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''In an [[alternate timeline]] in which [[Germany]] invaded the United States, the [[resistance fighter]]s used many weapons, including the military M1 Thompson, among others during an attack in [[1944]] on the facility where the [[Na'kuhl]] were constructing a [[temporal conduit]].'' ({{ENT|Storm Front, Part II}}) |
''In an [[alternate timeline]] in which [[Germany]] invaded the United States, the [[resistance fighter]]s used many weapons, including the military M1 Thompson, among others during an attack in [[1944]] on the facility where the [[Na'kuhl]] were constructing a [[temporal conduit]].'' ({{ENT|Storm Front, Part II}}) |
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| − | Thompson submachine guns were also used in several of the [[Dixon Hill]] novels favored by [[Captain]] [[Jean-Luc Picard]], which were set late in the gangster era. ({{TNG|Manhunt}}) In the year [[2063]], Captain Picard lured two [[Borg]] drones into a [[holodeck]] on the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-E|-E}}, disabled the [[holodeck safety protocol|safety protocols]], and used a Tommy gun on the drones, killing them with the [[bullet]]s. ({{film|8}}) |
+ | Thompson submachine guns were also used in several of the [[Dixon Hill]] novels favored by [[Captain]] [[Jean-Luc Picard]], which were set late in the gangster era, and one of these was wielded by the [[Slade Bender]] character. ({{TNG|Manhunt}}) In the year [[2063]], Captain Picard lured two [[Borg]] drones into a [[holodeck]] on the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-E|-E}}, disabled the [[holodeck safety protocol|safety protocols]], and used a Tommy gun on the drones, killing them with the [[bullet]]s. ({{film|8}}) |
The natives of [[Sigma Iotia II]], a world that modeled itself after the book ''[[Chicago Mobs of the Twenties]]'', left behind by the crew of the starship ''[[Horizon (starship)|Horizon]]'', almost universally carried the weapons in [[2268]], including the women. ({{TOS|A Piece of the Action}}) |
The natives of [[Sigma Iotia II]], a world that modeled itself after the book ''[[Chicago Mobs of the Twenties]]'', left behind by the crew of the starship ''[[Horizon (starship)|Horizon]]'', almost universally carried the weapons in [[2268]], including the women. ({{TOS|A Piece of the Action}}) |
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+ | In [[2374]], as part of the [[holodeck]] simulation of the town of [[Sainte Claire]] created aboard the captured {{USS|Voyager}} by the [[Hirogen]] to use for hunting, [[Commander]] [[Tuvok]] utilized a Tommy Gun in his role as a [[French Resistance]] fighter, during an attack on the [[Nazi]] [[headquarters]] in the town. ({{VOY|The Killing Game}}) |
| + | When [[Tom Paris]] was given an ancient [[television]] set by his fiancée [[B'Elanna Torres]] as a gift in [[2376]], one of the shows he watched was the ancient Earth television serial ''[[The Untouchables]]'', where one of the main characters could be seen handling a Tommy Gun. ({{VOY|Memorial}}) |
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| − | Despite its reputation in American folklore – becoming a quintessential American fire arm and having been featured in countless Hollywood productions – , the Tommy Gun was a commercial failure in the 1920s due to its intricate smithmanship, which made the gun quite expensive. Intended for the US military, solely the [[US Navy]] showed any interest but only bought few units for its [[United States Marine Corps]], and only after the gun was redesigned from the M1921 version into the M1928, doing away with the distinctive pistol grip in favor of the simplified barrel grip and lowering the rate of fire from 1000rpm to 800rpm. Of the approximate 15,000 units produced between 1921 and 1935, 4,500 were still unsold when World War II broke out in Europe in 1939, and the company, having suspended production in the early 1930s, was on its way to bankruptcy. |
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| + | {{bginfo|The Tommy Gun, becoming a quintessential fire arm in American folklore and having been featured in countless Hollywood productions, had an equally quintessential [[German]] military counterpart during World War II, the [[MP40]], which had also been featured in several ''[[Star Trek]]'' productions.|A number of redesigns and variants of the Thompson submachine gun were produced. The variants featured in the ''Star Trek'' productions can be identified as follows: |
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| − | However, the war saved the company, as it found itself suddenly swamped with orders from Great Britain and France and the unsold stock was rushed to Europe, as production could only be restarted in 1940. For that occasion the gun was slightly redesigned as the M1928A[rmy], able to both hold the distinctive drum magazine as well as the more practical box magazine. Both magazine types – the guns also coming in both the pistol grip as well as the simplified barrel grip variants – were in use in the early years of the war until the drum magazine was abandoned, as it was found too cumbersome under combat conditions. In 1942 the gun was redesigned for cheaper, simplified manufacture, only able to hold the box magazine as the M[ilitary]1 with barrel grip only, shortly thereafter followed by the slightly further refined M1A1. The rate of fire was further lowered to 700rpm, which meant that the distinctive cooling fins at the back of the barrel could be done away with, allowing for even more simplified manufacture. Though the gun remained quite expensive to produced, 1.7 million units were produced in the war years before production ceased in 1944. |
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| − | Mindful of this, the Tommy Guns featured in the ''[[Star Trek]]'' episodes can be typified as follows: |
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| − | *{{e|A Piece of the Action}}: Colt 1921AC [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thompson_submachine_gun] |
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*{{e|Manhunt}}; M1928 [http://www.imfdb.org/wiki/Star_Trek:_The_Next_Generation] |
*{{e|Manhunt}}; M1928 [http://www.imfdb.org/wiki/Star_Trek:_The_Next_Generation] |
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*{{film|8}}; M1928 [http://www.imfdb.org/wiki/Star_Trek:_First_Contact#M1928_Thompson] |
*{{film|8}}; M1928 [http://www.imfdb.org/wiki/Star_Trek:_First_Contact#M1928_Thompson] |
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+ | *{{e|A Piece of the Action}}: Colt 1921AC [http://www.imfdb.org/wiki/Star_Trek:_The_Original_Series] |
| + | *{{e|The Killing Game}}; M1928A1 [http://www.imfdb.org/wiki/Star_Trek:_Voyager] |
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| + | *{{e|Memorial}}; M1921 [http://www.imfdb.org/wiki/Star_Trek:_Voyager]}} |
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| − | The German military counterpart of the Tommy Gun has been the no less quintessential [[MP40]] submachine gun during World War II. |
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== External link == |
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Kirk and Spock with Thompson submachine guns on Sigma Iotia II
Jean-Luc Picard (as Dixon Hill) wields a Tommy gun
The M1921/28 Thompson submachine gun, commonly known as the Tommy Gun, was an automatic projectile weapon developed in the United States of America in the 1920s. It became particularly recognizable as a symbol of organized crime in the first half of the 20th century, and especially of the Chicago gangsters. The Thompson fired the .45 ACP cartridge and its rate of fire depended on the specific model. The weapon was also adopted by the US military, and saw extensive use in World War II.
In an alternate timeline in which Germany invaded the United States, the resistance fighters used many weapons, including the military M1 Thompson, among others during an attack in 1944 on the facility where the Na'kuhl were constructing a temporal conduit. (ENT: "Storm Front, Part II")
Thompson submachine guns were also used in several of the Dixon Hill novels favored by Captain Jean-Luc Picard, which were set late in the gangster era, and one of these was wielded by the Slade Bender character. (TNG: "Manhunt") In the year 2063, Captain Picard lured two Borg drones into a holodeck on the USS Enterprise-E, disabled the safety protocols, and used a Tommy gun on the drones, killing them with the bullets. (Star Trek: First Contact)
The natives of Sigma Iotia II, a world that modeled itself after the book Chicago Mobs of the Twenties, left behind by the crew of the starship Horizon, almost universally carried the weapons in 2268, including the women. (TOS: "A Piece of the Action")
In 2374, as part of the holodeck simulation of the town of Sainte Claire created aboard the captured USS Voyager by the Hirogen to use for hunting, Commander Tuvok utilized a Tommy Gun in his role as a French Resistance fighter, during an attack on the Nazi headquarters in the town. (VOY: "The Killing Game")
When Tom Paris was given an ancient television set by his fiancée B'Elanna Torres as a gift in 2376, one of the shows he watched was the ancient Earth television serial The Untouchables, where one of the main characters could be seen handling a Tommy Gun. (VOY: "Memorial")
- "Storm Front, Part II": M1(A1) [1]
- "Manhunt"; M1928 [2]
- Star Trek: First Contact; M1928 [3]
- "A Piece of the Action": Colt 1921AC [4]
- "The Killing Game"; M1928A1 [5]
- "Memorial"; M1921 [6]