M5 3" Anti Tank Gun (x2)

An neat kit of the US 3" anti tank gun (76.2mm) which saw action in both the Italian and North West Europe campaigns. Development of the M5 begain in 1940 when the 3" T9 anti aircraft gun was combined with the breech, recoil system and carriage of the 105mm M2 howitzer. The M5 on M1 carriage was produced from December 1942. In November 1943 the flat 105mm howitzer shield was replaced with a sloped shield.

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