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{{T-Doll|title = M3
{{PlayableUnit
|index = 17
|index = 17
|nationality = American
|nationality = United States
|classification =SMG   
|classification = SMG   
|rarity = 2
|rarity = 2
|manufacturer =General Motors
|faction = [[Griffin & Kryuger]]
|artist = November
|manufactureringame = [[I.O.P.]]
|manufacturer = General Motors, Ithaca Gun Company
|artist = {{artist name|November}}
|fullname = United States Submachine Gun, Cal. .45, M3
|fullname = United States Submachine Gun, Cal. .45, M3
|voiceactor = Yamane Nozomi
|voiceactor = {{voice actor name|Yamane Nozomi}}
|releasedon = {{doll_server_alias|server=CN|alias=M3|year=2016|month=5}}, {{doll_server_alias|server=TW|alias=M3}}, {{doll_server_alias|server=KR|alias=M3}}, {{doll_server_alias|server=EN|alias=M3}}, {{doll_server_alias|server=JP|alias=M3}}
 
|weaponinfo =
The M3, officially designated the 'United States Submachine Gun, Cal. .45, M3', is an American-made automatic submachine gun designed for the US Army in 1942. It was designed to be a cheaper, easier to produce replacement for the famous Thompson submachine gun, and is chambered for the same .45 ACP pistol cartridge. The M3 was commonly referred to as the "Grease Gun" or simply "the Greaser", owing to its visual similarity to the mechanic's tool. The M3 began to enter front line service in mid 1944, but due to delays caused by production issues and approved specification changes, the M3 saw only limited combat use in World War II. The updated M3A1 variant was used in the Korean War and later conflicts.<ref name = "Grease Gun Wiki">[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M3_submachine_gun Wikipedia entry on the M3]</ref>
 
In 1941, the US Army Ordnance Board observed the effectiveness of submachine guns employed in Western Europe, particularly the German MP 40 and British Sten submachine guns, and initiated a study to develop its own submachine gun of a similar style. They came up with a list of requirements for the gun, which called for an all metal weapon of sheet metal construction in .45 ACP, designed for fast and inexpensive production. It also needed to have a low cyclic rate of fire to make it easier to manage recoil, and be decently accurate. George Hyde, a machinist at General Motors, was given the task of designing the weapon, and five prototypes would be produced and submitted for Army testing by late 1942. During these initial tests, the weapon performed well, scoring high marks in both the accuracy and endurance departments. There were some malfunctions noted by the testers, but these were found to almost all be the result of poor/damaged magazines. The prototype was formally approved by U.S. Army Ordnance in December 1942 as the U.S. Submachine Gun, Caliber .45, M3. Around 606,694 of the M3 variant submachine gun would be produced between 1943 and 1945.
 
After its introduction to service, mechanical issues with the M3 were reported in February 1944 by stateside units in training, who cited early failure of the cocking handle/bolt retraction mechanism on some weapons. An investigation revealed several deficiencies in the construction of the M3's bolt retraction mechanism, together with issues concerning barrel removal and retention as well as easily bent rear sights. As a result, several improvements were made. These included a new dust-cover design, modifications to the ejector, a metal guard around the magazine release, and a strengthened rear sight. In December 1944, in response to field requests for further improvements to the basic M3 design, an improved, simplified variant of the M3 was introduced, known as the M3A1. 15,469 M3A1 submachine guns were produced before the end of World War II, and 33,200 more would be made during the Korean War.
 
The M3 is an automatic, air-cooled blowback-operated weapon that fires from an open bolt. Constructed of plain 1.5 mm-thick sheet steel, the M3 receiver was stamped in two halves that were then welded together. This made the M3 incredibly simple to manufacture, as only a handful of parts required precision machining. The bolt was drilled longitudinally to support two parallel guide rods, upon which were mounted twin recoil springs. This configuration allows for larger machining tolerances, and makes the gun reliable even in wet, sandy, or muddy conditions. The weapon's only safety is the hinged ejection port dust cover. This cover has a metal tab on the underside that fits into a notch in the bolt, locking it in either the forward or rearward position. The M3 has no mechanical means of disabling the trigger, and the insertion of a loaded magazine loads the gun. With receiver walls made of relatively thin-gauge sheet metal, the M3/M3A1 is subject to disabling damage if dropped on an open dust cover – the covers bend easily, negating the safety feature. Dropping the gun on a sharp or hard surface can dent the receiver enough to bind the bolt.<ref name = "Grease Gun Forgotten Weapons">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ivr4QdhVtU Forgotten Weapons video on the M3 and M3A1]</ref>
 
With its stamped, riveted, and welded construction, the M3 was originally designed as a minimum-cost small arm, to be used and discarded once it became inoperative. As such, replacement parts, weapon-specific tools, and sub-assemblies were not made available to unit-, depot-, or ordnance-level commands at the time of the M3's introduction to service. It was originally hoped that the M3 could be produced in numbers sufficient to cancel future orders for the Thompson, and to allow the army to gradually withdraw the more expensive Thompson from front-line service. However, due to unforeseen production delays and requests for modifications, the M3 was introduced later than expected, and purchases of the Thompson continued until February 1944. The M3 would see limited use in the later years of the Second World War, and the improved M3A1 model would see service in both the Korean and Vietnam wars. During the Korean War, existing M3 guns in service were converted to the improved M3A1 configuration using additional parts. The M3 and M3A1 were largely withdrawn from U.S. frontline service beginning in 1959 and into the early 1960s, but continued to be used until the mid-1990s as on-vehicle equipment aboard armored vehicles.
 
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|max_hp=185
|mov=12
|mov=12
|craft=1:30:00
|craft=1:30:00
|noheavycraft = 1
|drop=Can be obtained from many battle stages from Chapter 1-4 onward.
|aura1= Affects assault rifles
|aura1= Affects assault rifles
|aura2= Increases accuracy by 40%
|aura2= Increases accuracy by 40%
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|skillname =Hand Grenade
 
|skillid =Grenade
|gallery=<gallery>
| characterid =M3
File:M3_S.png|Profile image
| GAIN_CN =您,您好,长官,我是....M3冲锋枪......
File:M3.png|Full artwork
| GAIN_JP =こ、こんにちは!M3といいます。よ、よろしくお願いします!
File:M3_D.png|Full damaged artwork
| GAIN_EN =He-hello, commander, I'm.... M3 submachine gun.......
</gallery>
| DIALOGUE1_CN =注……注油枪!?不会是在说我吧??
 
| DIALOGUE1_JP =.グ、グ、グリースガン?私のことじゃないよね?
| trivia =
| DIALOGUE1_EN =G-grease gun? You aren't talking about me, are you?
*In the Girls' Frontline 4coma, M3 is shown as wanting to be helpful in her squad. However, she begins to doubt her role in the team after being called a 'grease gun'. The 'grease gun' moniker comes from the M3's similarities to an actual grease injector gun.<ref name = "M3 GFL 4coma 1>[https://www.pixiv.net/member_illust.php?mode=medium&illust_id=51103562 GF 4coma: 'Definitely not a Grease Gun']</ref>
| DIALOGUE2_CN =射击速度不行吗?没办法,这就是性价比嘛……
*The OSS version of the M3 includes a silencer and booby trap system called the 'Bushmaster Device'. The device consists of a triggering hook and pull-type trigger. If the firing safety is off and the tripwire is pulled, the striker pushes the spring, launching the hook and depressing the M3's trigger until the magazine is empty. The silenced M3 was intended to be used by US OSS (now known as the CIA) and British SOE (Special Operation Executive).<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hNLrDbw8nc Forgotten Weapons video on the M3 OSS variant]</ref>
| DIALOGUE2_JP =発射速度が微妙ですって?コストの問題で仕方ないですよ!
**It should be noted that a special barrel for the M3 is needed in order to attach a suppressor. However, the performance of the suppressor itself is considered very poor compared to the M3's British competitor, the STEN.
| DIALOGUE2_EN =My rate of fire isn't high enough? I can't do anything about it, it's cost-efficiency, after all...
*After the discovery of the 'Krummlauf' curved barrel for the {{doll name|StG44|AR|3}}, the US army began to experiment with curve-barreled M3s in 1945. Initially, the curve-barreled version of the M3 was intended for tank crews, to allow them to fire back from within the tank cupola or driver's hatch at assailants. Aside from the armored crew version, the infantry version was intended to be fired from a foxhole, windows, and around wall corners without exposing themselves. Neither of these designs were ever adopted due to accuracy issues, a fault they shared shared with the 'Krummlauf'.
| DIALOGUE3_CN =指挥官,薪水还没发吗?这个月又快没钱了呀……
| DIALOGUE3_JP =指揮官、お給料…まだですか。今月の生活が厳しいかも。
| DIALOGUE3_EN =Commander, is it pay-day yet? I'm almost out of money for the month.......
| DIALOGUEWEDDING_CN = 抱歉,妨碍到您了吗?我还是离远一点吧……才怪呢,既然有了约定,无论如何我都不会离开您的。
| DIALOGUEWEDDING_JP =
| DIALOGUEWEDDING_EN = Sorry, did I disturb you? I'll be over here... Just kidding, since we have a contract, I won't leave you no matter what.
| INTRODUCTION_CN =战争期间,为了降低生产成本,本国军方参考了司登小姐的外形,经过反复试验而出产的冲锋枪,就是我,M3。不仅外形要被大家笑话,原本还做成一次性的武器,真是太过分了……明明我也立了不小的战功呢……
| INTRODUCTION_JP =
| INTRODUCTION_EN =
| SOULCONTRACT_CN =指挥官,有什么事吗?不会又想捉弄我?诶?这是什么?给我的?……给这样的我吗?真的……太好了……
| SOULCONTRACT_JP =え?指揮官、どういうこと?またからかってるんですか。へ?!これは…なに?こ、こんな私でいいんでしょか。本当に…?よかった…
| SOULCONTRACT_EN = Commander, can I help you with something? Are you trying to trick me? Eh? What's this? For me? ...Giving this to someone like me? Really... I'm so happy...
| ALLHALLOWS_CN = 南、南瓜头的怪物真的会出来吗?!指挥官,不要吓唬人家啊!
| ALLHALLOWS_JP = あ、カボチャ頭のお化けは出ませんよね…、ひぃ!指揮官、嚇かさないでください…
| ALLHALLOWS_EN = J-Jack O' Lanterns will really come out?! Commander, don't scare me like that!
| backgroundinfo =The M3 was an automatic, air-cooled blowback-operated weapon that fired from an open bolt. The M3 was chambered for the same .45 round fired by the Thompson submachine gun, but was cheaper to produce, and lighter, although contrary to popular belief it was far less accurate. Constructed of plain .060-in. thick sheet steel, the M3 receiver was stamped in two halves that were then welded together. The M3 was striker-fired, with a fixed firing pin contained inside the bolt. The bolt was drilled longitudinally to support two parallel guide rods, upon which were mounted twin return (recoil) springs. This configuration allowed for larger machining tolerances while providing operating clearance in the event of dust, sand, or mud ingress. The M3 featured a spring-loaded extractor which was housed inside the bolt head, while the ejector was located in the trigger group. Like the British Sten, time and expense was saved by cold-swaging the M3's barrel.
| trivia =* Nicknamed the Grease Gun due to it's visual similarity to the tool.
| references =*https://zh.moegirl.org/%E5%B0%91%E5%A5%B3%E5%89%8D%E7%BA%BF:M3
*https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M3_submachine_gun#M3A1
|}}
|}}

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Gun Information
Full name United States Submachine Gun, Cal. .45, M3
Country of origin United States
Manufacturer General Motors, Ithaca Gun Company
Game Information
Faction Griffin & Kryuger
Manufactured /
Revised by
I.O.P.
Voice actor Yamane Nozomi
Artist November
Released on CN (2016-5), TW, KR, EN, JP
Chibi Animation
Variant:

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How to obtain[edit]

NORMALHEAVY Timer 1:30:00. See T-Doll Production for details.

DROP Can be obtained from many battle stages from Chapter 1-4 onward.

REWARD Not obtained as a reward

Exclusive Equipment[edit]

Union Skill[edit]

There is no union skill for this T-Doll.

Stats / Data[edit]

Stats
Health
Health
 Health
Health
Health
 Ammo
Health
Health
 Ration
93(x1)185(x1) / 925(x5) 25(x1) / 85(x5) 20(x1) / 60(x5)
Damage
Damage
 Damage
11 30
Evasion
Evasion
 Evasion
9 67
Accuracy
Accuracy
 Accuracy
2 13
Rate of Fire
Rate of Fire
 Rate of Fire
46 68
Movement Speed
Movement Speed
 Move Speed
12
Armor
Armor
 Armor
0
Critical Hit Rate
Critical Hit Rate
 Crit. Rate
5%
Critical Hit Damage
Critical Hit Damage
 Crit. Damage
50%
Armor Penetration
Armor Penetration
 Armor Pen.
15

Ranking of this Doll's specs relative to other Dolls of the same type.

Ranking of this Doll's specs relative to every other Doll.

Affects assault rifles
Increases accuracy by 40%
Increases evasion by 30%
How to edit skills

Weapon Background[edit]

The M3, officially designated the 'United States Submachine Gun, Cal. .45, M3', is an American-made automatic submachine gun designed for the US Army in 1942. It was designed to be a cheaper, easier to produce replacement for the famous Thompson submachine gun, and is chambered for the same .45 ACP pistol cartridge. The M3 was commonly referred to as the "Grease Gun" or simply "the Greaser", owing to its visual similarity to the mechanic's tool. The M3 began to enter front line service in mid 1944, but due to delays caused by production issues and approved specification changes, the M3 saw only limited combat use in World War II. The updated M3A1 variant was used in the Korean War and later conflicts.[1]

In 1941, the US Army Ordnance Board observed the effectiveness of submachine guns employed in Western Europe, particularly the German MP 40 and British Sten submachine guns, and initiated a study to develop its own submachine gun of a similar style. They came up with a list of requirements for the gun, which called for an all metal weapon of sheet metal construction in .45 ACP, designed for fast and inexpensive production. It also needed to have a low cyclic rate of fire to make it easier to manage recoil, and be decently accurate. George Hyde, a machinist at General Motors, was given the task of designing the weapon, and five prototypes would be produced and submitted for Army testing by late 1942. During these initial tests, the weapon performed well, scoring high marks in both the accuracy and endurance departments. There were some malfunctions noted by the testers, but these were found to almost all be the result of poor/damaged magazines. The prototype was formally approved by U.S. Army Ordnance in December 1942 as the U.S. Submachine Gun, Caliber .45, M3. Around 606,694 of the M3 variant submachine gun would be produced between 1943 and 1945.

After its introduction to service, mechanical issues with the M3 were reported in February 1944 by stateside units in training, who cited early failure of the cocking handle/bolt retraction mechanism on some weapons. An investigation revealed several deficiencies in the construction of the M3's bolt retraction mechanism, together with issues concerning barrel removal and retention as well as easily bent rear sights. As a result, several improvements were made. These included a new dust-cover design, modifications to the ejector, a metal guard around the magazine release, and a strengthened rear sight. In December 1944, in response to field requests for further improvements to the basic M3 design, an improved, simplified variant of the M3 was introduced, known as the M3A1. 15,469 M3A1 submachine guns were produced before the end of World War II, and 33,200 more would be made during the Korean War.

The M3 is an automatic, air-cooled blowback-operated weapon that fires from an open bolt. Constructed of plain 1.5 mm-thick sheet steel, the M3 receiver was stamped in two halves that were then welded together. This made the M3 incredibly simple to manufacture, as only a handful of parts required precision machining. The bolt was drilled longitudinally to support two parallel guide rods, upon which were mounted twin recoil springs. This configuration allows for larger machining tolerances, and makes the gun reliable even in wet, sandy, or muddy conditions. The weapon's only safety is the hinged ejection port dust cover. This cover has a metal tab on the underside that fits into a notch in the bolt, locking it in either the forward or rearward position. The M3 has no mechanical means of disabling the trigger, and the insertion of a loaded magazine loads the gun. With receiver walls made of relatively thin-gauge sheet metal, the M3/M3A1 is subject to disabling damage if dropped on an open dust cover – the covers bend easily, negating the safety feature. Dropping the gun on a sharp or hard surface can dent the receiver enough to bind the bolt.[2]

With its stamped, riveted, and welded construction, the M3 was originally designed as a minimum-cost small arm, to be used and discarded once it became inoperative. As such, replacement parts, weapon-specific tools, and sub-assemblies were not made available to unit-, depot-, or ordnance-level commands at the time of the M3's introduction to service. It was originally hoped that the M3 could be produced in numbers sufficient to cancel future orders for the Thompson, and to allow the army to gradually withdraw the more expensive Thompson from front-line service. However, due to unforeseen production delays and requests for modifications, the M3 was introduced later than expected, and purchases of the Thompson continued until February 1944. The M3 would see limited use in the later years of the Second World War, and the improved M3A1 model would see service in both the Korean and Vietnam wars. During the Korean War, existing M3 guns in service were converted to the improved M3A1 configuration using additional parts. The M3 and M3A1 were largely withdrawn from U.S. frontline service beginning in 1959 and into the early 1960s, but continued to be used until the mid-1990s as on-vehicle equipment aboard armored vehicles.

Gallery

Main artwork

Gallery consisting of artworks used primarily in-game. For information on how to obtain certain costumes, see Skin Catalogue.

Trivia

  • In the Girls' Frontline 4coma, M3 is shown as wanting to be helpful in her squad. However, she begins to doubt her role in the team after being called a 'grease gun'. The 'grease gun' moniker comes from the M3's similarities to an actual grease injector gun.[3]
  • The OSS version of the M3 includes a silencer and booby trap system called the 'Bushmaster Device'. The device consists of a triggering hook and pull-type trigger. If the firing safety is off and the tripwire is pulled, the striker pushes the spring, launching the hook and depressing the M3's trigger until the magazine is empty. The silenced M3 was intended to be used by US OSS (now known as the CIA) and British SOE (Special Operation Executive).[4]
    • It should be noted that a special barrel for the M3 is needed in order to attach a suppressor. However, the performance of the suppressor itself is considered very poor compared to the M3's British competitor, the STEN.
  • After the discovery of the 'Krummlauf' curved barrel for the AR StG44StG44StG44, the US army began to experiment with curve-barreled M3s in 1945. Initially, the curve-barreled version of the M3 was intended for tank crews, to allow them to fire back from within the tank cupola or driver's hatch at assailants. Aside from the armored crew version, the infantry version was intended to be fired from a foxhole, windows, and around wall corners without exposing themselves. Neither of these designs were ever adopted due to accuracy issues, a fault they shared shared with the 'Krummlauf'.

References[edit]