The 3-inch gun M1918 was a United States 3-inch anti-aircraft gun that entered service in 1918 and served until it was largely superseded by the 3-inch anti-aircraft gun M3 in 1930, though the M1918 remained with some National Guard units until early in World War II. The M3 was subsequently replaced by the M1 90mm AA gun early in World War II, primarily during 1942. The M3 3" gun was later adapted for the anti-tank role, serving as the main armament of the M10 tank destroyer during World War II.
3-inch M1918 on towed trailer mount
Gun crew man their 3-inch M3 at New Fighter Strip, Dobodura, New Guinea
M10 tank destroyer, sporting the 3-inch M7
The 3-inch gun M5 was an anti-tank gun developed in the United States during World War II. The gun combined a 3-inch (76.2 mm) barrel of the anti-aircraft gun T9 and elements of the 105 mm howitzer M2. The M5 was issued exclusively to the US Army tank destroyer battalions starting in 1943. It saw combat in the Italian Campaign and on the Western Front in Northwest Europe.
M5 on carriage M6 on display at Fort Sam Houston, Texas
3 inch M5 pulled by a halftrack.
M5 near Vielsalm, Belgium, 23 December 1944
The Presidential Salute Guns Battery fires its modified M5 guns outside of the U.S. Capitol, during the 2009 Presidential Inauguration