AFV Club AG35033 U.S. 75mm GUN AMMO SET(BRASS)

The M2 / M3 cannon is an American tank gun caliber 75 mm from the interwar period and World War II. This cannon was developed based on the French rapid-fire cannon Canon de 75 mle 1897, which was used on a large scale in the US Army at the end of World War I. This cannon was more suitable for supporting own infantry than fighting enemy tanks, but it also had such capabilities. The M2 / M3 cannon was the main armament of the M3 Lee medium tanks and many M4 Sherman models. It is worth adding that lighter versions were also developed based on the M2 / M3 gun - marked as M5 and M6, also with a caliber of 75 mm. The M2 / M3 cannon fired various types of missiles. One of them was the HE shell, designated M48, with an initial velocity of 625 m / s. The cannon also fired an M61 shell of the The APCBC-HE-T, which left the barrel at a speed of 563 m / s, could penetrate an armor plate with a 90 degree slope, 84 mm thick at a distance of 500 meters, 75 mm thick at a distance of 1000 meters and 67 mm at a distance of 1500 meters. The gun also fired the M72 projectile, which had an initial velocity of 563 m / s and could penetrate 67 mm of armor at a distance of 500 m, 52 mm at a distance of 1000 m, and 40 mm at a distance of 1500 meters.