page_title: 76 mm gun M1
section_title: Vehicles mounted on
hierarchical_section_title: 76 mm gun M1 / Vehicles mounted on
caption_attribution_description: English: Turrets of Sherman Tanks defining the perimeter of the siege of Bastogne: N15 road to Neufchateau, N4 road to Marche, N34 road to Houffalize, N874 road to Longvilly, N84 road to Wiltz, N4 road to Martelange. This one is on the N874. The left flank of the turret is penetrated by an 75 mm or 88 mm hit. Lëtzebuergesch: Sherman-Panzertuerm zu Baaschtnech. Op all den Nationalstroossen déi aus Baaschtnech erausféieren, sinn Tourrelle vu Sherman-Tanksen op de Limitë vum Verdeedegungssecteur vun der agekesselter amerikanescher 101. Divisioun, opgestallt. D'Tourelle um Bild steet op der N874
context_page_description: The 76 mm gun M1 was an American World War II–era tank gun developed by the U.S Ordnance Department in 1942 to supplement the 75 mm gun on the basic Medium tank M4. It was also used to arm the M18 Hellcat tank destroyer.
  Although the gun was tested in early August 1942 and classified on August 17, 1942, it was not until August 1943 that the Ordnance Department developed a mounting for the M4 tank that the tank forces would accept. It was not accepted for combat until July 1944. In January 1943, the decision was made to mount the 76 mm on the vehicle that would become the M18. By May 1944, it was being combat tested as the T70.
context_section_description: With British Commonwealth designations in parentheses:
  76 mm Gun Motor Carriage M18
  Medium Tank M4A1(76)W (Sherman IIA)
  Medium Tank M4A1(76)W HVSS (Sherman IIAY)
  Medium Tank M4A2(76)W (Sherman IIIA)
  Medium Tank M4A2(76)W HVSS (Sherman IIIAY)
  Medium Tank M4A3(76)W (Sherman IVA)
  Medium Tank M4A3(76)W HVSS
  T23 medium tank
  T72 experimental Gun Motor Carriage
caption: A T23 turret used on 76 mm gunned Shermans, here without the muzzle brake
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