The 76 mm gun M1 was an American World War II –era tank gun developed by the U.S United States Ordnance Department in 1942 to supplement the 75 mm gun on the basic Medium tank M4. It was also used to arm the M18 Hellcat tank destroyer.

for the 76-mm hyper-velocity, armor-piercing (HVAP) shell and any information for performance of the U.S. anti-tank capabilities against the German Panther tank. Battle history indicates there was a technological

Feb 8, 2019 · When using high-velocity armor-piercing (HVAP) rounds, the 75mm guns were able to penetrate 4 to 4.5 inches of armor at nearly 1,100 yards. The same rounds used in the 76mm gun could penetrate 6 to 7 inches of armor.

Feb 2, 2018 · The first 1,000-round production lot of 3" HVAP was completed then in August and was followed by the first production lot of 76mm in September. By August 1945, 63,000 rounds of 76mm and 33,000 rounds of 3" HVAP were completed, of which probably about 34,000 and 30,000 respectively reached Europe.

Jan 1, 2018 · The analysis offers the reader a greater engineering comprehension of the challenges faced between June 1944 and May 1945 and the circumstances necessitating the rapid fielding of the 76-mm HVAP shell after German capability upgrades were encountered in the European Theater of Operations from Normandy to the Battle of the Bulge (June to ...

Feb 5, 2021 · In August 1944, an improved ammunition for the 76 mm started to come in, the T4 (M93) HVAP ammo. The tungsten ammunition could penetrate the Panther on the mantlet up to 1,000 yards out. 2,000 of the new HVAP ammo arrived by air in August 1944. Though 20,000 were ordered, the supply was never able to keep up with the demand.

Mar 2, 2018 · The technical manual (TM) 9-1907 was published 23 September 1944, but it was missing performance data for the 76-mm hyper-velocity, armor-piercing (HVAP) shell and any information for performance of the U.S. anti-tank capabilities against the German Panther tank.

Nov 6, 2021 · The first report is the translation of a 1944 German Army document that discusses the significant effect of a new US shell on Panther tanks. I believe this shell to be the 76 mm and 3” HVAP rounds.

Most had the M3 75mm gun, or the M1A1 76mm gun, but many were also equipped with the British 17 pounder, the M3 90mm, 3-inch AT gun, and the M2/M4 105mm howitzer. I will cover each below. The M3 75mm gun: When it first saw combat, it was a great tank Gun

THE 76-MM GUN M1A1 AND M1A2: AN ANALYSIS OF U.S. ANTI-TANK CAPABILITIES DURING WORLD WAR II. This report provides an analysis of the U.S. anti-tank technology during World War II.