Thompson
smg.
A medium damage machine gun.
Stats
- Stack size
- 1
- Despawns after
- 40 min
- Condition
- 100
Weapon Stats
- Magazine
- 20
- Shots per minute
- 462
- Reload
- 4 s
- Fire mode
- Automatic
| Ammo | Damage per shot |
|---|---|
| Incendiary Pistol Bullet | 42 |
| Pistol Bullet | 37.5 |
| HV Pistol Ammo | 37.5 |
Direct hit before armor and distance falloff. Explosive and incendiary rounds do extra damage on top that isn't counted here.
Best Monuments to Farm Thompson
| Monument | Per full clear | Mostly from |
|---|---|---|
| Missile Silo | 1 every 5 clears | Elite Crate |
| Large Oil Rig | 1 every 10 clears | Elite Crate |
| Military Tunnel | 1 every 11 clears | Elite Crate |
| Underwater Lab | 1 every 12 clears | Elite Crate (Underwater Labs) |
| Power Plant | 1 every 15 clears | Military Crate |
| Oil Rig | 1 every 17 clears | Elite Crate |
Expected from opening every container in one copy of the monument once. Dots are the keycards its readers take. See the monument tier list for overall value.
Where to Find Thompson
| Source | Chance | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Supply Drop | 39% | 1-4 |
| Elite Crate (Underwater Labs) | 2.9% | 1-2 |
| Elite Crate | 2.7% | 1-2 |
| Patrol Helicopter Crate | 1.7% | 1 |
| Bradley APC Heavy Scientist | 1.6% | 1 |
| Heavy Scientist | 1.6% | 1 |
| Locked Crate (Ghost Ship) | 1.4% | 1-2 |
| Locked Crate (Oil Rig) | 1.4% | 1 |
13 more sources
| Locked Crate | 1.3% | 1-2 |
| Bradley APC Crate | 0.9% | 1 |
| Military Crate (Underwater Labs) | 0.4% | 1 |
| Train Wagon Military Crate | 0.4% | 1 |
| Military Crate | 0.4% | 1 |
| Chinook Scientist | under 0.1% | 1 |
| Patrol Scientist | under 0.1% | 1 |
| Roaming Scientist | under 0.1% | 1 |
| Bradley APC Scientist | under 0.1% | 1 |
| Oil Rig Scientist | under 0.1% | 1 |
| Arctic Scientist | under 0.1% | 1 |
| Excavator Scientist | under 0.1% | 1 |
| Cargo Ship Scientist | under 0.1% | 1 |
Chance it's in one container or on one body, measured by filling each one 50,000 times on a vanilla server. Every source's full table is in the loot tables.
Research
The from-scratch figure is the cheapest chain of unlocks from the start of the tree, with nothing researched yet. Mark what you already have on the tree to see what is actually left.
Crafting Cost
Recycler Yield
Safe Zone Recycler 40%
4× High Quality Metal
40× Wood
1× SMG Body40% chance
1× Metal Spring40% chance
Monument Recycler 50%
- 5× High Quality Metal
- 50× Wood
- 1× SMG Body50% chance
- 1× Metal Spring50% chance
Powered Monument Recycler 60%
- 6× High Quality Metal
- 60× Wood
- 1× SMG Body60% chance
- 1× Metal Spring60% chance
Red Recycler (Power Plant) 75%
- 7× High Quality Metal
- 1× High Quality Metal50% chance
- 75× Wood
- 1× SMG Body75% chance
- 1× Metal Spring75% chance
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