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Thompson

Weapons · Rare

A medium damage machine gun.

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Thompson

Weapons·SMGs·Rare

Thompson

A medium damage machine gun.

Damage
37.5
1st of 4
RPM
461.5
3rd of 4
Magazine
20
3rd of 4
Reload
4s
Same as all

Statsbar = place among all weapons · rank within SMGs

Damage37.51st of 4
RPM461.53rd of 4
Magazine203rd of 4
Reload4sSame as all
Aimcone0.5Same as all
ThompsonLower is better for Reload and Aimcone; bars already account for it.

Weapon details

Hip aimcone
1.8
Velocity
300 m/s
Fire mode
Automatic
Attachment slots
4

Craft itneeds Workbench level 2

1Total craft time30s
Starting
×0Thompson made

Unlock itcheapest path on the level 2 tech tree

810scrap for 16 unlocksor 60 scrap at a research table

Ammo race3 types fit the Thompson

Time to travel 100 m, slowed down 8×Faster ammo lands first
HV0.25s
Pistol Bullet0.33s
Incendiary0.44s

Damagesmall numbers = change from Pistol Bullet

AmmoDamageDPSSpeed
Incendiary42+4.5323.1+34.7225−75
Pistol BulletDefault37.5288.4300
HV37.5288.4400+100
Open 100 × 39would have the Thompson. That's 39.0%, or 1 in 3.
Open one and see what drops.

Found inchance per container opened · tap one to see it above

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