{"id":46,"date":"2023-05-01T00:10:42","date_gmt":"2023-05-01T00:10:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www1.ronanmcdonald.com\/?p=46"},"modified":"2023-05-02T06:42:38","modified_gmt":"2023-05-02T06:42:38","slug":"m3-gun-motor-carriage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www1.ronanmcdonald.com\/?p=46","title":{"rendered":"M3 Gun Motor Carriage"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>United States, 1941-1944 (150MB Download, please be patient!) <\/p>\n\n\n\n    <div class='imgover'>\n    <div class='container'>\n    <style>\n        \/*[class^=\"icovrm-\"], [class*=\" icovrm-\"]  {*\/\n        [class^=\"icovrm-\"], [class*=\" icovrm-\"] {\n            color:#99CC99;\n        }\n    <\/style>\n    <i id='s1F' class='icovrm-img icon-ion-android-locate' ><\/i>\n    <i id='s1R' class='icovrm-img icon-ion-loop' ><\/i>\n    &nbsp;\n    <i id='s1Zu' class='icovrm-img icon-ion-arrow-up-b' ><\/i>\n    <i id='s1Zd' class='icovrm-img icon-ion-arrow-down-b' ><\/i>\n    &nbsp;\n    &nbsp;\n    <i id='s1FS' class='icovrm-img icon-ion-android-expand' ><\/i>\n    <!-- i id='s1FS' class='icovrm-img icon-ion-android-contract' ><\/i -->\n    <!-- i id='icovrm icon-refresh' 'icovrm icon-ion-desktop'><\/i -->\n    <div id='s1Spin'>\n        <img class='imgpreloader' src='https:\/\/www1.ronanmcdonald.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/vrm360\/drag2spin.svg'>\n        <img class='imgpreloader' src='https:\/\/www1.ronanmcdonald.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/vrm360\/ajax-loader.svg'\/>\n        <!-- changed svg viewBoxinside the svgs -->\n    <\/div>\n    <div id='s1S' class='s1' style='cursor:pointer;border: #D9D9D9; border-style:solid; border-width:1px; background-color: #D9D9D9'>\n    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <script>\n    var autostart = false, backgcolor = '#D9D9D9', canvas_name = 's1';\n    var lightcolor = '#FFFFFF', light_intensity = 0.9, amb_lightcolor = '#9D9D9D', amb_light_intensity = 0.9;\n    var canvas_nameR = 's1R', canvas_nameFS = 's1FS', canvas_nameF = 's1F';\n    var canvas_nameS = 's1S', canvas_nameSpin = 's1Spin', canvas_nameM = 's1M';\n    var canvas_nameZu = 's1Zu', canvas_nameZd = 's1Zd', hide_cmds = 'zoom,fullscreen';\n    var model_url = 'https:\/\/www1.ronanmcdonald.com\/3d_scans\/M3_GMC.fbx', aspect_ratio = '1.33333', initial_offset = '1.15', speed = '1.0';\n    var touchtime = 0, info_text = '', info_link = '', ground= false, ground_offset = 0.0;\n    var rx = 0.0, ry = 0.0, rz = 0.0, grid= false, back_image_url = '';\n    var lx = 2.0, ly = 2.0, lz = 10.0, isOnMobile = 'false';\n    var mesh_color = '#FF5533', ground_color = '#999999', debug_vrm = 'false';\n    <\/script>\n    <script src='https:\/\/www1.ronanmcdonald.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/vrm360\/js\/main.js'\/><\/script>\n    \n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"674\" height=\"462\" src=\"https:\/\/www1.ronanmcdonald.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/M3-GMC.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-48\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www1.ronanmcdonald.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/M3-GMC.png 674w, https:\/\/www1.ronanmcdonald.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/M3-GMC-300x206.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 674px) 100vw, 674px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"M3 GMC 1080p\" width=\"580\" height=\"326\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/oaCooFPULZg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">M3 Gun Motor Carriage<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>M3 GMC was the first widely used TD by Tank Destroyer Force. It mounted an M1897, the same gun as on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www1.ronanmcdonald.com\/?p=108\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"108\">PaK 97\/38<\/a>. This gun was actually slightly weaker than the gun mounted on the Sherman, the main US tank at the time. Eventually the M3 GMC was phased out in favor of the stronger M10.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>United States, 1941-1944 (150MB Download, please be patient!) M3 GMC was the first widely used TD by Tank Destroyer Force. It mounted an M1897, the same gun as on the PaK 97\/38. This gun was actually slightly weaker than the gun mounted on the Sherman, the main US tank at the time. 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