Best Allied SMG of WW2? (Owen vs Thompson vs Grease Gun)

Even I learned a thing or two while making this thoroughly gunpilled episode with the Owen, Thompson and Grease Gun duking it out to see which was the best Allied SMG of WW2.
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02:17 Hill People Gear
02:52 SMG History
08:18 Sights & Open Bolt “Lurch”
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20:10 Overall Comparison
24:49 The BEST & WORST SMG
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27:51 Gun ASMR
29:36 QOTD
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[bfblfxm]

During WW2, the Australian army, who were not fans of the Owen, did tests comparing the Owen to the Thompson and the sten. The Owen came out on top, and worked even when they dropped it in the mud and with mud in the magazine. The Owen almost wins on every count: Light, works in all conditions, fast ROF, you can select your rate of fire, good sights, easy to change barrel, accurate, easy to change mag, easy to manufacture, cheap to make, Shoots 9mm rounds, so common ammo.

[mr_jiblets]

I'd have to take the Owen, if it was good enough for my great uncle, its good enough for me.

[stephencox]

Well the Owen Gun was used and very useful not just in New Guinea during World War Two but also the Malay Emergency and most importantly during the Vietnam War where it was a favored Black market special often swapped for other items of value by US Special forces and LRRP people because the owen could be dumped into a muddy pool and jumped on and then brought up to the waist or shoulder and it just continued to work a life saving aspect was it's real world reliability that cannot be overemphasized when literally life depends on it

[pinkfloppyass]

Always as an Australian gonna be proud of the Owen gun. I only know of one other gun that is reputed to be as reliable/tough and that's the AK. It's why I like to call it the AK of smgs.

[The_Dude_Rugs]

I think the M3’s service life speaks for itself

[snekhuman]

i think the reason the owen gun isn’t as popular in culture is because it’s australian. you don’t see many australian perspectives in movies and video games set in WW2.

[dtrex]

I just love the simplistic look of the Owen, great gun too

[thatguybrody]

you literally cannot go wrong with an Owen.
it's a shame that the australian military hated it despite its success and love on the ground. spite is a nasty thing.

[shaundouglas]

Used the F1 submachine gun back in 1987 to 88 when they were starting to be phased out of the Australian army. When firing they had a strong tendency to kick up and right, you really had to keep forcing the gun back down. I was told the Owen gun was a superior gun.

[garrickmartin]

The best was the Owen. Hands down . dead set reliable, comfortable. In the Pacific they were in great demand. Lots of Americans swapped their Thompsons for Owens, when they could get their hands on one. Check it out.

[vegasspaceprogram]

The Tommy gun is really built to last, but for the logistics that come with an army, the Owen wins. It's also lighter and more reliable in humid climates.

[fordprefect]

I went to Lithgow Small Arms Museum earlier this year. Saw several Owens, even an F1 and loads of Lee Enfields plus many other firearms. Great little museum.

[happyhaunter_]

answer to question: I'd pick the Garand because I'm a single brain celled Rifleman always and it's easier and lighter to carry and use

[ramozj]

I spoke to Aussie 3RAR Korean War, Kapyong vets when I was a member of that Battalion .They told me the 9mm Owen didn't like the winter warfare in Korea. Brit SAS also used it in Malaya .
All the SMGs for Aussie infantry got replaced in favour of the M16 during Vietnam. SMGs F1s were used by non Infantry units like Armour Vehicle crews etc until they got Steyr Carbines.

[harveybirdman]

The Owen gun was the best SMG to take into Jungle or Desert conditions

[williamoneal]

The Grease Gun, that thing chugs along like a sewing machine and is so satisfying to shoot and seeing it fired makes me smile

[communitycollegeofharvard]

Great video! I am such a nerd for old guns

[jayvetid]

I carried a grease gun on a couple of FTXs in the mid 1980s. Simple and rugged are good traits.
For Allied weapons there's a lot to be said for the M1 carbine.

[irishwristwatch]

"The best was also the worst"

Sooo...A Sten?

[robertg]

I would go the Owen 1 because I am a Ozzie and 2 its just different and cool and my dad used to live in the city where it came from