In discussing the anti-armor usefulness of the 6pdr. / 57mm gun in the Allied armies, I had read an article one time that the UK ammunition provided to their troops were basically restricted to solid shot and an anti-armor only role, and possibly there was some variation with possibly some discarding sabot loads towards the end of the war, whereas the Americans supposedly *DID* manufacture some HE loads for their troops for the times when throwing some bombs at an enemy position can be a very handy type of ammunition to have a few crates of in the truck.
Does anybody know for sure if the Americans did indeed make HE 57mm loads in significant quantities? I only read this one article, and I think it only makes sense when sending a mid range size canon out into harms way, and NOT provide maybe 25% of their on hand ammunition be HE for those times when dealing with troops hiding in rubble or in improvised bunkers or other sheltered situations can be very handy and needed in the inventory.
if someone knows for sure there was 57mm / 6pdr. ammo with HE capability, could you please put up anything that you have available in photos, articles, etc??
TIA,
Walt
Does anybody know for sure if the Americans did indeed make HE 57mm loads in significant quantities? I only read this one article, and I think it only makes sense when sending a mid range size canon out into harms way, and NOT provide maybe 25% of their on hand ammunition be HE for those times when dealing with troops hiding in rubble or in improvised bunkers or other sheltered situations can be very handy and needed in the inventory.
if someone knows for sure there was 57mm / 6pdr. ammo with HE capability, could you please put up anything that you have available in photos, articles, etc??
TIA,
Walt