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The M3 is an American .45-caliber submachine gun adopted by the U.S. Army on 12 December 1942, as the United States Submachine Gun, Cal. .45, M3. [12] The M3 was chambered for the same .45 ACP round fired by the Thompson submachine gun, but was cheaper to mass produce and lighter, at the expense of accuracy. [12]
11 de ago. de 2022 · When the lightweight and cheap US Submachine Gun, Cal. 45, M3 was introduced into service in 1944, it was intended for use across all theaters of combat. Nicknamed the “Grease Gun” and “Greaser” due to its appearance, it accomplished this goal, albeit with a few hiccups.
Meant to be fired and then discarded, George Hyde’s M3 grease gun served the U.S. military for a remarkable half century. Scorned by those who first took it to war, this weapon later earned a reputation for utter reliability under the harshest of conditions.
El M3 es un subfusil estadounidense de calibre 11,43 mm que emplea el cartucho .45 ACP. Entró en servicio en el Ejército estadounidense el 12 de diciembre de 1942 con la designación de United States Submachine Gun, Cal. .45, M3 y empezó a reemplazar a los subfusiles Thompson M1928A1, M1 y M1A1, que iban siendo paulatinamente retirados.
25 de dic. de 2023 · The video explores the development and impact of the M3 Grease Gun, a submachine gun designed by the US Army Ordnance during World War II to be cost-effective and easy to manufacture.
20 de may. de 2016 · Following the Korean War, the M3 and M3A1 submachine guns remained a mainstay of the U.S. military arsenal. Grease guns saw some use by American troops in the early years of the Vietnam...
4 de dic. de 2019 · On Tuesday, June 6, 1944, U.S. troops used the M3 Grease Gun in action for the first time. During the weeks that followed, it fought a vigorous campaign stretching from Normandy through to...
