However, it was particularly designed for use by forces in need of a close combat knife, such as Airbornes and Army Rangers, so these units received priority for the M3 at the start of production.
然而，其設計定位用於特別需要近戰刀的部隊，例如空降部隊和陸軍遊騎兵，因此這些部隊在M3生產開始時獲得了發配的優先權。