The 37 mm gun M3 is the first dedicated anti-tank gun fielded by United States forces in numbers. Introduced in 1940, it became the standard anti-tank gun of the U.S. infantry with its size …

37 mm Gun M3 pieces were also developed into self-propelled guns, Jeep- or truck-mounted guns, and tank-mounted guns. In rare occasions they were also mounted on small naval …

The 37mm provided enough firepower to destroy Japanese machine-gun nests and to decimate infantry concentrations. Soon afterward, more 57mm guns began arriving, and the 37mm was …

2016年3月30日 · I have seen occasional photos of 37mm anti-tank guns mounted on Jeeps. They seem to have been developed by the Tank Destroyer Command in about 1941, prior to the …

2017年5月2日 · Detailing the technical specifications, development, and operational history of the M3 37mm AT 37mm Anti-Tank Gun including pictures. The global defense reference actively …

The gun was typically towed by a jeep (see the infamous photo below with the Bantam jeep during stateside training), M3 Scout Car—or virtually anything else with wheels or tracks, for that …

2016年5月31日 · Soldiers of the U.S. 3rd Infantry on maneuvers, 1942. Their Willys / Ford jeep is fitted with M3 37mm (1.46 inch) anti tank gun on a pedestal mount.

After tests with different carriages and guns they finally agreed on the M3 37mm. Standardized in 1940 the M3 became the standard Anti-Tank Gun of the U.S. Ground Forces in the early part …

2023年11月8日 · One of the first proposals for a three-axle 6X6 jeep with a ¾ ton load capacity came from the U.S. Quartermaster Corps, which wanted a self-propelled platform for mounting …

2019年11月9日 · One of the most obvious solutions was to mount the standard 37mm gun on a Y4ton truck and the first of these, designated the T2 37mm gun motor carriage (GMC), placed …