Desert Fox
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Joined: 5/9/2000 From: Ohio, that is all I can say. Status: offline
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Originally posted by Voriax:
And interestingly enough, the M1903A3 rifle was adopted into use in 1942, and almost a million such rifles were made. Apparently the army saw some use for it. I guess they could have ordered M1's as easily back then?
Voriax
Yes, 1903s were put into production because they were simple to make and there was a shortage of Garands. However, considering that Garands had been in production for 5 years already, I think that army units should get the garands by the time the war starts. I don't know how many the Marines had at that time, so it may be that there really were not enough for the Marines to be put into combat service.
However, the point is that they were in service and in production for quite a while before the war, and because of that, they should be in the units much earlier. Tigers were put into production in July of '42, and we get them in August '42 in the game. How many were really made in 1 month and shipped to the front? Probably not many, but in the same vein, Garands may not have been abundant, but they were there, so the units should be equipped with them. Obviously, to represent history, the 1903s should still have a place in units at the same time that the Garands do for the first year of the war.
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