280103 - M3 37mm AT Gun with Crew allied Product Code: 280127

Product Code: 280127

Logistical and transport restrictions

The vehicle had the advantage of being the only gun tractor small enough to fit inside the hold of the Ju 52

About 128 LVTs were available for the landings

280103 - M3 37mm AT Gun with Crew allied Product Code: 280127Plastic Kit ABS Cement Required 37mm Gun M3 Anti tank Gun with Crew The 37 mm gun M3 is the first dedicated anti tank gun fielded by US forces in numbers. Introduced in 1940, it became the standard anti tank gun of the US infantry with its size enabling it to be pulled by a jeep. However, the continuing improvement of German tanks quickly rendered the 37mm ineffective and, by 1943, it was being gradually replaced in the European and Mediterranean