Description: Untitled Document The Thompson Submachine Gun Mechanism Made Easy One of a series of Second World War booklets on weapons intended for the training of recruits, this narrative is dedicated to the military type Thompson .45 calibre submachine gun. This model (M1928) had provisions for box and drum magazines. It had a Cutts compensator, cooling fins on the barrel, employed a delayed blowback action and its charging handle was on the top of the receiver. The booklet describes the correct loading and unloading of the gun; the action of the firing mechanism; the magazines; the action of gases and the cooling system and notes on how to deal with jams and stoppages. In the Malayan Campaign, the Burma Campaign and the Pacific Theater, Thompsons were used by the British Army, Indian Army, Australian Army infantry and other Commonwealth forces. They used the Thompson extensively in jungle patrols and ambushes, where it was prized for its firepower, though it was criticised for its hefty weight and poor reliability. Difficulties in supply eventually led to its replacement in Australian Army units in 1943 by other submachine guns such as the Owen and Austen, and British forces also largely replaced it with the Sten gun. Thompsons were also given to the Royal Australian Air Force and Royal Australian Navy. New Zealand commando forces initially used Thompsons but switched them for the more reliable, lighter, and more accurate Owen during the Solomon Islands and Guadalcanal campaigns On offer is the soft cover book as shown in the photo, Brand New. see pics which all taken from actual book Postage is shown in ebay postage above, We have a max $15.90 postage to Australian destination only sent at the same time. (To take advantage of postage special, Please do not pay until finished all purchases - as soon as an item is paid for we will immediately dispatch) Click here to see other items Click here or other items tab above to see Books On War Australia's other Military History Books. (Overseas Buyers - We dispatch worldwide if the Overseas postage is not shown please send message) We have one of the largest Australian Military Book Collections available on ebay but if you are looking for an Australian Military Book we do not have listed please send a message as we have alot more that are not listed and it would be a pleasure to help you :)
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Book Title: The Thompson Submachine Gun Mechanism Made Easy
Topic: Weapons
Format: Softcover
Author: Unknown
Language: English
Subjects: History & Military
Subject: Military, War
