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Old October 23rd, 2009, 10:16 AM
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Default Re: The US 57mm M1 Anti-Tank Gun

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Originally Posted by Triple C View Post
Mobility under fire is nil for all towed AT guns. Driving the carrier to tow the gun was out of the question with a tank in town, and the crew was as likely to abandon the gun as to drag drag it to a new position when the panzer has got your range. 57mm was remarkably mobile when you were deploying it. However, extricating a 57mm from a fight was impossible.
Not entirely sure that's true, what's your source?
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