| M1 Carbine M1A1 Carbine (Folding stock) Selbstladegewehr 455(a) | |
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| General Historical Information | |
| Place of origin | USA |
| Designer | Frederick L. Humeston William C. Roemer David Marshall Williams |
| Manufacturer | Military contractors Commercial copies |
| Produced In | 1941- |
| Type | Semi-automatic carbine |
| Effective range | 300 m. |
| Magazine | 15 rounds M2 Carbine has 30 rounds |
| Ammunition | .30 carbine |
| General Ingame Information | |
| Used by | USA France Germany (captured) |
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The M1 carbine is a lightweight, easy-to-use semi-automatic carbine that became a standard firearm for the U.S. military during World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War, and was produced in several variants. It was widely used by U.S. and foreign military, paramilitary and police forces, and has also been a popular civilian firearm.
The selective-fire version, capable of fully automatic firing is designated the M2 carbine (which has a article of its own).
WW II usage[]
The first M1 carbines were delivered in mid-1942, with initial priority given to troops in the European Theater of Operations (ETO).
The M1 carbine with its reduced-power .30 cartridge was not originally intended to serve as a primary weapon for combat infantrymen, nor was it comparable to more powerful assault rifles developed late in the war. Nevertheless, the carbine was soon widely issued to infantry officers, American paratroopers, NCOs, ammunition bearers, forward artillery observers, and other frontline troops. Its reputation in front-line combat was mixed. The M1 carbine gained generally high praise for its small size, light weight and firepower, especially by those troops who were unable to use a full-size rifle as their primary weapon. However, negative reports began to surface with airborne operations in Sicily in 1943, and increased during the fall and winter of 1944.
In the Pacific theater, soldiers and guerrilla forces operating in heavy jungle with only occasional enemy contact praised the carbine for its small size, light weight, and firepower. Other soldiers and marines engaged in frequent daily firefights found the weapon to have insufficient stopping power and penetration.
While the .30 Carbine cartridge used in the M1 Carbine could not penetrate small trees and light cover as well as the standard U.S. .30-06 rifle cartridge, it was markedly superior to the .45-caliber Reising and Thompson submachineguns in both accuracy and penetration, while its lighter .30 cartridge allowed soldiers to carry more ammunition. Lt. Col. John George, a small arms expert and intelligence officer serving in Burma with Merrill's Marauders, reported that .30 carbine bullets would easily penetrate the front and back of steel helmets, as well as the body armor used by Japanese forces of the era. A Cal. 30 Carbine Revolver was considered but ultimately not adopted.
The carbine's exclusive use of non-corrosive-primer ammunition was found to be a godsend by troops and ordnance personnel serving in the Pacific, where barrel corrosion was a significant issue with the corrosive primers used in .30-06 caliber weapons.
However, in the ETO some soldiers reported misfires attributed to moisture ingress of the non-corrosive primer compound.
In game[]
The M1 Carbine is the most frequently available primary weapon in the USA's engineer class kit. Officers may also carry it. Which also French officers do on the map Way to Paris.
The M1 Carbine and all variants of it except for the M2 Carbine always have the 15 round magazine.
M1 Carbine with Silencer[]
| M1 Carbine (Suppressed) British Commando Conversion | |
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| General Historical Information | |
| Place of origin | Great Britain |
| Produced In | 1943-1945 |
| Type | Suppressed Carbine |
| Ammunition | .30 Carbine (Subsonic) |
| General Ingame Information | |
| Used by | USA France |
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The M1 Carbine with a integral suppressor was actually developed in Great Britain by the Royal Small Arms Factory for both the OSS and British Special Operations. In order for it to be as quiet as possible it was loaded with subsonic ammunition, which also meant the gun wouldn't cycle on its own, and instead had to be chambered manually like a bolt action rifle. Which meant that De Lisle carbine was not only more quiet and less bulky but since both had to manually cycled and the De Lisle was a bolt action rifle meant operation was smoother and thus it was outclassed entirely. FHSW this isn't the case though as it is still semi-automatic and sports the same rate of fire as the standard model. While it sports no scoped variant it has the higer rate of fire when compared to the De Lisle. It is only available for the american forces.
It can be found on pickup kits on some maps with explosives. Ranging from mere hand grenades to the heaviest explosives that can be carried by infantry such as the expack or the 20 second explosive charge.
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