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M6 Gun Motor Carriage
The 37 mm Gun Motor Carriage M6 (also known as M6 Fargo, and under the manufacturer's designation WC55) was a modified Dodge WC52 light truck mounting a light anti-tank gun. It was used by the United States Army for infantry support and as a mobile anti-tank gun. It operated from late 1942 to January 1945 in the Mediterranean, European, and Pacific theaters of World War II. The M6 saw limited use during the war, and was poorly suited to modern warfare as it was unarmored and was armed with a too small caliber gun.
==Description==
The 37 mm GMC M6 was a modified 3/4-ton 4x4 Dodge WC52 truck with a rear-facing 37 mm M3 gun mounted in its bed (''portee'') and designated WC55. The gun was normally fired to the rear — it could not be fully depressed when pointed to the front of the vehicle due to blast effects on the crew and vehicle windshield. The gun fired M74 Armor Piercing (AP) Shot that could penetrate of armor at . Other ammunition carried throughout its service life included the Armor Piercing Capped (APC) M51 Projectile (which could penetrate of armor at 500 yd), and the High Explosive (HE) M63 Projectile. Eighty rounds of 37 mm ammunition were carried aboard.〔Hogg, Ian V. (introduction), ''The American Arsenal'', page 45. Mechanicsburg: Stackpole Books, 2001. (This is a reprint of the U.S. War Department ''Ordnance Standard Catalog.'' with other reference data for the GMC M6 as well.)〕
The crew-members were equipped with personal weapons for self-defense.
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