25146 - "Advance to the Rhine" U.S. M5, 3-Inch Anti-Tank Gun W. Britain-War on the Nile President Roosevelt secretly authorized 100

President Roosevelt secretly authorized 100 pilots (enough to man at least 3 squadrons) and almost 200 other ground crew personnel to be recruited alongwith approving the sale of 100 Curtiss P40’s

K&C’s ‘Village Chief’ is wearing traditional Vietnamese garb and leaning on a stick

a black cavalryman’s hat and

self-propelled howitzer or assault gun during WW2

and the Battle of Passchendaele

25146 - "Advance to the Rhine" U.S. M5, 3-Inch Anti-Tank Gun W. Britain-War on the Nile President Roosevelt secretly authorized 100Advance to the Rhine U. S. 3 Inch Anti tank Gun and Crew, March, 1944 45 In December 1941, the U. S. Army approved the 3 inch anti tank gun M5 for service. Although production was quickly pushed through in 1942, the weapon did not reach the frontlines until 1943. Output for the first year only totaled 250 units followed by 1,250 units in 1943, all of which were then pressed into service. 1944 saw 1,000 additional guns added and total manufacture