Inside the Chieftain's Hatch: M3 GMC

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  @tomatoactual1340 · 4 years ago

  tank destroyers in America during ww2: "You were supposed to destroy the tanks not become them"

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• HI

  @hiltibrant1976 · 4 years ago

  When the Chieftain said "Let's take it for a ride" I half expected a shocked museum staffer to run up and try to stop him from just driving off with the M3 :D

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  @bachelorchownowwithflavor3712 · 4 years ago

  I am a heavy truck and bus technician and it absolutely tickles me that some of the drivetrain components on this vehicle are the same as on the modern vehicles I work on. Definitely my favorite tank destroyer of the war.<br><br>Also, WoT has armored cars. I see no legitimate reason why a half-track couldn&apos;t be added as well. I think the M3 would make a charming low tier tank destroyer.

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• PA

  @PanzerWeeb3305 · 4 years ago

  Chieftain: &nbsp;This vehicle is not, and will not be in World of Tanks.<br><br>Me: *Laughs in War Thunder*.

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  @Dedfaction · 4 years ago

  Comparing this to a German halftrack really illustrates the whole &apos;German over engineering&apos; point. <br><br>On one hand you have effectively tank with wheels on the front, complicated &nbsp;angled armour, complicated overlapping wheels, complicated tank suspension and drive system and a complicated steering system.<br><br>On the other hand you&apos;ve got a truck with with the wheels swapped out for tracks. That&apos;s it.

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• CH

  @christophhofland8890 · 4 years ago

  cant help but feel for the driver and radioman. Having to sit in their seats while a 75 went off right next to their heads repeatedly.<br><br>I cant imagine many GMC drivers went home with great hearing after all was said and done.

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• JO

  @JohnRodriguesPhotographer · 4 years ago

  I can&apos;t explain why but I&apos;ve always loved half tracks. Not just any half tracks but the American M3. That would be a blast in Florida in the rainy season

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• LN

  @LN997-i8x · 4 years ago

  I&apos;m so glad their editor finally realized that the background track doesn&apos;t need to be blaring the whole time.

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• II

  @iivin4233 · 4 years ago

  The music is almost gone. We&apos;re winning.

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• CO

  @Colinpark · 4 years ago (edited)

  Always wanted to see the breech operation of the French 75mm, actually somewhat elegant use of interrupted threads. Thank you

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• DE

  @deaks25 · 4 years ago (edited)

  I&apos;m pretty sure even a 75mm gun from the 19th century would cause a very significant emotional event to most early WWII tanks, so the idea of the 75mm on the M3 GMC has always seemed sensible to me. <br>I know it was always a fast-tracked (pun intended), stop-gap vehicle but I&apos;ve always thought the M3 GMC looks really cool. <br>And even today, I&apos;m pretty sure it&apos;s a fairly sizeable emotional event to have one of these pull up behind you on the road! There&apos;s something special about seeing a 80+ year old veteran vehicle motoring around, enjoying retirement and that particular vehicle looks and sounds like it a very well loved vehicle mechanically.

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  @Maniac3020 · 4 years ago

  Always a joy to see one of those historic vehicles be started up and driven around.

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