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US Anti-Tank Artillery 1941-45

By: Osprey

Type: Softcover

Product Line: New Vanguard - Artillery

Last Stocked on 7/9/2023

Product Info

Title
US Anti-Tank Artillery 1941-45
Publisher
Category
Author
Steven Zaloga
Publish Year
2005
Pages
48
Dimensions
8x10x.25"
NKG Part #
2147397792
MFG. Part #
OSPNVG107
Type
Softcover
Series
NVG107

Description

The US Army's development of the 37mm anti-tank gun began in response to needs identified during the Spanish Civil War. By the time it entered service in Tunisia in 1943, the gun was already obsolete, and the US began the licensed manufacture of the British 6-pdr in the hope of finding a quick solution to its artillery requirements. This in turn proved unequal to the demands of warfare in France in 1944, and further anti-tank measures were developed – rocket propelled grenades for infantry use, and weapons designed specifically for use by the Tank Destroyer Force.