Thompson was the original developer of the Thompson submachine gun, who spent most of his career in the ordnance department of the U.S. Thompson holding an M1921 Thompson Development īrigadier general John T. These models retain a similar appearance to the original models, but have various modifications in order to comply with US firearm laws.īrigadier general John T. The original selective-fire Thompson variants are no longer produced, although numerous semi-automatic civilian versions are still being produced by the manufacturer Auto-Ordnance. It is the first weapon to be labelled and marketed as a "submachine gun". More than 1.5 million Thompson submachine guns were produced during World War II. Its main models were designated as the M1928A1, M1 and M1A1 during this time. armed forces during World War II, and was also used extensively by other Allied troops during the war. The Thompson was widely adopted by the U.S. ![]() It was a common sight in the media at the time, and was used by both law enforcement officers and criminals. Because it could be obtained so easily, the Thompson became notorious during the Prohibition era as the signature weapon of various organized crime syndicates in the United States in the 1920s. The weapon was also sold to the general public. The Thompson saw early use by the United States Marine Corps during the Banana Wars, the United States Postal Inspection Service, the Irish Republican Army, the Republic of China, and the FBI following the Kansas City Massacre. It was originally designed to break the stalemate of trench warfare of World War I, but was not finished until after the war ended. The Thompson submachine gun (also known as the "Tommy Gun", "Chicago Typewriter", "Chicago Piano", "Trench Sweeper", or "Trench Broom") is a blowback-operated, selective-fire submachine gun, invented by United States Army brigadier general John T. (M1 and M1A1 models do not accept drum magazines) Our team represents a powerful blend of skills in business, venture investments, science, and finance.20 or 30 round box magazine, 50 or 100 round drum magazine In a world of ever-growing challenges, the mission of GAEU is to stimulate the growth of innovative solutions for the benefit of the world. GAEU Consulting is a professional consultancy firm specializing in advising innovative companies on how to obtain EU Funding to projects and growth activities. The company has been listed on Nasdaq First North Growth Market since 2016. Development is now taking place on the next unit of 1 MW installed turbine output. ![]() This suits the conditions at sea and minimizes the need for maintenance, which leads to less downtime and operating hours.The company's first prototype was installed in the sea in 2015. SeaTwirl's unique floating vertical-axis wind turbine is simple and robust with few moving parts. SeaTwirl AB (publ) is a Swedish energy tech company in wind power with the vision to become global leader in floating offshore wind farms. We are honoured to be given trust to support the development of this grant proposal and wish SeaTwirl fair winds and following seas in this exciting project! This funding comes at the time when it is most needed – the green energy transition in Europe needs to accelerate and SeaTwirl has a solution that can make this shift happen. ![]() Tomasz Wąsik, MBA, Partner and CEO of GAEU Horizon Europe Centre of Excellence comments: “This is a truly historic moment for GAEU Consulting as this is the biggest grant ever awarded to our Client for a single beneficiary project. The knowledge and drive that GAEU represents have proven to make a huge difference for us at SeaTwirl”. During that review, we evaluated the best and most professional partners within the field and the decision landed on GAEU Consulting. Please read GAEU’s press release: Peter Laurits, CEO of SeaTwirl comments: “During our large strategic review in 2021, we made the decision to start working systematically with our soft funding. GAEU Consulting supported SeaTwirl in developing the grant proposal to the Swedish Energy Agency. The project will contribute important data points for the continued scale up of the technology and be an important reference for SeaTwirl’s continued commercialisation where the aim is set for much larger turbines (10 MW and larger) in commercial windfarms. The grant will allow SeaTwirl to install its 1 MW S2x turbine in Norway for demonstration and testing purposes. 5 MEUR) in grant funding within the program “Larger pilot and demonstration projects for energy and climate change transition”.
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