M1 Garand

M1 Garand

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M1 Garand 34
Gun Information
Full name	U.S. Rifle, Caliber .30, M1
Country of origin	United States
Manufacturer	Springfield Armory, Winchester, Harrington & Richardson, International Harvester, Beretta, Breda, F.M.A.P., Springfield Armory, Inc.
Game Information
Faction	Griffin & Kryuger
Manufactured / Revised by	I.O.P.
Voice actor	Taneda Risa
Artist	哈路卡 (Original Artist); Alize (Letter from the Winter Cypress, Bathed in Starlight, Deer Calls in Winter)
Released on	CN (M1加兰德) (2016-5), TW (M1加蘭德), KR (M1 개런드), EN, JP (M1ガーランド)
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How to obtain

NORMALHEAVY Timer 4:00:00. See T-Doll Production for details.

DROP Can be obtained from many battle stages from Chapter 3-3 onward.

REWARD Not obtained as a reward

Exclusive Equipment

M5 Bayonet

Union Skill

There is no union skill for this T-Doll.

Stats / Data

Stats

Health  Health	Health  Ammo	Health  Ration
44(x1) → 88(x1) / 440(x5)	15(x1) / 55(x5)	30(x1) / 90(x5)

Damage  Damage	47 → 120	Evasion  Evasion	4 → 28
Accuracy  Accuracy	9 → 62	Rate of Fire  Rate of Fire	26 → 37
Movement Speed  Move Speed	7	Armor  Armor	0
Critical Hit Rate  Crit. Rate	40%	Critical Hit Damage  Crit. Damage	50%
Armor Penetration  Armor Pen.	15

Equipment

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.

Tiles

Affects handguns

Reduces skill cooldown by 12%

Skill1

name	Locked Shot
icon	AimAttackCurrentTarge
text	Begin charging after skill cooldown ends, gaining 1 charge stack every second, up to a maximum of 5 stacks. When skill is used, aim for 1 second, then deal ($min_dam_value) ~ ($max_dam_value)x damage to the current enemy based on the current number of charge stacks. All stacks will be consumed on skill use.
initial	5
cooldown	15	14.6	14.1	13.7	13.2	12.8	12.3	11.9	11.4	11
min_dam_value	1.7	1.8	1.9	2	2.1	2.2	2.3	2.4	2.5	2.6
max_dam_value	2.8	3.1	3.4	3.7	4	4.3	4.6	4.9	5.2	5.5

	name of skill here

 

Weapon Background

The M1 Garand is a .30 caliber semi-automatic rifle that was the U.S. service rifle during World War II and the Korean War, and also saw limited service during the Vietnam War. While most M1 rifles were issued to U.S. forces, many hundreds of thousands were also provided as foreign aid to American allies during the Cold War. The M1 rifle is still used by drill teams and military honor guards, as is the rifle that succeeded it, the M14. It is also widely used by civilians for hunting, target shooting, and as a military collectible.

The M1 rifle was named after its designer, Canadian-American firearms designer John Garand, who began working on a semi-automatic rifle following the conclusion of the First World War. While working at Springfield Armory, Garand had produced a primer-actuated blowback prototype semi-auto rifle chambered in .30 caliber. A little over 20 of these initial prototypes would be made at Springfield, and in 1925 would be brought to Fort Benning, where they were tested against models by Berthier, Hatcher-Bang, Thompson, and Pedersen. This led to a further trial of an improved "M1924" Garand prototype against the Thompson rifle in 1927, with the cavalry board reporting that the results of the testing had been inconclusive. In early 1928, both the infantry and cavalry boards ran trials with the .276 Pedersen T1 rifle, calling it "highly promising" despite the rifle's use of waxed ammunition. A rifle board featuring Army, Navy, and Marine Corps personnel held another set of trials in the summer of 1928, between the .30 Thompson, both the cavalry and infantry version of the T1 Pedersen, the "M1924" Garand, and the .256 Bang rifle. This set of trials also produced no clear winner, although after this trial the .30 caliber primer-actuated Garand prototype was dropped in favor of a gas-operated version chambered for .276 caliber. Twenty gas-operated .276 Garands were made and competed with T1 Pedersen rifles in early 1931, with the Garand being the clear winner. A version of the gas-operated Garand in .30 caliber was tested as well, but was withdrawn from the testing with a cracked bolt. A January 4, 1932 meeting recommended adoption of the .276 caliber and production of approximately 125 of the .276 Garands. Meanwhile, Garand redesigned the bolt on the .30 caliber model, and his improved rifle was retested. The day after the successful conclusion of this test, Army Chief of Staff General Douglas MacArthur personally disapproved any caliber changes, in part because there were extensive existing stocks of .30 M1 ball ammunition. On February 25, 1932, Adjutant General John B. Shuman, speaking for the Secretary of War, ordered work on the rifles and ammunition in .276 caliber cease immediately and completely, and all resources be directed toward identification and correction of deficiencies in the Garand .30 caliber. On August 3, 1933, the T1E2 (the name given to the improved .30 caliber gas-operated Garand) became the U.S. Rifle, Caliber .30, M1.

The M1 Garand that entered service is a gas-operated rifle, with the expanding gases from a fired cartridge being diverted into a chamber below the barrel. Here, the gases meet a long-stroke piston attached to the operating rod, which is pushed rearward by the force of this high-pressure gas. Then, the operating rod engages a rotating bolt inside the receiver. The bolt is locked into the receiver via two locking lugs, which rotate, unlock, and initiate the ejection of the spent cartridge and the reloading cycle when the rifle is discharged. The operating rod (and subsequently the bolt) then returns to its original position. During World War II, the M1 rifle's semi-automatic operation gave United States infantrymen a significant advantage in firepower and shot-to-shot recovery time over enemy infantrymen armed primarily with bolt-action rifles. The Garand action would be carried over into the rifle that eventually replaced it, the M14.

One of the more interesting mechanical aspects of the M1 Garand, as well as one of the more famous things about the rifle, is the way the M1 is reloaded. The M1 rifle is fed by an en-bloc clip which holds eight rounds of .30-06 Springfield ammunition. When the last cartridge is fired, the rifle ejects the clip and locks the bolt open. The M1 is then ready to reload. Once a fresh clip is inserted, the bolt snaps forward on its own as soon as thumb pressure is released from the top round of the clip, chambering a round and leaving it ready to fire. Although it is not absolutely necessary, the preferred method is to place the back of the right hand against the operating rod handle and press the clip home with the right thumb; this releases the bolt, but the hand restrains the bolt from slamming closed on the operator's thumb (resulting in an injury known as "Garand Thumb"); the hand is then quickly withdrawn, the operating rod moves forward and the bolt closes with sufficient force to go fully to battery. Thus, after the clip has been pressed into position in the magazine, the operating rod handle should be released, allowing the bolt to snap forward under pressure from the operating rod spring. The operating rod handle may be smacked with the palm to ensure the bolt is closed. Contrary to widespread misconception, partially expended or full clips can be easily ejected from the rifle by means of the clip latch button. It is also possible to load single cartridges into a partially loaded clip while the clip is still in the magazine, but this requires both hands and a bit of practice. In reality, this procedure was rarely performed in combat, as the danger of getting debris inside the action along with the cartridges increased the chances of malfunction. Instead, it was much easier and quicker to simply manually eject the clip, and insert a fresh one, which is how the rifle was originally designed to be operated. Ejection of an empty clip created a distinctive metallic "pinging" sound.

By modern standards, the M1's feeding system is archaic, relying on clips to feed ammunition as opposed to magazines, and is the principal source of criticism of the rifle. Officials in Army Ordnance circles at the time demanded a fixed, non-protruding magazine for the new service rifle. It was believed detachable magazines would be easily lost by U.S. soldiers (a criticism made of British soldiers and the Lee–Enfield 50 years previously), would render the weapon too susceptible to clogging from dirt and debris (a belief that proved unfounded with the adoption of the M1 Carbine), and that a protruding magazine would complicate existing manual-of-arms drills. As a result, John Garand developed his rifle to use an en-bloc clip system, which allowed for the rifle to be loaded quickly while still meeting the requirement that the magazine not be protruding. While this design provided the requisite flush-mount magazine, the clip system increased the rifle's weight and complexity.

In May of 1934, 75 M1s went to field trials. Numerous problems were reported, forcing the rifle to be modified before it could be recommended for service and cleared for procurement on November 7, 1935. The first production model was successfully proof-fired, function-fired, and fired for accuracy on July 21, 1937, although production difficulties delayed deliveries to the Army until September. Machine production began at Springfield Armory that month at a rate of ten rifles per day, and reached an output of 100 per day within two years. Despite going into full production status, design issues were not at an end. The barrel, gas cylinder, and front sight assembly were redesigned and entered production in early 1940. Production of the Garand increased that year despite these difficulties, reaching a peak of 600 rifles a day by January 10, 1941. Approximately 5.4 million M1 rifles would be produced during the Second World War alone. The rifle was used by every branch of the US Armed Forces. In combat, the rifle performed well and was generally regarded positively, with US General George S. Patton famously calling the M1 rifle "the greatest battle implement ever devised". The impact of faster-firing infantry small arms in general soon stimulated both Allied and Axis forces to greatly increase their issue of semi- and fully automatic firearms then in production, as well as to develop new types of infantry firearms.

Many M1s were repaired or rebuilt after World War II. While U.S. forces were still engaged in the Korean War, the Department of Defense decided more rifles were needed. Springfield Armory ramped up production, and two new contracts were awarded. During 1953–56, M1s were produced by International Harvester and Harrington & Richardson. During this time period, International Harvester alone produced a total of 337,623 M1 Garands. A final, very small batch of M1s was produced by Springfield Armory in early 1957, using finished components already on hand. Beretta also produced Garands using tooling provided by Winchester. Large numbers of surplus M1 rifles were provided as foreign aid to American allies, including South Korea, West Germany, Italy, Japan, Denmark, Greece, Turkey, Iran, South Vietnam, and the Philippines. The M1 Garand would be replaced as the standard US infantry rifle by the M14, which shared many aspects of the Garand design, but added the ability to fire in full-auto as well as switching from an 8-round en-bloc clip to a 20-round detachable box magazine. Some Garand rifles were still being used by the United States into the Vietnam War in 1963, as despite the M14's official adoption in 1958, it was not until 1965 that the changeover from the M1 Garand was fully completed in the active-duty component of the Army (with the exception of the sniper variants, which were introduced in World War II and saw action in Korea and Vietnam). The Garand remained in service with the Army Reserve, Army National Guard, and the Navy into the early 1970s. The South Korean Army was using M1 Garands in the Vietnam War as late as 1966.

Character Background

She's kind and gentle, and maintains an unruffled manner. Her tendency of checking things multiple times before doing it makes people question her efficiency, but she always gets things done with excellent score eventually.

Gallery

Main artwork

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

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  Profile image
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  Full artwork
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  Full damaged artwork
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  "Beach Princess" full artwork
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  "Beach Princess" full damaged artwork
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  "Letter from the Winter Cypress " full artwork
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  "Letter from the Winter Cypress " full damaged artwork
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  "Bathed in Starlight" full artwork
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  "Bathed in Starlight" full damaged artwork
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  "Deer Calls in Winter" full artwork
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  "Deer Calls in Winter" full damaged artwork

Alternative artwork

Alternate gallery consisting of artworks with slight alterations as well as miscellaneous artworks.

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  Full damaged artwork (Censored)
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  "Deer Calls in Winter" full damaged artwork (Censored)
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  Prerelease artwork.
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  "Farthest Distance" Login wallpaper illustrated by ???.

Trivia

• Although the name "Garand" is frequently pronounced /ɡəˈrænd/, according to experts and people who knew John Garand, /ˈɡærənd/ (to rhyme with errand) is preferred.
• The distinctive 'ping' sound of the en-bloc clip being ejected became popular among US Infantry. Even so, some believed it would attract enemy forces, who they thought would hear the sound and use that to attack while they were reloading. In reality, battlefields were often so noisy and chaotic that the ping sound was rarely a factor.
  • Based on interviews of US veterans in 1952, from the total of 315 participant, 187 participant stated that the ping sound was helpful for indicating that the rifle was empty, while 85 stated that it would alert enemies that they were empty, and the rest stated that they had no concerns about the ping sounds.
  • A battlefield tactic would develop as a result of these rumors, where a US infantryman would lure the enemy out of cover by carrying an empty M1 Garand en-bloc clip and throwing it to make a false ping. This would make the enemy believe they were reloading and leave cover, either to reposition or to make a charge on what they believed to be a defenseless opponent. US soldiers could then flank enemy positions while the enemy forces were still distracted with the decoy.
  • The 'ping' sound of the ejecting clip can be heard after every 8 shots fired by M1 Garand in the game, matching up with the Garand's 8-round capacity.
• During combat in-game, M1 Garand will always reset her targeting to the backline after every shot. This can be useful in dealing with backline enemies such as Jaegers or Strikers without the need to move Garand to reset her targeting.
• A winter trigger was developed for the Garand during the Korean War, pushing the trigger outside of the trigger guard so that the rifle could be operated while wearing thick gloves.
• During the Normandy Invasion, US Airborne troops sometimes carried dismantled M1 Garand rifles packed into Griswold carrying bags. After successfully landing at the designated location, they could reassemble the rifle.