In Call of Duty, it is just as effective as the bolt-action rifles available, being able to kill in two quick shots to the chest or one to the head. In multiplayer, this rifle is issued to the American team. Its only major flaws are that the game restricts the player from reloading mid-clip, and its ammo can become scarce, just as with all Allied weapons. It is a one-shot kill at any range to the head or chest, just like the bolt-action rifles, but has some close-range effectiveness due to its semi-automatic nature. It combines high power and accuracy, as well as a high rate of fire, when compared to the other rifles. In the original Call of Duty, and in the expansion pack Call of Duty: United Offensive, the M1 Garand is typically the US Army's rifle of choice.
Its primary drawback is it can't be conveniently reloaded in the middle of a clip." - Call of Duty manual description.
Army troops fighting in the streets of Seoul, Korea. You catch a bit of movement and realize the small mounds on the ground in front of you are actually enemy helmets poking up from a trench. You’re moving up on a suspected Japanese position with a fully loaded M1 Garand. To get a grip on the controversy, imagine being a young G.I. (Photo: YouTube)īut as YouTuber “Bloke on the Range” shows in the video below, it’s actually very unlikely that the enemy would gain any real advantage from the M1 Garand’s sound.Īnd many veterans of World War II interviewed after the wars said they actually preferred to have the sound as a useful reminder to reload. As the theory goes, that ping told the enemy that a rifle was empty, giving them a chance to leap up and kill the now defenseless American. shores into Europe and the Pacific in World War II and into the forests of Korea the following decade.īut the iconic rifle is typically discussed alongside its “fatal flaw” - it emitted a distinctive ping when the clip, usually an eight-round strip, was ejected with the final cartridge it held. The beloved M1 Garand Rifle carried the deadly end of American foreign policy from U.S.