 Ramba uchiverenga ndima iyi - The Sten yakabuda apo Britain yakanga iri muhondo yeBritain, yakatarisana nokupinda kweGermany. Mauto akamanikidzwa kutsiva zvombo zvakarasika panguva yokubuda muDunkirkichikura panguva imwe chete. Pamberi pa1941 uye kunyange gare gare vaBritain vakanga vachitenga pfuti dzose dzeThompson dzavaigona kubva kuUnited States, asi idzi hadzina kusangana nezvinodiwa, uye maThompson akanga akadhura zvikuru, achidhura chero kupi zvako kubva pa 70 kusvika ku200, nepo Sten ichidhura 11 chete. Kupinda kweAmerica muhondo pamugumo wa 1941 kwakaisa kudikanwa kukuru zvikuru pazvivako zvinogadzira maThompson. Kuti vakurumidze kugadzirira hondo yakakwana yokurwisa tyisidziro yeAxis, Royal Small Arms Factory, Enfield, yakapiwa basa rokugadzira imwe nzira. 