Best WWII automatic weapon

Nonskimmer · Dec 28, 2006

timshatz said:
Same here. PPSh would be the one. Knew a guy who carried one in Iraq as a personal weapon just after the invasion. Had that and a Webly for the simple reason both worked. Trashed them when he rotated out.

Really? Where the hell did he get it? And he trashed them both, eh? Damn. I'm assuming they were simply worn out by the time he was done, right?

102first_hussars said:
I would pick the Grease Gun simpy because it held more ammo then most of the Thompsons

It was a relative piece of crap. It was a cheap, readily produced weapon like the Sten, to mass produce quickly for the front. It was flimsy and full of quirks and flaws. The Thompson was a much better weapon, but was more costly and complicated to produce.

k9kiwi · Dec 29, 2006

Toss up between the 40 and the Owen, depending on your region of deployment.

And as far as automatics go 20mm Oerlikon would be my pick.

Matt308 · Dec 29, 2006

102first_hussars said:
I would pick the Grease Gun simpy because it held more ammo then most of the Thompsons

Still in use today by the way. They have fit them with silencers for SpecOps. Go figure!

Gnomey · Dec 29, 2006

Matt308 said:
Still in use today by the way. They have fit them with silencers for SpecOps. Go figure!

They fitted the Sten with a silencer to for spec ops work.

Hunter368 · Dec 29, 2006

Thompson

Matt308 · Dec 29, 2006

Hunter368 said:
Thompson

Too damn heavy.

Hunter368 · Dec 29, 2006

Matt308 said:
Too damn heavy.

It will lighten up after you shoot about 6 enemy troops with it.

Matt308 · Dec 29, 2006

Or 6 enemy troops shoot at you!

Point made.

Nonskimmer · Dec 29, 2006

Matt308 said:
Still in use today by the way.

Cool. I never would have thought. Why?

Matt308 · Dec 29, 2006

What's ya mean?

Nonskimmer · Dec 30, 2006

I guess maybe I should have asked "By whom, and why?". Why the Grease Gun? Surely "whoever" must have better SMG types available to them.

P38 Pilot · Dec 30, 2006

Im not a huge fan of the grease gun. The only reason it was made was to produce in larger numbers than the Thompson and make the cost a lot less.

I do think though provided it was cheap and all it was a good smg especially for paratroopers and armored. Its rate of fire also made it easier to aim with.

But with the Thompson; "rat tat tap, away with the Jap!"

Matt308 · Dec 31, 2006

Where do you get this stuff, P-38?

P38 Pilot · Jan 2, 2007

Matt308 said:
Where do you get this stuff, P-38?

I just made that up!

Matt308 · Jan 2, 2007

No kidding.

P38 Pilot · Jan 2, 2007

Nope, no kidding. It just came to my head.

abhiginimav · Jan 3, 2007

I would say either the Bren or the STG 44 or the sten
maybe the thompson

plan_D · Jan 4, 2007

I bet you used to be really indesicive - but now you're not so sure.

DerAdlerIstGelandet · Jan 4, 2007

Gnomey · Jan 4, 2007

Best WWII automatic weapon

Best WWII Automatic weapon

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