8-inch gun M1
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The 8-inch gun M1 was a 203 mm towed heavy gun developed in the United States. At 32,584 m, it had the longest range of any US Army field artillery weapon in World War II. It was also used in small nu
8-inch gun at the U.S. Army Field Artillery Museum, Fort Sill, OK
An 8-inch US Army field gun in action during the bombardment of Brest.
Barrel and recoil system of the M1 prepared for transportation, on display in the US Army Ordnance Museum
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
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