Dan Robertson Posted October 22, 2001 Share Posted October 22, 2001 <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by JasonC: The 76mm had 57 rounds and there were improved AT types for it. It combined most of the good points of the Chaffee and the Hellcat without the main weaknesses of either. But the gun was good enough that they could fight T-34/85s, and in Nam (where they were used by ARVN) they did fine even against T-55s, using APDS ammo. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Just to add, the 76mm gun on the M41 was a very much longer and improved gun compared to the 76mm on the M4. It was 62 calibers in length and was probably more powerful than the German long 75. Possibly the best description of the M41 online http://www.kithobbyist.com/AFVInteriors/m41/m41a.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rexford Posted October 28, 2001 Share Posted October 28, 2001 U.S. 57mm anti-tank gun did have limited supplies of APDS ammunition, available summer 1944. Bob McNamara, who designed Advanced Squad Leader, examined American ammo expenditure tables and found 57mm APDS use in Italy and Europe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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