US Airborne 57mm anti-tank Gun (1944-45)
SCALE: 28MM - 1/56TH
1 ARTILLERY PIECE/WAR MACHINE
3 CREW
Metal
MADE TO ORDER
While we hold as much stock as possible, on occasion this product may need to be cast especially for you by our expert staff. If your order includes this item, it may take a few more days before we ship it.
REQUIRES ASSEMBLY
This product is supplied unassembled and unpainted. Glue and paints not included.
The 57mm M1 anti-tank gun was a close copy of the British QF 6pdr which was itself also used by some American units. The M1 originally fired an armoured-piercing shell weighing 2.272kg but this soon proved to be insufficient to penetrate the armour of the new Panther and Tiger tanks.
In 1944 an APDS (armoured piercing dispensing sabot) shell was developed making this the first gun to have a discarding sabot shot as its service round. HE shells were only available from 1944 onwards. The 57mm anti-tank gun used by US airborne forces has a special carriage that allowed them to be towed as if they were light anti-tank guns.
Models supplied unassembled and unpainted