Thompson Submachine Gun

Lore & Background

In Medal of Honor: Vanguard, the Thompson Submachine Gun is part of the weapon customization system. Players are able to customize their weapons, such as adding a drum magazine for a Thompson submachine gun, although these upgrades are only available on certain levels. The game shares many gameplay elements with Medal of Honor: Airborne. At the start of each operation, players parachute onto a battlefield and can roughly designate where they land. Players who land at points marked by green smoke will be able to pick up weapon upgrades and ammunition. Missions can be played out in different ways depending on where players land and which weapons they obtain.

In Their Own Story

During the fourth and final mission in the game, which takes place during Operation Varsity, Sgt. Keegan, now transferred to the 17th Airborne Division, lands on the bank of the Rhine River. He and the paratroopers take heavy fire from Wehrmacht forces. They make their way to a German industrial complex, where they fight off several brutal counterattacks before continuing on to a German trench system. After neutralizing the trenches and the defenses surrounding them, Keegan must make his way alone through a wrecked factory full of German snipers. He manages to make his way through and regroups with the surviving members of his squad just outside of the complex just as hundreds of Fallschirmjager troops launch a major counter-attack with a large number of tanks in support. They successfully repel the attack, with a final scene showing the remaining German troops retreating back into the outlying hills.

Reader's Guide

The Thompson Submachine Gun in Medal of Honor: Vanguard can be customized with a drum magazine, though this upgrade is only available on certain levels. Players can also add a telescopic sight to an M1 Garand rifle, but no such sight is mentioned for the Thompson. The game features a 2-4 player split-screen multiplayer mode with five modes: Deathmatch, Team Deathmatch, Capture the Flag, King of the Hill, and Scavenger Hunt. The PS2 version requires a multitap to support more than two players. This is currently the last Medal of Honor game to feature split screen mode.

Did You Know?

• Players can add a drum magazine for the Thompson submachine gun, but only on certain levels.
• Weapon upgrades like the drum magazine can be picked up by landing at points marked by green smoke during parachute drops.
• Medal of Honor: Vanguard was released for the PlayStation 2 and Wii in 2007.
• The game is the tenth installment in the Medal of Honor video game series.
• Medal of Honor: Vanguard is the last Medal of Honor game to feature split screen multiplayer mode.