Bolt Action - US Army (Winter) M5 3" AT Gun Bolt Action 1 soldier with automatic rifle

1 soldier with automatic rifle

and proved popular

although it was an unwise Panzer commander who discounted the ability of the T-34/85

The field medic presents the wounded soldier with his best chance of surviving serious injury and can ensure those lightly wounded soldiers are returned to fighting fitness as rapidly as possible

it failed to achieve its objectives

Bolt Action - US Army (Winter) M5 3" AT Gun Bolt Action 1 soldier with automatic rifleIn 1940 the American Army asked for a gun that could effectively stop any tank. The design foresaw a 76. 2mm AA barrel while the gun carriage would be that used on the 105mm howitzer. The result did not live up to expectations and the design was shelved. After the invasion of Europe the need for a higher calibre gun forced the army to dust off the design and around 3,000 were made and issued to Tank Destroyer units. From 1945 they were gradually