Machine guns

Gusenberg Sweeper

46.6 Overall$14,600

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Stats are the Social Club 0-100 bars. Overall is their mean.

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About this weapon

The Gusenberg Sweeper is a fully automatic .45 calibre submachine gun, although Grand Theft Auto V places it in the machine gun category alongside the MG and Combat MG. Its name references the Thompson's "Trench Broom" and "Chicago Typewriter" nicknames. The weapon resembles a Thompson with a World War II era M1 or M1A1 style stock, a drum magazine, and worn, discoloured wooden furniture.

It is sold through Ammu-Nation for $14,600 in the enhanced version after the final storyline mission. It is also available to Grand Theft Auto Online players at Ammu-Nation for the same price. In the original version of GTA V, the 1.10 patch adds it to the protagonists' inventories and makes it free at Ammu-Nation, while Special and Collector's Edition owners receive it free.

The Sweeper deals 34 damage, fires at 65 and has 38 accuracy, 56 range and a 40-round clip statistic. It outperforms other SMGs in damage per shot and rate of fire, making it effective at close and medium range. Short bursts preserve its accuracy, while sustained automatic fire spreads widely and empties its relatively small magazine quickly. It only accepts an Extended Clip, and the Combat MG exceeds it in damage, accuracy and capacity.

Trivia

◆The Gusenberg Sweeper is named after contract killer Frank Gusenberg, who was a victim of the Saint Valentine's Day massacre. Gusenberg, along with six other people, was killed by several criminals using M1928A1 Thompsons.
◆The Sweeper element of the gun's name makes direct reference to a popular name for the Thompson submachine gun; "Trench Sweeper".
◆Whether the Extended Clip is equipped or not, the Gusenberg Sweeper always has a drum magazine (modelled after the real Thompson's 50-round drum), but with a different detail on the exterior.
◆In Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, a Thompson submachine gun can be seen among weapons on the shelves/racks inside Ammu-Nation.
◆A Thompson-based weapon appeared in a poster located inside the Underground Gun Shops, in Grand Theft Auto IV.
◆According to the stat window, it has a superior range than all the assault rifles in the game. However, the range of automatic aiming is much shorter than that of assault rifles.
◆Though the Ammu-Nation description says that "it looks great sticking out the window of a Roosevelt", it cannot be used from inside a vehicle. It can, however, be used while hanging off the side of a Roosevelt.
◆In Grand Theft Auto V, if the Gusenberg Sweeper hasn't been unlocked yet, the magazine on its model has a very low opacity when viewing on the Ammu-Nation shelf.

Class: Machine guns
Type: Submachine gun
Calibre: Cal .45 (11.43×23mm)
Fire mode: Fully-Automatic
Manufacturer: Not stated
Price: $14,600

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