04-22-2010, 08:16 PM
I just asked Lee about this and he expressed the following:
This was very common but was used late in the war. Earlier they used the 75mm but later used a 76mm, which had a higher velocity.
A Sherman would have used this shell, as well as others, amongst them a Pershing.
Marion J Chard
Proud Daughter of Walter (Monday) Poniedzialek
540th Engineer Combat Regiment, 2833rd Bn, H&S Co, 4th Platoon
There's "No Bridge Too Far"
Proud Daughter of Walter (Monday) Poniedzialek
540th Engineer Combat Regiment, 2833rd Bn, H&S Co, 4th Platoon
There's "No Bridge Too Far"