Description
| Product ID: | 9781472811073 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | CN |
| Series: | Weapon |
| Title: | The M3 "Grease Gun" |
| Authors: | Author: Leroy Thompson, Alan Gilliland, Adam Hook |
| Page Count: | 80 |
| Subjects: | General and world history, General & world history, Second World War, Military history: post-WW2 conflicts, Weapons and equipment, Second World War, Military history: post WW2 conflicts, Weapons & equipment, c 1939 to c 1945 (including WW2), c 1945 to c 2000 (Post-war period) |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating In Korea and Vietnam, reconnaissance troops and special-operations forces were at times armed with the M3A1 also available in a suppressed version - and it was the first SMG issued to the US counter terrorist unit Delta Force. Featuring artwork, first-hand accounts and archive and close-up photographs, this is the story of the M3 sub machine gun. Influenced by the German MP 40 and the British Sten, the .45caliber M3 “Grease Gun” served as the primary U.S. submachine gun for almost a half century. Designed to replace the expensive Thompson SMG, the M3 was issued to airborne troops thanks to its compact design with sliding wire stock, also being favored by armored crews right up to 1991''s Operation Desert Storm. |
| Imprint Name: | Osprey Publishing |
| Publisher Name: | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2016-05-19 |
