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'''The M3 M3A1 "Grease Gun" Submachine Gun is used in the following films, television series, video games, and anime used by the following actors:''' | '''The M3 M3A1 "Grease Gun" Submachine Gun is used in the following films, television series, video games, and anime used by the following actors:''' | ||
[[Image:M3_Grease.jpg|thumb|right|400px|M3 "Grease Gun" .45 ACP]] | [[Image:M3_Grease.jpg|thumb|right|400px|M3 "Grease Gun" .45 ACP]] | ||
'''M3/M3A1''': Although there have been quantum leaps in submachine gun construction and design since the early 1940's(when the [[M3/M3A1]] was designed), the M3/M3A1 is still one of the most effective weapons of it's type. Due to the large [[.45ACP]] caliber round the M3/M3A1 fires and it's simple construction with stamped/pressed steel it is very reliable, extremely simple to operate, compact, has ferocious .45 caliber knockdown power, relatively high controlability on full auto due to decreased cyclic rate of fire, simple to fix and maintain, cheap to manufacture and very easily suppressed and/or converted to 9X19mm. (all of this appealed to many in the early special forces and paratrooper communities) | |||
'''M3/M3A1:''' | |||
'''Cartridge:'''.45 ACP (11.43x23mm ACP) | |||
'''Feed system:'''30-round detachable box magazine | |||
'''Rate of fire:'''350–450 rounds/min cyclic | |||
'''Effective range:'''Sights set to 100 yards (91 m) | |||
'''Barrel length:'''8 in (203.2 mm) | |||
'''Length:''' 29.8 in(756.9 mm)stock extended/22.8 in(579.1 mm)stock collapsed | |||
'''Weight:'''''M3''-8.00 lb(3.63 kg)''M3A1''-7.65 lb(3.47 kg) | |||
'''Sights:'''Fixed peep sight and blade foresight | |||
'''Designer'''George Hyde, Frederick Sampson | |||
'''Designed'''1942 | |||
=== Film === | === Film === | ||
Revision as of 20:12, 10 December 2008
The M3 M3A1 "Grease Gun" Submachine Gun is used in the following films, television series, video games, and anime used by the following actors:
M3/M3A1: Although there have been quantum leaps in submachine gun construction and design since the early 1940's(when the M3/M3A1 was designed), the M3/M3A1 is still one of the most effective weapons of it's type. Due to the large .45ACP caliber round the M3/M3A1 fires and it's simple construction with stamped/pressed steel it is very reliable, extremely simple to operate, compact, has ferocious .45 caliber knockdown power, relatively high controlability on full auto due to decreased cyclic rate of fire, simple to fix and maintain, cheap to manufacture and very easily suppressed and/or converted to 9X19mm. (all of this appealed to many in the early special forces and paratrooper communities)
M3/M3A1:
Cartridge:.45 ACP (11.43x23mm ACP) Feed system:30-round detachable box magazine Rate of fire:350–450 rounds/min cyclic Effective range:Sights set to 100 yards (91 m) Barrel length:8 in (203.2 mm) Length: 29.8 in(756.9 mm)stock extended/22.8 in(579.1 mm)stock collapsed Weight:M3-8.00 lb(3.63 kg)M3A1-7.65 lb(3.47 kg) Sights:Fixed peep sight and blade foresight DesignerGeorge Hyde, Frederick Sampson Designed1942
Film
- A thug in Last Action Hero
- Navy SEALs in Never Say Never Again
- Numerous characters in The Dirty Dozen
- Chinese mobsters in Payback
- Survivalist hero in Defcon 4
- Bokeem Woodbine in Dead Presidents
- Common as Coates in Street Kings
Television
- Craig Heaney as Pvt. Roy Cobb in Band of Brothers (episode: "Crossroads")
- Stan Foster as Sgt. Marvin Johnson in Tour of Duty
Video Games
Anime
- Yakuza gang in Black Lagoon