M3 37mm Antitank Gun
The M3 37mm Antitank Gun was followed by the M3A1 which differed only in the addition of a muzzle brake, attached by threads on the end of the barrel. In addition to being towed on its own carriage by light trucks and jeeps, the 37mm antitank cannon was mounted on the WC-55 3/4 ton 4x4 Gun Motor Carriage -- when the 37mm gun is mounted the combined weapons system is known as the M-6 Gun Motor Carriage (GMC).
The M3 37mm Antitank Gun was replaced by the M1 57mm Antitank Gun in the European Theater, starting in Tunisia in 1943.
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Dodge WC4 (or WC13 w/o winch) towing M3 37mm Antitank gun across the Guadalupe River, Ft. Sam Houston, TX (near San Antonio) in 1942. The photo was taken by Lt. Edward Y. Pettit, 2nd Eng., 2ID. He was promoted to Captain and won a Silver Star in Normandy, while Company Commander of Company C, 2nd Combat Engineers Battalion, 2nd (Indianhead) Infantry Division, 14 June 1944. Photo: Courtesy of Bob Pettit, son of Capt. Pettit.
M3 37mm antitank gun crew training at Fort Benning, GA, April 1942.
M3 37mm Antitank Gun at at Pate Museum of Transportation. Photo: Courtesy of Bob Pettit.
M3 37mm Antitank Gun at at Pate Museum of Transportation. Photo: Courtesy of Bob Pettit.
Data stencil, M3 37mm Antitank Gun at at Pate Museum of Transportation. Photo: Courtesy of Bob Pettit.
