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 Crew mans the M-6 Gun Motor Carriage (GMC) with 37mm anti-tank gun, based on the WC-52 Dodge 3/4 ton Weapons Carrier, during US Army maneuvers in the Carolinas, August 1942. The M6 GMC truck was manufactured by Dodge (the standard WC-52) and the completed vehicle and gun combination were produced by the Fargo Division of Chrysler Motor Corp. (Vehicle sometimes known as the 3/4-ton Fargo). Original size: 1001x817 Improvised self-propelled antitank gun during the 1941 maneuivers. The towed 37mm gun is lashed to the body of a 1/2-ton Dodge WC pickup truck. This arrangement was later standardized with the M6 Gun Motor Carriage (GMC) with 37mm antitank gun mounted on a Dodge 3/4-ton WC truck. Original size: 932x748 Dodge Weapons Carrier with a 37mm anti-tank gun mounted in the back and a Browning M2 .50 cal. machine gun mounted on the front bumper, Second Army Tennessee Maneuvers. 3 miles west of Watertown, 6 June 1943. The truck is a WC-55 3/4 ton 4x4 Gun Motor Carriage -- when the 37mm gun is mounted the combined weapons system is known as the M-6 Gun Motor Carriage (GMC). As an addition to the battalion's defense, HQ Co. of the 5th Armd Maint Bn developed an idea thought up by Ordnance Sgt. Magazine. The 37mm gun is the only field weapon alloted for the battalion's defense. To increase firepower, a 50 cal. Machine gun was mounted on the front of the 37mm gun vehicle. All parts were made and mounted by HQ personnel. Original size: 2092x1686 M-6 Gun Motor Carriage at Inbound Park, Norfolk Army Base, Hampton Roads Port of Embarkation, Norfolk, VA, 3 August 1943. Wt. 6900, Force 9850-L USA #6019362, Cube 710-5. M6 is based on the Dodge WC-51 3/4 ton weapons carrier with 37mm Anti-tank Gun. Original size: 580x467 M6 Gun Motor Carriage (GMC), an early World War II mobile tank-destroyer based on the WC-52 Dodge 3/4 ton Weapons Carrier with a mounted M3 37mm anti-tank gun. In this usage, the truck is renamed as a WC-55. In this photo, training with the 1st Armored Div. in the United Kingdom prior to Operation Torch. Original size: 645x344 M-6 Gun Motor Carriage (GMC) with 37mm Anti-tank Gun (G-121), an early World War II mobile tank-destroyer based on the WC-52 Dodge 3/4 ton Weapons Carrier with a mounted M3 37mm anti-tank gun. In this usage, the truck is renamed as a WC-55. The gun and its shield were mounted in the cargo space of the truck, positioned to fire rearward. 80 rounds of 37mm ammunition were carried in the truck with the gun. The M6 GMC did poorly in North Africa against German armor and was soon discontinued. Original size: 897x499 M6 Gun Motor Carriage: early World War II mobile tank-destroyer based on the WC-52 Dodge 3/4 ton Weapons Carrier with a mounted M3 37mm anti-tank gun. In this usage, the truck is renamed as a WC-55. Original size: 362x182 Armored vehicles of the 46th Tank Bn, 13th Armored Div, 1943. From left to right: Ford GPA amphibian, MB/GPW jeep, M2/M3 halftrack, M5A1 Stuart light tank, M4 Sherman medium tank, M8 75mm HMC, M3A1 Scout Car, M6 GMC. Original size: 1005x801© Copyright 2007-2013 by Olive-Drab.com LLC. All rights reserved worldwide. | 
