Ordnance QF 6-pounder
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The Ordnance quick-firing 6-pounder 7 cwt, or just 6-pounder, was a British 57 mm gun, serving during the Second World War as a primary anti-tank gun of both the British and United States Army. It was
QF 6-pounder at Rawalpindi
A Canadian gun crew performing maintenance on the bore of their 6-pounder
A US-built 57mm M1A1 or M1A2 copy of the 6-pounder anti-tank gun and its crew in action in the Western Desert, November 1942
A gun of 86th Anti-Tank Regiment prepares to fire during a practice shoot at the Royal Artillery ranges, September 1942
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
Ordnance QF 6-pounder
…produced 300. The idea of manufacturing the 6-pounder in the US was expressed by US Army Ordnance in February 1941. The US Army still favoured the 37mm gun M3 and production was planned solely for lend lease. The US version, classified as substitute standard as 57 mm gun M1, was based on the 6-pounder Mark…
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