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|[[M1 rifle]]||[[Battle Rifle]]||Semi||50 RPM||6.15° & 1.05° [[ADS]]||0.965||853 m/s||10g (154.324 gr)||4.31 kg (9.5 lbs)   
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|U.S. Rifle, Caliber .30, M1||7.62x63mm||[[USA]]||1937||Springfield Armory||24 in (609.6 mm)||43.5 in (1,100 mm)||weapon_m1g
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'''M1 Garand''' (U.S. Rifle, Caliber .30, M1) is an American semi-automatic service rifle chambered for the .30-06 Springfield cartridge. It is loaded using an eight-round en-bloc clip and uses a gas-operated, rotating-bolt action. It is best known as the standard U.S. infantry rifle of World War II and the Korean War, prized for its rapid, accurate fire compared to contemporary bolt-action rifles.
 
 
==HISTORY==
Designed by John C. Garand at Springfield Armory, the M1 was adopted by the U.S. Army in 1936 as the first semi-automatic rifle to be issued as America’s standard service rifle. The rifle’s gas-operated mechanism and eight-round clip system provided a major increase in practical rate of fire while retaining full-power rifle performance, and the M1 became one of the defining American small arms of World War II and later the Korean War.
 
Although replaced as the primary U.S. service rifle in the postwar period, the M1 remained in inventories for years afterward and continued to appear in later roles, including sniper use with variants such as the M1C and [[M1D]]. In the early Vietnam War era, U.S. allies in South Vietnam were still equipped in part with surplus M1 rifles and other World War II–era small arms, and the M1 could be encountered alongside newer 7.62mm and 5.56mm weapons as the conflict and allied re-equipment progressed.
 
===Sources===
* [https://americanhistory.si.edu/collections/object/nmah_418516 United States M1 Rifle | Smithsonian National Museum of American History]
* [https://www.nps.gov/spar/learn/historyculture/john-c-garand.htm John Garand | Springfield Armory National Historic Site (U.S. National Park Service)]
* [https://www.nps.gov/articles/springfieldarmoryww2.htm Springfield Armory: The Best Battle Implement Ever Devised | U.S. National Park Service]
* [https://history.army.mil/portals/143/Images/Publications/catalog/40-6-1.pdf A History of Innovation: U.S. Army Adaptation in War and Peace (includes M1 Garand section) | U.S. Army Center of Military History]
* [https://www.armyupress.army.mil/Journals/Military-Review/English-Edition-Archives/March-April-2022/Durham/ Speed versus Quality | Army University Press]
 
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Factions Weapon Icon Classes Ammo

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M1 Garand		 Assault 8 / 48
Damage Base Headshot × Chest × Stomach × Leg × Arm × Bayonet Rifle Grenades Reload Speed
55 ×2.45 = 134.75 ×1.2 = 66 ×1.15 = 63.25 ×0.8 = 44 ×0.7 = 38.5 YES YES 3.33 Seconds
Designation Weapon Type Fire Modes Fire Rate Bullet Spread ° Range Modifier Muzzle Velocity Projectile weight Weight
M1 rifle Battle Rifle Semi 50 RPM 6.15° & 1.05° ADS 0.965 853 m/s 10 g (154.324 gr) 4.31 kg (9.5 lbs)
Full name Caliber Place of Origin Date Manufacturer Barrel Length Total Length Weapon Script Name
U.S. Rifle, Caliber .30, M1 7.62x63mm USA 1937 Springfield Armory 24 in (609.6 mm) 43.5 in (1,100 mm) weapon_m1g


M1 Garand (U.S. Rifle, Caliber .30, M1) is an American semi-automatic service rifle chambered for the .30-06 Springfield cartridge. It is loaded using an eight-round en-bloc clip and uses a gas-operated, rotating-bolt action. It is best known as the standard U.S. infantry rifle of World War II and the Korean War, prized for its rapid, accurate fire compared to contemporary bolt-action rifles.


HISTORY

Designed by John C. Garand at Springfield Armory, the M1 was adopted by the U.S. Army in 1936 as the first semi-automatic rifle to be issued as America’s standard service rifle. The rifle’s gas-operated mechanism and eight-round clip system provided a major increase in practical rate of fire while retaining full-power rifle performance, and the M1 became one of the defining American small arms of World War II and later the Korean War.

Although replaced as the primary U.S. service rifle in the postwar period, the M1 remained in inventories for years afterward and continued to appear in later roles, including sniper use with variants such as the M1C and M1D. In the early Vietnam War era, U.S. allies in South Vietnam were still equipped in part with surplus M1 rifles and other World War II–era small arms, and the M1 could be encountered alongside newer 7.62mm and 5.56mm weapons as the conflict and allied re-equipment progressed.

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