| Early M3 Lee at Fort Knox. The riveted construction caused spalling when hit; the bolts sheared off and turned into shrapnel inside the turret, wounding the crew. The rivets were replaced with welds. The 2 dark holes in the lower right were there for 32 caliber M1919 machine guns; they were quickly deleted as impractical, and plated over in future versions before being deleted entirely. Note light and siren below the M2 75 millimeter (3-inch) gun. Besides better anti-tank performance than the United Kingdom’s 2-pounder (40 millimeter), the M2 could fire high explosive against soft targets, infantry, and infrastructure, which thrilled British soldiers who were limited to the 2-pounders’ single role as an anti-tank weapon. | |
| Image Filename | wwii2206.jpg |
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| Image Dimensions | 3000 x 2301 |
| Photographer | Alfred T. Palmer |
| Photographer Title | Office of War Information |
| Caption Author | Written or Adapted by Jason McDonald |
| Date Photographed | June 1, 1942 |
| Location | |
| City | Fort Knox |
| State or Province | Kentucky |
| Country | United States |
| Archive | Library of Congress |
| Record Number | LC-USW36-161 |
| Status | Caption ©2026 MFA Productions LLC Please Do Not Duplicate or Distribute Without Permission; Image in the Public Domain |
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