Thread: Chaffee v. T-34
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Old 06-23-2007, 04:37 AM   #12 (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
I thought the 75 on the B-25 was a modified French 75 field piece.

The French 75 was also modified to fit the early Shermans, if memory serves.
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