The Thompson submachine gun is widely known by Airsoft enthusiasts as the historical gun of the World War II. This gun helped the allied forces give the world its freedom from the enemies. At present, this weapon is used for the enjoyment of the Airsoft enthusiasts as they enjoy every game played with the Airsoft Tommy.

Background During the World War II, the Thompson was designed to cover every enemy dugout of the battlefields. As the war ended before the full implementation and of its use, the gun was put into limited service. Despite of this, production of Thompson submachine gun continues, and it was available in the market by the year 1921. Thompsons high market price never became a limitation to those who admire its full potential, thus the popularity of the said gun was quick to spread.

The firing power of the Thompson submachine gun is amazing. The Thompson gun is even an impressive weapon with a firing capacity of 0.45 ACP at the rate of 600 to 1200 RPM (rounds per minute). The high capacity of the firing rounds of bullets as compared with the other submachine guns will really kill enemies. The magazines of the Thompson guns have the capacity of 20 to 100 rounds, and are able to double the firing power of a small group of soldier tremendously. The gun really made a big impression in the weaponry category during its period.

The magazines of the Thompson submachine gun have a capacity of 20 up to 100 rounds, which increases the firing power of soldiers. This weapon has made a tremendous impact in history.

Even though Thompsons were an expensive gun they still were very popular. Available to all people who had the money the Tommy gun was a huge item among the Gangsters. For the Gangster it was a cheaper purchase because they had more money. The Thompson Tommy gun features not only hard hitting rounds, but also a very high rate of fire and a large supply held by the magazine, this has made the gun popular for years. This gun has withstood a lot of punishment through several wars.

If you look at the most popular AEG around today you will find it to be the Airsoft Thompson, or better known by the name Airsoft Tommy. You can notice immediately by looking at it that its a very well done replica of the Thompson Tommy gun. Two different manufacturers of Airsoft guns make these weapons. One being Cybergun manufacturers one and of course Tokyo Marui, where the gun is known as Model 18.

Both of these gun manufacturers make the gun as an automatic electric gun and you use it either full or semi automatic mode. You will not find a huge difference between these two manufacturer models. Tokyo Marui has a metal barrel and upper receiver, while the Cybergun Airsoft is all metal, which makes it the same weight as the original gun. Both models will give you a shooting rate of over 300 FPS.

Airsoft Thompson M1A1 automatic electric gun is truly a collectors item. The real Thompson made by Gen. John T. Thompson garnered respect as it was utilized and helped end the World War within its full capacity. And as a replica"and a close reproduction for that matter, Airsoft Thompson serves as a reminder of the glorious past and war victories as well as aide memoir of the men and women who fought for freedom.