposed to look like this with the bolt being locked slightly before the hole:
