37 mm gun M3
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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 enabling i
M3 on display at Fort Sam Houston, Texas.
Manhandling a gun into position during training at Fort Benning, 1942. Note the raised wheel segments.
Men of the 7th Division, US Army move a gun up to the front line on Kwajalein.
A 37 mm gun on a M5A1 Stuart tank
M3 Lee
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The M3 Lee, officially Medium Tank, M3, was an American medium tank used during World War II. The turret was produced in two different forms, one for US needs and one modified to British requirements
37 mm gun M3
…canister rounds. The M5 and M6 tank mounted variants were used in several models of armored vehicles most notably in the Stuart light tank M3/M5, the Lee medium tank M3, and Greyhound light armored car M8. In addition, the M3 in its original version was mated to a number of other self-propelled carriages. The inability…
Medium Tank, M3, Fort Knox, June 1942
The armor plate on the M3 was too heavy for welding and had to be riveted in position.
Crew exiting a "disabled" M3 tank during training maneuvers held at Camp Polk in February 1943
British Grant (left) and Lee (right) at El Alamein (in the Egyptian Western Desert) 1942, showing differences between the British turret and the original design of the M3