Grease Gun

The M3 Grease Gun is a submachine gun featured in Call of Duty: Finest Hour, Call of Duty 2 and Call of Duty: WWII. It was cut from Call of Duty: World at War.

Call of Duty: Finest Hour
"The compact size of the M3A1 makes it an ideal fit for use inside a tank. With its relatively low rate of fire, this weapon is easier to control than most submachine guns."

- Manual description

The M3 Grease Gun appears in one mission only, in the mission the player takes control of Sgt. Sam Rivers in an American Sherman Tank. While on foot the player receives an M3. The Grease Gun has a slightly larger sight than the Call of Duty 2 model and has a faster rate of fire. However it lacks in power, but overall a good choice of weaponry for the mission.

Call of Duty 2
The M3 Grease Gun is the same as the Thompson from Call of Duty with a few differences. It has a 32-round magazine, very manageable recoil, good damage, and good accuracy. However, it has a very low rate of fire, making it harder to effectively use it in close quarters engagements. Its iron sights are also very small (just a tiny triangle-shaped pin at the gun's front), making it difficult to get accurate shots. Nonetheless, it is a solid weapon which users of the Call of Duty  Thompson might prefer over the Call of Duty 2 Thompson, or for those looking for a change.

Call of Duty: World at War

The M3 Grease Gun was originally going to be in Call of Duty: World at War, but it is cut from final version. however, it can be obtained using console commands where it reuses the same reload as in Call of Duty 2, has a 30 round magazine and is fully automatic.

Call of Duty: WWII
"The Grease Gun is a submachine gun that fires the .45 ACP cartridge and feeds from a 30-round detachable box magazine."

- Official description

"Automatic SMG with low recoil and steady fire rate."

- In-game description

The Grease Gun appears in Call of Duty: WWII.

Of all the SMGs, the Grease Gun has the lowest time-to-kill in close quarters, scoring three to four-shot-kills at close range depending upon where the bullets hit the enemy. The rate of fire is also very low, making the Grease Gun a very accuracy-dependent weapon. Missing a shot with this weapon can lower the time-to-kill severely as a result of the lower rate of fire, and even if the player lands every shot, the weapon faces severe competition from the other two SMGs, both of which can kill faster than it, and the assault rifles, all of which have faster times-to-kill at point blank.

Although the weapon does boast fairly controllable recoil, it is still outclassed at medium range by the Type 100, which boasts a faster time-to-kill at range as a result of higher damage, along with cleaner iron sights and better handling. Assault rifles such as the M1941 and STG-44 also take less time to kill at medium range, and even an M1 Garand can effectively suppress a Grease Gun user with sufficient accuracy. At close range, the PPSh-41, Type 100, and all three aforementioned assault rifles all kill faster than the Grease Gun. As well, many players simply skip using the Grease Gun altogether in favor of the much more effective PPSh-41, which is available from Level 1 with the use of an Unlock Token.

Overall, the Grease Gun is a weapon which doesn't fit well anywhere in the game. It is outclassed in almost every respect by other available weapons, and should be avoided at all costs.

Attachments

 * Lens Sight
 * Quickdraw
 * Reflex Sight
 * Grip
 * Steady Aim
 * Full Metal Jacket
 * Advanced Rifling
 * Extended Mag
 * Rapid Fire