I was 5, but I can still remember the day. I had no clue what was going on, I wasn't angry, I just hadn't an idea the severity of the situation....
I can imagine it would take some real strength to hold the barrel down, plus aim.
Has anyone here fired a Thompson?
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Heck ya baseball bat! I have yet to see a war movie that correctly portrays the kick if the thompson. But we grow off topic...
Stink 600 yards? I'd have a hard time spotting a target at that range, let alone adjust for wind, yadda yadda...
I know the Thompson SMG was an extremely powerful weapon (Daniel Inouye said he blew a German's foot off with one bullet) but how accurate was it?...
Despite the Japanese banzai warrior being mental and the psychological effects and mental strength a bayonet gave him, bayonets were and are just...
Wow great answers, I'll just throw in my 2 cents. In the book,"Beyond Glory" a veteran recounts that his experience with the carbine. He said...