Talk:M3 Gun Motor Carriage/GA1

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• the conversion for the .50 cal has been rounded, needs to be 12.7 mm{{done}}
• no speed in the infobox, Jane's says 75 kph?{{done}}
• "thrown into action" is a little colloquial
• Replaced.Tomandjerry211 (alt) (talk) 18:56, 12 December 2015 (UTC)
• no need for scare quotes around "armoured car"{{done}}

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• Not sure that either of the ELs are reliable, so WP:ELNO applies{{done}}

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• the "number built" figure in the infobox isn't supported in the body, Jane's says 86 in 1941, 1,350 in 1942 and 766 in 1943, these figures should be given as well as the total figure.{{done}}
• I meant a total in the infobox, but the annual figures in the body with citation(s). Perhaps a "Production" section would be helpful? Peacemaker67 (crack... thump) 06:41, 16 December 2015 (UTC) {{done}}
• It's uncited. Peacemaker67 (crack... thump) 03:11, 17 December 2015 (UTC){{done}}

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• While not necessarily OR, there a few discrepancies I hope you can clear up. Zaloga p.24 says the gun was the A5 variant, that the original gunshield didn't provide much protection for the crew, and provides a description of the gun adaption that would be a useful addition. He also says that it was accepted for use in the U.S. Army on 31 October 1941. These points should be checked against other sources (like Jane's), and compared and contrasted if different. Also, Jane's says the later mount was a M5 mount?
• I implicitly stated that the gun shield lacked sufficient protection in one sentence. Otherwise, it's completely done.

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• its performance is mentioned in Hofmann (2006) Through Mobility We Conquer: The Mechanization of U.S. Cavalry, University Press of Kentucky, p. 310 Referring to its performance in North Africa: "The 75mm M3 gun motor carriage mounted on a standard M3 personnel carrier proved to be useless as an antitank weapon. Nonetheless, the M3 motor carriage was at the time considered the most effective system when used in battery by E Troop, 91st CRS for artillery support." Conversely, Jane's says they were acceptable as an interim measure. And Jane's says they were popular in the general support role with the British until the end of the war.
• No mention of use by the USMC{{done}}
• No mention of the elevation or traverse with either gunshield, according to Zaloga, one of the reasons General Bruce didn't like it was its poor traverse. Both available in Jane's.{{done}}
• No ammunition capacity provided, but available from Jane's{{done}}

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• File:75mm M3 GMC.jpg doesn't have sufficient information about the source of the photograph to sustain the licence used
• Replaced with another photo.Tomandjerry211 (alt) (talk) 18:56, 12 December 2015 (UTC)
• That one is good. Peacemaker67 (crack... thump) 23:19, 12 December 2015 (UTC)

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{{GATable/item|7|y|On hold for seven days for above comments to be addressed. Peacemaker67 (crack... thump) 05:23, 11 December 2015 (UTC)Passing. Peacemaker67 (crack... thump) 01:20, 19 December 2015 (UTC)

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