Ordnance QF 6-pounder 7 cwt
QF 6 pdr at Batey ha-Osef
Type	anti-tank gun
Place of origin	United Kingdom
Service history
In service	1942-1960
Used by	British Commonwealth, United States
Wars	WW2
Production history
Designed	1940
Produced	1941-1945
Specifications
Weight	1,140 kg / 2,520 lb
Length	2.82 m
Barrel length	Mk II, III: 43 calibres Mk IV, V and M1: 50 calibres
Crew	6
Shell	57x441R
Calibre	2.24 in (57 mm)
Breech	vertical block
Carriage	split trail
Elevation	15 degrees
Traverse	90 degrees
Maximum range	5,000 yards (4,600 m)
Sights	No.22c

QF 6 pounder anti-tank gun in Batey ha-Osef museum, Israel.

The Ordnance QF 6-pounder 7 cwt, or just "6 pdr", was a British 57 mm gun, their primary anti-tank gun during the middle of World War II, as well as the main armament for a number of armoured fighting vehicles. It was first used in North Africa in April 1942, and quickly replaced the 2 pounder in the anti-tank role, allowing the 25 pounder to revert to its intended artillery role. The US Army also adopted the 6 pdr as their primary anti-tank gun under the designation 57mm Gun M1. ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (1233x715, 222 KB) Summary Description: Ordnance QF 6 pounder anti-tank gun in Batey ha-Osef museum, Tel Aviv, Israel. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... A shell is a payload-carrying projectile, which, as opposed to a bullet, contains an explosive or other filling, though modern usage includes large solid projectiles previously termed shot (AP, APCR, APCNR, APDS, APFSDS and Proof shot). ... The word calibre (British English) or caliber (American English) designates the interior diameter of a tube or the exterior diameter of a wire or rod. ... Breech from Russian 122 mm M1910 howitzer, modified and combined with 105mm H37 howitzer barrel An interrupted screw style breech plug in the M109 howitzer An animation showing the loading cycle for a large naval breech-loader. ... In ballistics, the elevation is the angle between the horizontal plane and the direction of the barrel of a gun, mortar or heavy artillery. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 488 × 599 pixelsFull resolution (852 × 1046 pixel, file size: 261 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Description: Ordnance QF 6 pounder anti-tank gun in Batey ha-Osef museum, Tel Aviv, Israel. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 488 × 599 pixelsFull resolution (852 × 1046 pixel, file size: 261 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Description: Ordnance QF 6 pounder anti-tank gun in Batey ha-Osef museum, Tel Aviv, Israel. ... Anti-tank, or simply AT, refers to any method of combating military armored fighting vehicles, notably tanks. ... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... An armoured fighting vehicle (AFV) is a military vehicle, protected by armour and armed with weapons. ... During World War II, the North African Campaign, also known as the Desert War, took place in the North African desert from September 13, 1940 to May 13, 1943. ... Ordnance QF 2 pounder Type Anti-tank gun Nationality UK Era WW2 Target armoured vehicles History Date of design 1936 Production period 1936 - Number built Service duration 1936-1945 Operators War service WW2 Specifications Carriage Calibre 40 mm Barrel length 50 calibres Weight 130 kg Ammunition AP Shell weight 2... Ordnance QF 25 pounder Type gun-howitzer Nationality UK Era World War II Target general use + anti-tank History Date of design 1930s Production period Number built Service duration 1930s to 1967 Operators War service Specifications Carriage Fixed trail Calibre 3. ... The Army is the branch of the United States armed forces which has primary responsibility for land-based military operations. ...

Development and production

Development

Limitations of the existing 2 pounders were apparent even as the gun was first entering service, and an effort was made to replace it with a much more capable weapon starting as early as 1938. The Woolwich Arsenal was entrusted with the development. The 57 mm calibre was chosen for for the new gun. Guns of this calibre were employed by the Royal Navy from late 19th century, and therefore manufacturing equipment was available. The design was complete by 1940, but the carriage design was not completed until 1941. ^{[citation needed]} The production was further delayed by the defeat in the Battle of France. The loss of equipment and the prospect of a German invasion made re-equipping the army with anti-tank weapons an urgent task, so a decision was made to carry on the production of the 2 pounder, avoiding the period of adaptation to production, and also of re-training and acclimatization with the new weapon. This had the effect of delaying production of the 6 pounder until November 1941 and its entry into service until May 1942. Year 1938 (MCMXXXVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Royal Arsenal, originally known as the Woolwich Arsenal, carried out armaments manufacture, ammunition proofing and explosives research. ... This article is about the navy of the United Kingdom. ... Year 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... For the movie, see 1941 (film). ... Combatants  France  United Kingdom  Canada  Czechoslovakia  Poland  Belgium  Netherlands  Luxembourg Germany Italy Commanders Maurice Gamelin, Maxime Weygand (French) Lord Gort (British Expeditionary Force) Leopold III (Belgian) H.G. Winkelman (Dutch) Gerd von Rundstedt (Army Group A) Fedor von Bock (Army Group B) Wilhelm von Leeb (Army Group C) H.R...

Unlike the 2-pounder, the new gun was mounted on a conventional two-wheeled split trail carriage. The first mass production variant - the Mk II - differed from the pre-production Mk I in having shorter L/43 barrel, because of shortage in suitable lathes. The subsequent Mk IV was fitted with L/50 barrel with muzzle brake. Optional side shields were issued to give the crew better protection, but were apparently rarely used. The muzzle brake of the 105 mm gun on an AMX 10 RC fighting vehicle. ...

Although the 6 pounder was kept at least somewhat competitive through the war, the Army nevertheless started development of a more powerful weapon in 1942. Their aim was to produce a gun with the same general dimensions and weight as the 6 pounder, but with improved performance. The first attempt was an 8 pdr of 59 calibre length, but this version proved too heavy to be used in the same role as the 6 pdr. A second attempt was made with a shorter 48 calibre barrel, but this proved to have only marginally better performance than the 6 pounder. The program was eventually cancelled in January 1943.

Instead the 6 pounder was followed into production and service by the next generation British anti-tank gun, the 17 pounder which came into use from February 1943. As a smaller and more manoeuvrable gun, the 6 pounder continued to be used by the British Army not only for the rest of the World War II, but also for some 20 years after the war. 17-pounder in Batey ha-Osef museum, Israel. ... The British Army is the land armed forces branch of the British Armed Forces. ... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000...

A 57/42.6 mm squeeze bore adaptor was developed for the gun but was never adopted.

In addition to the UK, the gun was produced in Canada.

US production

The idea of manfacturing the 6 pounder in the US was expressed by the US Army Ordnance in February 1941. At that time the US Army still favoured the 37mm Gun M3 and production was planned solely for lend lease. The US version, classified as substitute standard under the designation 57mm Gun M1, was based on the 6 pounder Mk 2, two units of which were received from the UK, but unlike the Mk II had the original long barrel. Production started early in 1942 and continued until 1945. Branch insignia of Ordnance Corps The Ordnance Corps is a combat service support branch of the United States Army. ... The M3 37 mm gun was an American anti-tank gun which was the standard anti-tank weapon of the US Army at the outbreak of the World War II. History In 1937 the US Army Ordnance Department began development of a lightweight anti-tank gun. ... Wikisource has original text related to this article: Lend-Lease This article is about the World War II program. ...

Like the British Army, the US Army also experimented with a squeeze bore adaptor (57/40mm T10), but the program was abandoned.

Service history

A 6-pdr anti-tank gun and its crew in action in the Western Desert, 3 November 1942

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British service

The 6-pounders (and the US-built M1, of which 4,242 pieces were received) were initially issued to the Royal Artillery anti-tank regiments of infantry and armoured divisions in the western theatres (four batteries with 12 pieces each), and later in the war to the six-gun anti-tank platoons of infantry battalions. An airlanding battalion had an AA/AT company, with two four-gun AT platoons. The Far East theatres had lower priority and different organization, reflecting lower tank threat. The gun was also employed by Commonwealth forces, in formations similar to the British ones. Tactical Recognition Flash of the Royal Artillery The Royal Regiment of Artillery, generally known as the Royal Artillery (RA), is, despite its name, a corps of the British Army. ... British regiment A regiment is a military unit, consisting of a variable number of battalions - commanded by a colonel. ... Symbol of the Polish 1st Legions Infantry Division in NATO code A division is a large military unit or formation usually consisting of around ten to twenty thousand soldiers. ... Remains of a battery of English cannon from Youghal, County Cork. ... Platoon of the German Bundeswehr. ... Symbol of the Austrian 14th Armoured Battalion in NATO military graphic symbols A battalion is a military unit usually consisting of between two and six companies and typically commanded by a Lieutenant Colonel. ... The far east as a cultural block includes East Asia, Southeast Asia, Northeast Asia and South Asia. ... The Commonwealth of Nations as of 2006 Headquarters Marlborough House, London, UK Official languages English Membership 53 sovereign states Leaders  -  Queen Elizabeth II  -  Secretary-General Don McKinnon (since 1 April 2000) Establishment  -  Balfour Declaration 18 November 1926   -  Statute of Westminster 11 December 1931   -  London Declaration 28 April 1949  Area  -  Total...

Initially the anti-tank ammunition was represented by a basic Armour-Piercing (AP) shot, but by January 1943 an Armour-Piercing, Capped (APC) shot and an Armour-Piercing, Capped, Ballistically Capped (APCBC) shots were supplied. A HE shell was produced so that the gun could be used against unarmoured targets as well. A shell is a payload-carrying projectile, which, as opposed to a bullet, contains an explosive or other filling, though modern usage includes large solid projectiles previously termed shot (AP, APCR, APCNR, APDS, APFSDS and Proof shot). ...

The 6-pounder first saw action in May 1942 at Gazala. It made an immediate impact on the battlefield as it was able to penetrate any enemy tank then in service. In the most celebrated action, the 6-pounder guns of 2nd Rifle Brigade destroyed more than 30 enemy tanks in the action at 'Snipe' during the battle of Alamein. However, over the next year the Germans introduced much heavier designs into service, notably the Tiger I and Panther. The standard 6 pounder shot was insufficient against the front armour of these new designs, but it was still effective against them from other angles. In fact, it was the 6-pounder gun that accounted for the first Tiger destroyed in North Africa. Combatants Panzer Army Afrika Italian Army Eighth Army Commanders Erwin Rommel Claude Auchinleck Neil Ritchie Strength 80,000 390 tanks 175,000 949 tanks Casualties 32,000 dead, wounded, or captured 114 tanks destroyed 98,000 dead, wounded, or captured 540 tanks destroyed The Battle of Gazala was an important... Alamein can refer to: El Alamein, a town in Egypt The First and Second Battle of El Alamein, during World War II The Alamein railway line, Melbourne, Australia Alamein railway station, Melbourne This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the... Tiger I ( ) is the common name of a German heavy tank of World War II. The initial official German designation was Panzerkampfwagen VI Ausführung H (abbreviated PzKpfw VI Ausf. ... The Panther ( ) was a tank fielded by Nazi Germany in World War II that served from mid-1943 to the end of the European war in 1945. ...

The situation was somewhat improved by the development of more sophisticated ammunition, in form of the Armour-Piercing, Composite Rigid (APCR) shot, and the Armour-Piercing, Discarding Sabot (APDS) shot, which was available from 1944. The latter was particularly successful giving the gun the capability to knock out a late version Panzer IV, head on at 9,00 meters. A shell is a payload-carrying projectile, which, as opposed to a bullet, contains an explosive or other filling, though modern usage includes large solid projectiles previously termed shot (AP, APCR, APCNR, APDS, APFSDS and Proof shot). ... A shell is a payload-carrying projectile, which, as opposed to a bullet, contains an explosive or other filling, though modern usage includes large solid projectiles previously termed shot (AP, APCR, APCNR, APDS, APFSDS and Proof shot). ... Panzer IV is the common name of a medium tank that was developed in the late 1930s by Nazi Germany and used extensively in World War II. The official German designation was Panzerkampfwagen IV (abbreviated PzKpfw IV) and the tank also had the ordnance inventory designation SdKfz 161. ...

In the Royal Artillery regiments the 6-pounders were gradually replaced by the 17-pounders starting in 1943, but in infantry units the gun remained in service until 1960, when it was finally declared obsolete.

US service

57 mm Gun M1 firing at German bunker near Saint-Malo, Brittany.

In spring 1943, following the experience of the North African Campaign, the Infantry branch of the US Army recognized the need to field a heavier antitank gun than the 37mm M3. According to the Table of Organization and equipment from 26 May 1943, a regimental antitank company included nine 57mm guns and each battalion had an antitank platoon with three guns giving a total of 18 guns per regiment. Dodge WC-62 / WC-63 6x6 1 1/2 ton trucks were issued as prime movers. By mid-1944 the M1 was the standard antitank gun of the US infantry in the Western Front and outnumbered the M3 in Italy. Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 409 × 599 pixelsFull resolution (1800 × 2638 pixel, file size: 1. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 409 × 599 pixelsFull resolution (1800 × 2638 pixel, file size: 1. ... Categories: France geography stubs | Communes of Ille-et-Vilaine ... (Région flag) (Region logo) Location Administration Capital Rennes Regional President Jean-Yves Le Drian (PS) (since 2004) Departments Côtes-dArmor Ille-et-Vilaine Morbihan Finistère Arrondissements 15 Cantons 201 Communes 1,268 Statistics Land area1 27,208 km² Population (Ranked 7th)  - January 1, 2006 est. ... During World War II, the North African Campaign, also known as the Desert War, took place in the North African desert from September 13, 1940 to May 13, 1943. ... is the 146th day of the year (147th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... British regiment A regiment is a military unit, consisting of a variable number of battalions - commanded by a colonel. ... A company is a military unit, typically consisting of 100-200 soldiers. ... Symbol of the Austrian 14th Armoured Battalion in NATO military graphic symbols A battalion is a military unit usually consisting of between two and six companies and typically commanded by a Lieutenant Colonel. ... Platoon of the German Bundeswehr. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Komsomolets tractor Artillery tractor is a kind of tractor, also referred to as a gun tractor, a vehicle used to tow artillery pieces of varying weights. ... During World War II, the Western Front was the theater of fighting west of Germany, encompassing the United Kingdom, France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, and Denmark. ...

Because of the unexpected adoption for service, the only ammunition type in production in the US by mid-1943 was the AP ammunition. Only after the Normandy Campaign did the HE round reach battlefield (US units were sometimes able to get a limited amount of HE ammunition from the British Army), and the canister shot was not seen in significant numbers until the end of the war. This limited the efficiency of the gun in the infantry support role. Also, APCR or APDS rounds were never developed. Combatants United States United Kingdom Canada Free France Poland Nazi Germany Commanders Dwight Eisenhower (Supreme Allied Commander) Bernard Montgomery (land) Bertram Ramsay (sea) Trafford Leigh-Mallory (air) Gerd von Rundstedt (OB WEST) Erwin Rommel (absent) (Heeresgruppe B) Friedrich Dollmann (7. ... Canister shot was a kind of anti-personnel ammunition used in cannons. ...

The US Army also employed a limited number of British-built 6-pounders on carriage Mk 3, designed to fit into the Horsa glider. These guns were used to replace 37 mm pieces in the 82nd and the 101st airborne divisions before the Normandy airdrops. Airspeed Horsa The Airspeed AS.51 Horsa was a World War II troop-carrying glider built by the British company Airspeed Ltd and subcontractors and used for air assault by British and Allied armed forces. ... The 82nd Airborne Division of the United States Army was constituted in the National Army as the 82nd Division on August 5, 1917, and was organized on August 25, 1917, at Camp Gordon, Georgia. ... The 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault)—nicknamed the “Screaming Eagles”—is an airborne division of the United States Army primarily trained for air assault operations. ... Combatants United States United Kingdom Canada Free France Poland Germany Commanders Dwight Eisenhower (Supreme Allied Commander) Bernard Montgomery (land) Bertram Ramsay (sea) Trafford Leigh-Mallory (air) Omar Bradley (U.S. 1st Army) Miles Dempsey (UK 2nd Army) Harry Crerar (Canadian 1st Army) Gerd von Rundstedt (OB WEST) Erwin Rommel (Heeresgruppe...

The M1 went out of service in the US soon after the end of the war.

Other operators

In addition to being used by the US, British and commonwealth forces, the M1 was supplied under the lend lease program to the Free French Forces (653), USSR (400) and Brazil (57). Free French Forces under review during the Battle of Normandy. ...

Israel employed the 6-pounder in 1950s in brigade-level anti-tank battalions and battalion-level anti-tank platoons (the latter formations were disbanded in 1953). By late 1955, Israel Defense Forces possessed 157 pieces and 100 more were purchased from the Netherlands in 1956, too late to enter service before the Suez Crisis. Some of those are described as "57-mm guns, nearly identical to the 6-pounders and firing the same ammunition", which apparently makes them US-built M1 guns. In military science a brigade is a military unit that is part of a division and includes regiments (where that level exists), or (in modern armies) is composed of several battalions (typically two to four) and directly attached supporting units. ... Emblem of the IDF The Israel Defense Forces are part of the Israeli Security Forces. ... Combatants Israel United Kingdom France Egypt Commanders Moshe Dayan Charles Keightley Pierre Barjot Gamal Abdel Nasser Abdel Hakim Amer Strength 175,000 Israeli 45,000 British 34,000 French 70,000 Casualties 197 Israeli KIA 56 British KIA 91 British WIA 10 French KIA 43 French WIA 650 KIA[1...

Modern day use

The U.S. 57mm M1 gun is popular with modern-day cannoneers, as there is a relatively good supply of shell casings and projectiles.

The gun is also reportedly still in active military use with some South American countries.

Variants

External images
	Sketch of the 6-pounder Mk 2. [1]
	6-pounder Mk IV in action in Normandy. [2]
	57mm M1 of the 44th Infantry Division in France, 1944. [3]
	M1 in a street of Rimschweiler, Germany. [4]
	57mm GMC T49. [5]

• Mk 1 - limited production version with L/50 barrel.
• Mk 2 - first mass production version. Shortened L/43 barrel was adopted due to the shortage of suitable manufacturing equipment.
• Mk 3 - tank version of Mk 2.
• Mk 4 - L/50 barrel, single baffle muzzle brake.
• Mk 5 - tank version of Mk 4 .
• Molins gun - 6 pounder gun fitted with automatic loader built by the Molins company, a manufacturer of cigarette vending machines. Was mounted on the Royal Navy Motor Torpedo Boats, a limited number of Royal Navy Escort Destroyers ("VW" class vessels in a twin mounting at "A" gun position) and in the RAF Mosquito planes, which were then referred to as "Tsetse".
• 57mm Gun M1 - US built version; although based on Mk II, it had the "original" L/50 barrel.

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• Mk 1
• Mk 1A - different axle and wheels
• Mk 2 - simplified design
• Mk 3 - modified for use by airborne troops

Carriage types, US:

• M1
• M1A1 - US wheels and tyres
• M1A2 (1942) - improved traverse mechanism, allowing free traverse
• M1A3 (1943) - modified towing hook; the first version to be adopted by the US Army
• M2 (1944) - caster wheel added to the right trail, relocated trail handles, new utility box
• M2A1 (1945) - improved elevation gear

A T48 57mm Gun Motor Carriage in front of the Polish Army Museum.

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Self-propelled mounts

Tank gun versions of the 6-pounder were used in Crusader III, Cavalier, Centaur I and II, Cromwell I to III, Valentine VIII to X and Churchill III and IV, and also in the Canadian Ram Mk II and the experimental American Light Tank T7E2. The Deacon and the experimental Alecto Mk II self-propelled guns also mounted the 6-pounder. One of the primary cruiser tanks of the United Kingdom during World War II, the Cruiser Tank VI Crusader was perhaps the most important British tank of the North African Campaign. ... General characteristics Length 6. ... A27M Cruiser Tank VIII Cromwell was one of the most successful series of cruiser tanks fielded by Britain in World War II. It was the first tank in the British arsenal to combine a dual-purpose gun, high speed, and reasonable armor. ... The Tank, Cruiser, Mk VIII, Cromwell (A27M), named after the English Civil War leader Oliver Cromwell, was one of the most successful series of cruiser tanks fielded by Britain in World War II. It was the first tank in the British arsenal to combine a dual-purpose gun, high speed... The most numerous British manufactured tank of World War II, the Infantry Tank III Valentine was known mainly for its inexpensive cost and high reliability. ... The Infantry Tank IV Churchill was a heavy British infantry tank of the Second World War, best known for its heavy armour and its use as the basis of many specialist vehicles. ... The Ram was a Cruiser tank designed and built by Canada in the Second World War, based on the U.S. M3 Medium tank. ... The AEC Mk I Gun Carrier, known as Deacon, was a British armoured fighting vehicle of the Second World War. ... The Alecto was an experimental self propelled gun developed by the British in World War 2 but terminated with the end of the war in Europe. ...

The only mass-produced vehicle mounting the 57mm M1 was the M3 Half-track based 57mm Gun Motor Carriage T48 (also known by its Soviet designation SU-57). The production of the T18E2 armored car, also known as Boarhound, was stopped after 30 units were built. A project of tank destroyer armed with the M1 - the 57mm Gun Motor Carriage T49 - was cancelled after a single pilot vehicle was built. Similarly, the wheeled 57mm Gun Motor Carriage T44, based on Ford 4x4 3/4 ton cargo carrier chassis, was cancelled after a brief testing. The Carrier, Personnel Half-track M3 was an armoured vehicle used by the United States and its allies during World War II and the Cold War. ... The T18 Boarhound was an American heavy armoured car produced in small numbers for the British Army during the Second World War. ...

Ammunition

A shell is a payload-carrying projectile, which, as opposed to a bullet, contains an explosive or other filling, though modern usage includes large solid projectiles previously termed shot (AP, APCR, APCNR, APDS, APFSDS and Proof shot). ... A shell is a payload-carrying projectile, which, as opposed to a bullet, contains an explosive or other filling, though modern usage includes large solid projectiles previously termed shot (AP, APCR, APCNR, APDS, APFSDS and Proof shot). ... A shell is a payload-carrying projectile, which, as opposed to a bullet, contains an explosive or other filling, though modern usage includes large solid projectiles previously termed shot (AP, APCR, APCNR, APDS, APFSDS and Proof shot). ... A shell is a payload-carrying projectile, which, as opposed to a bullet, contains an explosive or other filling, though modern usage includes large solid projectiles previously termed shot (AP, APCR, APCNR, APDS, APFSDS and Proof shot). ... Dunnite Also known as Explosive D. Ammonium picrate Developed by Major Dunn in 1906 and used extensively by the US Navy during World War I. Dunnite is a relatively insensitive explosive which meant it was useful for amour piercing shells, exploding only after the shell had actually pierced the armour. ... Canister shot was a kind of anti-personnel ammunition used in cannons. ...

See also

• 6 pounder 6 cwt AA gun
• 6 pounder 10 cwt Naval gun

References

• Hogg, Ian V. - Allied Artillery of World War Two - Crowood Press, Ramsbury, 1998, ISBN 1-86126-165-9.
• Chamberlain, Peter and Gander, Terry - Anti-Tank Weapons, Arco Publishing Company, New York, 1974 (WWII Fact Files), ISBN 0-668-03505-6.
• Zaloga, Steven J., Brian Delf - US Anti-tank Artillery 1941-45, Osprey Publishing 2005 (New Vanguard 107), ISBN 1-84176-690-9.
• Hunnicutt, R. P. - Stuart: A History of the American Light Tank., Presidio Press 1992, ISBN 0-89141-462-2.
• Hunnicutt, R. P. - Armored Car: A History of American Wheeled Combat Vehicles., Presidio Press 2002, ISBN 0-89141-777-X.
• When the Engines Roared: 50th Anniversary to the Sinai War, Ministry of Defence, Israel, 2006 (ברעום המנועים: 50 שנה למלחמת סיני - משרד הבטחון הוצאה לאור 2006, ISBN 965-05-1337-X)

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