Thread: Chaffee v. T-34
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Old 06-23-2007, 02:32 AM   #10 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by dalem View Post
I remember reading somewhere that the Chaffee's 75mm was developed from the 75mm gun used on B25s. Same lineage?

-dale
That was probably the same gun that was mounted on a very few B-25 Mitchell bombers. Those Mitchells were used for ground support and precision skip bombing. The B-25 was always my favorite bomber in both looks and versatility.
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