Can Openers

by Nicholas Moran

Overview

There have been numerous books which describe the design and use of the gun motor carriages fielded by the U.S. Army's Tank Destroyer branch in WWII. This book is unparalleled in bringing to light the development process of these tank destroyers and the various prototypes which the Army specified, designed, built, and tested. The descriptions have been compiled from the original Ordnance Branch records; other sources include the proving ground reports and the reports of various service boards. Many of the photographs included in this book are published here for the first time.
Can Openers is an incomparable resource for a detailed history of the anti-tank developments of the U.S. Army during WWII.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781635618594
Publisher:	Echo Point Books & Media
Publication date:	04/10/2020
Pages:	238
Product dimensions:	8.50(w) x 11.00(h) x 0.81(d)

Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION VII

WHEELED VEHICLES 1

37mm 1

T2 Series–; 37mm Gun Motor Carriage T2–; 37mm Gun Motor Carriage T2E1–; 37mm Gun Motor Carriage T8–; 37mm Gun Motor Carriage T21 (M6)–; 37mm Gun Motor Carriages T13, T14–; 37mm Gun Motor Carriage T33–; 37mm Gun Motor Carriages T22, T23, T22E1, T23E1–; 37mm Gun Motor Carriage T43–; Scout Car M3A1E3 with 37mm Gun–

57mm 48

57mm Gun Motor Carriage T44–

75mm 53

75mm Gun Motor Carriage T27–; 75mm Gun Motor Carriage T66–

3-Inch Gun Motor Carriages

3-Inch Gun Motor Carriage T15–; 3-Inch Gun Motor Carriage T7–; 3-Inch Gun Motor Carriage T55/T55E1–

HALF-TRACKS 69

75mm 69

75mm Gun Motor Carriage T12 (M3)–; 75mm Gun Motor Carriage T73–; 57mm–

57mm 80

57mm Gun Motor Carriage T48-

FULL-TRACKED VEHICLES 84

37mm 84

37mm Gun Motor CarriageT42–

57mm 85

57-mm Gun Motor Carriage T49–

75mm

75-mm Gun Motor Carriage T29–; 75-mm Gun Motor Carriage T67–; 75mm Gun M3 on 75mm Howitzer Motor Carriage M8 Chassis–

3-Inch Gun Motor Carriages 100

3-Inch Gun Motor Carriage T1 (M5)–; 3-Inch Gun Motor Carriage T20-; 3-Inch Gun Motor Carriage T24-; 3-Inch Gun Motor Carriage T40 (M9)–; 3-Inch Gun Motor Carriages T56 and T57–; 3-Inch Gun Motor Carriages T35, T35E1 (M10)–; T35–; T35E1 (M10)–

76mm 137

76mm Gun Motor Carriage T70 (M18)–; 76mm Amphibian Motor Carriage T86/T86E1–; 76mm Gun Motor Carriage T72–

90mm 163

90mm Gun Motor Carriage T53/T53E1–; 90mm Gun Motor Carriage T71 (M36)–; M18 with 90mm GMC M36 Turret–; 90mm Self-Propelled Anti-Tank Gun M56–

105mm 189

105mm Gun Motor Carriage T95–

Data Sheets 197