6-pdr British 57 mm Gun - Palmyra, NJ
N 40° 00.092 W 075° 01.511
18T E 497850 N 4427927
Random artillery display out in the open with no apparent purpose except to look good.
Waymark Code: WMDM5M
Location: New Jersey, United States
Date Posted: 01/29/2012
Views: 6
The gun is in excellent shape. It is located on a large concrete pad surrounded by all kinds of athletic fields. Parking is caddy corner across the road in a small cutout which can fit a couple of cars. There are no monuments, memorials or plaques associated with artillery display. The markings on the tank read Gun.57 MM.MI No.3165 Ord. Dept. U.S.A.Yoder Co. 1942 237 lbs. Insp. H.M.R..
The Ordnance Quick-Firing 6-pounder 7 cwt, or just 6 pounder, was a British 57 mm gun, their primary anti-tank gun during the middle of World War II, as well as the main armament for a number of armoured fighting vehicles. It was first used in North Africa in April 1942, and quickly replaced the 2 pounder in the anti-tank role, allowing the 25 pounder to revert to its intended artillery role. The United States Army also adopted the 6 pdr as their primary anti-tank gun under the designation 57 mm Gun M1. The U.S. 57 mm M1 gun is popular with modern-day cannoneers, as there is a relatively good supply of shell casings and projectiles.The gun is also reportedly still in active military use with some South American countries and, in coastal defense emplacements, outlying island garrisons of the Republic of China Army.