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| Bore |
2.953" 75 mm |
| Ammunition type |
Fixed HE |
| Weight of
projectile |
14.7 lb 6.67 kg |
| Velocity | 1970 feet per second 600 meters per second |
| Weight of gun |
893 lbs 405 kg |
The 75mm M4 gun was mounted on a number of B-25 Mitchell medium bombers. It was
essentially an M3 tank gun modified
to handle recoil somewhat more gracefully. This was not very
successful, as the gun had to be manually reloaded and thus had a
dismal rate of fire, and its recoil put great strain on the airframe.
The U.S. Air Force eventually turned to rocket
armament instead.
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