When the 824th first arrived in the ETO, its major anti-tank weapon was the 3" (76mm) gun, towed by M3 half-tracks. (US Army Military History Institute)
| M5 3" Gun on M1 Gun Carriage Caliber: 3 inch (76.2mm) Tube Length: 50 caliber lengths (150 inches) Height: 5 feet, 2 inches Width: 6 feet, 10 inches Length: 23 feet, 1 inch Weight: 4,875 pounds Maximum elevation: 31 degrees (551 mils) Depression: 5 degrees (89 mils) Maximum traverse: 45 degrees (800 mils) Maximum Range with high explosive projectile and point detonating fuse: 14,200 yards Muzzle Velocity firing armor piercing cap (APC) projectile: 2,800 feet per second Weight of APC projectile: 27.24 pounds Rate of Fire: 15 - 20 rounds per minute (maximum); 5 rounds per minute (sustained) (All data from TM 9-322, 3-Inch Gun M5 and 3-Inch Gun Carriage M1, March 1943) |