Shanxi Thompson: The best option for Japanese Br 5 TT submachine gun

[Tunisian_Megumin]

After looking for another Br5 submachine gun for Japan, I found this gun that has a pretty unique story that could be added to the TT.

Despite it’s a captured Chinese copy of the M1921 Thompson, but this gun was founded in a bunker in Iwo Jima. This particular gun was used by a Japanese captain and he killed 11 American soldier with this gun.

The original gun is fed with 20 round box magazine, but since we already have M1921 Thompson 20, I think we can just use the 50 round magazine for it , because Japan did captured its drum magazine in China.

Thompson M1921(drum mag) for Japan

I just found a document about captured weapons from Chinese army, in 1932 Japan captured the 50 and 100 round drum magazine of the Thompson M1921. [image] Since Japan only have 1 BR5 submachinegun and the damage is low, it’s necessary to give them the M1921(50) as TT weapons. As for the 100 round magazine, I think it’s better to be added as premium squad weapons, because Japan is the only country that doesn’t have a BR5 guerrilla squad.

Source

<a href="https://www.jacar.archives.go.jp…

I understand that some people are tired of Thompson variants or captured weapons, but I think a captured weapon with confirmed kills from one of the most famous battles of the Pacific War absolutely deserves to be a TT weapon.

Shanxi Thompson for Japan?

• Yes
• No

Source

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RmS5zW3LuYs
Shanxi Thompson: The 1927 Taiyuan Arsenal Tommy Gun