M1 (57 mm) - Revision history

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-[[File:Weapon M1 (57 mm).png|350px|thumb|right|The {{PAGENAME}} on the T18E2.]]
+[[File:Weapon M1 (57 mm) SU-57.png|thumb|right|x250px|The 57 mm M1 on the SU-57 gun mantlet.]]
 == Description ==
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 == See also ==

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 == Description ==
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-The '''57 mm M1''' is an American anti-tank cannon derived from the [[6pdr OQF Mk.III (57 mm)|British 6-pounder cannon]]. Firing a small-diamter round at high-velocity, the 57 mm M1 offers good close-range penetration values, but suffers at long-range combat
+The '''57 mm M1''' is an American anti-tank cannon derived from the [[6pdr OQF Mk.III (57 mm)|British 6-pounder cannon]]. Firing a small-diametre round at high velocity, the 57 mm M1 offers good close-range penetration values, but suffers at long-range combat.
 === Vehicles equipped with this weapon ===

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 ===Development===
 At the start of 1941, the most impressive anti-tank cannon available to the United States was the [[M3 (37 mm)|37 mm M3 anti-tank gun]]. However, this cannon was deemed not adequate against the trend of improving tank armour.<ref name="Henry2004 pg(1)">Henry 2004, pg.13</ref> Plans to produce a more powerful gun came in February 1941, when the Chief of Ordnance ordered the British 6-pounder to begin manufacture in America.<ref name="Zaloga2005 pg(1)">Zaloga 2005, pg.12-13</ref> The British assisted by providing two 6-pdr Mk.II anti-tank cannons for reference.<ref name="Zaloga2005 pg(1)"/>
 Changes were made to the design to suit American manufacture. The most significant was the barrel length, as the British 6-pdr Mk.II cannon featured a shorter barrel length than the Mk.I due to limited production capability in Britain for the long barrel. The United States, with no such limitations, restored the longer barrel design. With these design changes, the American-produced 6-pounder were designated as the '''57 mm gun M1'''. However, the weapon was not adopted by US forces, only classified a substitute standard by late 1941 with intentions of providing the weapon in Lend-Lease.<ref name="Zaloga2005 pg(1)"/> Its production would last from 1942 to 1945, with a total of 15,637 units produced.<ref name="Zaloga2005 pg(2)">Zaloga 2005, pg.21</ref>
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 ===American combat usage===
 The 57 mm M1 first saw usage in the Italian campaign, serving alongside its preceding 37 mm counterpart due to the ongoing transition in equipment in 1943.<ref name="Zaloga2005 pg(2)"/> It was not until the Normandy campaign that the 57 mm M1 saw more widespread usage, even among the Airborne after the British designed a light-weight variant to fit into gliders. The lack of other ammunition types for the gun was prevalent, as it hinders the gun's ability to support infantry when attacking fortifications.<ref name="Zaloga2005 pg(4)">Zaloga 2005, pg.23-24</ref> The towed nature of the rather heavy 57 mm also restricted its usage as it prevents the crew from being able to move the gun quickly in the close fighting of the bocage terrain.<ref name="Zaloga2005 pg(5)">Zaloga 2005, pg.33</ref> Despite these problems, the 57 mm M1 gun helped bolster the infantry's ability to defend against German armoured attacks, such as during the battle in Isigny against the Panzer Lehr Division and the defense against the German Operation Lüttich at Mortain.<ref name="Zaloga2005 pg(5)"/><ref name="Zaloga2005 pg(6)">Zaloga 2005, pg.35</ref> After the Battle of the Bulge, the 57 mm M1 saw dwindling use, not only due to its inability to deal with the newer German tanks like the Tiger and Panther, but because the reduced German armour presence in the theater after the battle meant it was rarely used. Several anti-tank companies within infantry were either converted to rifle companies or reequipped with bazookas.<ref name="Zaloga2005 pg(7)">Zaloga 2005, pg.40</ref>

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 === Available ammunition ===
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 === Comparison with analogues ===

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 '''Cons:'''
-* Penetration value drops off quite easily over range
+* Penetration value drops off quickly over range
 * Small diameter rounds cause little post-penetration damages
 * Only two rounds available, an AP and APCBC round
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 * ''reference to the article about the variant of the cannon/machine gun;''
 * ''references to approximate analogues by other nations and research trees.''-->
-* [[6pdr OQF Mk.III (57 mm)]]
+* [[6pdr OQF Mk.III (57 mm)]] - British equivalent of the weapon, though with a shorter barrel and so with slightly lower penetration values
-* [[6pdr OQF Mk.V (57 mm)]]
+* [[6pdr OQF Mk.V (57 mm)]] - British equivalent of the weapon, with the same barrel length and so with more similar penetration values
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 ===American combat usage===
-The 57 mm M1 first saw usage in the Italian campaign, serving alongside its preceding 37 mm counterpart due to the ongoing transition in equipment in 1943.<ref name="Zaloga2005 pg(2)"/> It was not until the Normandy campaign that the 57 mm M1 saw more widespread usage, even among the Airborne after the British designed a light-weight variant to fit into gliders. The lack of other ammunition types for the gun was prevalent, as it hinders the gun's ability to support infantry when attacking fortifications.<ref name="Zaloga2005 pg(4)">Zaloga 2005, pg.23-24</ref> The towed nature of the rather heavy 57 mm also restricted its usage as it prevents the crew from being able to move the gun quickly in the close fighting of the bocage terrain.<ref name="Zaloga2005 pg(5)">Zaloga2005, pg.33</ref> Despite these problems, the 57 mm M1 gun helped bolster the infantry's ability to defend against German armoured attacks, such as during the battle in Isigny against the Panzer Lehr Division and the defense against the German Operation Lüttich at Mortain.<ref name="Zaloga2005 pg(5)"/><ref name="Zaloga2005 pg(6)">Zaloga 2005, pg.35</ref> After the Battle of the Bulge, the 57 mm M1 saw dwindling use, not only due to its inability to deal with the newer German tanks like the Tiger and Panther, but because the reduced German armour presence in the theater after the battle meant it was rarely used. Several anti-tank companies within infantry were either converted to rifle companies or reequipped with bazookas.<ref name="Zaloga2005 pg(7)">Zaloga 2005, pg.40</ref>
+The 57 mm M1 first saw usage in the Italian campaign, serving alongside its preceding 37 mm counterpart due to the ongoing transition in equipment in 1943.<ref name="Zaloga2005 pg(2)"/> It was not until the Normandy campaign that the 57 mm M1 saw more widespread usage, even among the Airborne after the British designed a light-weight variant to fit into gliders. The lack of other ammunition types for the gun was prevalent, as it hinders the gun's ability to support infantry when attacking fortifications.<ref name="Zaloga2005 pg(4)">Zaloga 2005, pg.23-24</ref> The towed nature of the rather heavy 57 mm also restricted its usage as it prevents the crew from being able to move the gun quickly in the close fighting of the bocage terrain.<ref name="Zaloga2005 pg(5)">Zaloga 2005, pg.33</ref> Despite these problems, the 57 mm M1 gun helped bolster the infantry's ability to defend against German armoured attacks, such as during the battle in Isigny against the Panzer Lehr Division and the defense against the German Operation Lüttich at Mortain.<ref name="Zaloga2005 pg(5)"/><ref name="Zaloga2005 pg(6)">Zaloga 2005, pg.35</ref> After the Battle of the Bulge, the 57 mm M1 saw dwindling use, not only due to its inability to deal with the newer German tanks like the Tiger and Panther, but because the reduced German armour presence in the theater after the battle meant it was rarely used. Several anti-tank companies within infantry were either converted to rifle companies or reequipped with bazookas.<ref name="Zaloga2005 pg(7)">Zaloga 2005, pg.40</ref>
 ===Foreign usage===

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 == History ==
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+<!--''Examine the history of the creation and combat usage of the weapon in more detail than in the introduction. If the historical reference turns out to be too long, take it to a separate article, taking a link to the article about the weapon and adding a block "/History" (example: <nowiki>https://wiki.warthunder.com/(Weapon-name)/History</nowiki>) and add a link to it here using the <code>main</code> template. Be sure to reference text and sources by using <code><nowiki><ref></ref></nowiki></code>, as well as adding them at the end of the article with <code><nowiki><references /></nowiki></code>.''-->
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