Characteristics
- Category
- Weapon
- Stack size
- 1
- Durability
- 100
- Workbench
- Level 2
- Craftable
- Yes
- Researchable
- Yes · 60 Scrap
- Damage
- 37.5
- Fire rate
- 462 shots/min
- Magazine
- 20
- Reload
- 4 s
Overview
A medium damage machine gun.
Pick the Thompson when your fights happen between the door and the treeline. It fires pistol rounds like the other SMGs, but it is the SMG built for range and keeps hitting at distances where a Custom SMG is spraying air. Craft it at a Level 2 workbench from an SMG body and some HQM.
Pros
Cons
- Accurate for an SMG, wins trades at mid range
- Runs on cheap pistol ammo
- Accepts underbarrel attachments such as a lasersight or flashlight
- Slower fire rate than the Custom
- Many players find long sprays drag the sights sideways
- Players often say it wears out fast, so budget for repairs
Many players fire in short bursts of a few rounds and let the sights settle, since holding the trigger can lose a fight you were winning. Supply drops and the travelling vendor carry it too, so you may own one before your own bench is up.
Damage
| Ammo | Close | Far | Per second |
|---|---|---|---|
|
37.5 | 30 | 288 |
|
42 | 33.6 | 323 |
|
37.5 | 30 | 288 |
Crafting
- Workbench level
- Level 2
- Crafting time
- 25 s
- Research cost
- 60 Scrap
Recycling
At power grid stage 2 a green recycler works at 60% instead of 50%. Yields depend on the recycler.
How to get
-
Craft
at a Level 2 Workbench
-
Research
60 Scrap at a Research Table
