US Army 57mm Anti-Tank Team

This US anti-tank gun, classified as substitute standard under the designation 57 mm Gun M1, was based on the British 6 pounder Mk 2.

Production started early in 1942 and continued until 1945 and the M1A2 introduced the British practice of free traverse, i.e. the gun could be traversed by the crew pushing and pulling on the breech, instead of a solely geared traverse, from September 1942.

In spring 1943, following the experience of the North African Campaign where allied guns struggled against German armour, the Infantry branch of the U.S. Army recognised the need to field a heavier anti-tank gun than the 37 mm M3 and from 26 May 1943, a regiment anti-tank company included nine 57 mm guns and each battalion had an anti-tank platoon with three guns giving a total of 18 guns per regiment.

This blister contains 4 metal miniatures. They are supplied unpainted and require assembly.