As World War II developed, engineers found ways to simplifying the Thompson submachine gun, and later M1 and M1A1 Thompsons were easier and less-expensive to produce.

On the eve of America’s entry into World War II, the Army standardized the “Thompson Submachine Gun, Caliber .45, M1928A1,” and plans were being made for large-scale procurement of the guns.

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Such is the history of the The M1 Thompson, the first self-described submachine gun. Ahoy, a YouTube channel typically devoted to video games, has produced several videos on iconic guns depicted ...

The United States’ service rifle during World War II was the venerable American M1 ... M1 Garand’s .30-06 cartridge and the .45 ACP cartridge used in the familiar Thompson submachine gun.

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Alongside it served the pistol caliber Thompson submachine gun and the Browning Automatic rifle. Somewhere in the middle of these weapons sat the M1 carbine, with its famed .30 carbine cartridge.