M1 57mm gun (Winter) (US503)

M1 57mm gun (Winter) (US503) includes two M1 57mm guns (with Airborne M1 57mm gun) with crew, one Command Carbine team, one Small three-hole base & two Medium bases. The 57mm anti-tank gun has served your GIs well in the past year. While not the most potent weapon in your arsenal, it has become increasingly useful with its new high explosive ammunition, allowing it to knock out enemy nests and infantry positions. Check out the M1 57mm gun (Winter) in the online store here...

Devil's Charge The Germans had been in retreat since the Allied breakout from Normandy, finally settling into defensive lines on their frontier as Autumn turned into Winter. In early December 1944 it seemed, to the Americans facing them in the Ardennes forests of Belgium and Luxembourg, unlikely that the Germans would attack. Learn more about Devil's Charge here...

On the defence, dig the guns in and use its small profile to make them as difficult to see as possible. Fortunately for the US Airborne units, theBritish had already redesigned the 6 pdr (which the M1 57mm is US manufactured version) to fit into a Horsa glider. It also fitted the Waco glider, so rather than go through the design process independently the US Airborne troops adopted the 6 pdr on the Mark III carriage as the M1 57mm (Airborne). Designed by Evan Allen Painted by Aaron Mathie

The M1 57mm gun (late) in Flames Of War

Weapon Mobility Range ROF Anti-tank Firepower Notes M1 57mm gun (late) Medium 24"/60cm 3 10 4+ Gun shield.

Gun Shields Manning a gun in the thick of battle is a hazardous job. To offset the increased vulnerability of gun crews to enemy fire, many guns have a bulletproof gun shield. Gun Shields provide your Gun teams with Bulletproof Cover from shots fired from in front of a line drawn across the front of the team’s base. Shots fired from behind this line hit the unprotected crew behind it. Gun Shields do not provide cover to teams moving At the Double, nor from artillery bombardments.

The Airborne Version of the M1 57mm Gun

The M1 57mm Guns (Winter) Prepare to Beat Back an Attack

Contents of M1 57mm Gun (Winter) Blister Pack

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The Command Team Description of Components a. 1x Standing rifleman figure. b. 1x Standing SMG figure with hand up. c. 1x Standing SMG figure. Assembling the Company Command Team Simply arrange figures A, B and C to taste on the small three-hole bases provided.

The Gun Crew Description of Components a. 2x Kneeling gunner figures. b. 2x Kneeling figures holding shell A. c. 2x Kneeling figures with hand up. d. 2x Kneeling figures holding shell B. Assembling the Gun Crew Arrange one of each crew figure to taste around the M1 57mm gun.

The M1 57mm Gun Description of Components

a. 2x Infatry gun mount. b. 2x Infantry gun shield. c. 2x Airborne gun mount.

d. 2x Airborne gun shield. e. 4x Gun trail wheels. f. 2x Gun trails.

The Gun Barrels Description of Components a. 2x Airborne 57mm gun barrel. b. 2x Infantry 57mm gun barrel.

The Bases Description of Components a. 1x Small three-hole base. b. 2x Medium bases.

Assembly the Infantry Version of the M1 57mm Gun

Step 1. Attach the gun trail to the gun mount.	Step 2. Next, attach the wheels to the gun mount.	Step 3. Attach the gun shield.

Step 4. Next up is the gun barrel. Be sure to use the barrel indicated in the photo below.	Step 5. Attach the gun barrel to the gun mount. Note: The gun shield has been removed in order to show how the gun barrel attaches to the gun mount.	Step 6. With the correct gun barrel in place, the M1 57mm gun is ready for painting.

Assembly the Airborne Version of the M1 57mm Gun

Step 1. Attach the gun trail to the gun mount.	Step 2. Next, attach the wheels to the gun mount.	Step 3. Attach the gun shield.

Step 4. Next up is the gun barrel. Be sure to use the barrel indicated in the photo below.	Step 5. Once the gun barrel is in place, the Airborne version of the M1 57mm gun ready for painting.