Matches in DBpedia 2015-10 for { ?s ?p "The 76 mm gun M1 was an American World War II–era tank gun, which replaced the 75 mm gun on late Medium tank M4s, and was used for all 76 mm Gun Motor Carriage M18 tank destroyers. The medium-velocity 75 mm M3 L/40 gun, which armed the standard M4 Sherman, was designed as a dual purpose weapon. Although quite capable of dealing with the initially 30 mm to 50 mm thick frontal armor of German Panzer IV tanks and StuG III assault guns, the subsequent uparmoring of these AFVs to 80 mm and upgunning to the KwK 40/StuK 40 diminished the ability of the Sherman to engage at long distances. Due to the appearance of the Panther and Tiger tanks on the field, a higher velocity weapon was demanded.The new 76mm gun represented a much needed increase in anti-tank performance, allowing the Sherman to engage the most common German armored vehicles like the Panzer IV and Stug III."@en }
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- 76_mm_gun_M1 abstract "The 76 mm gun M1 was an American World War II–era tank gun, which replaced the 75 mm gun on late Medium tank M4s, and was used for all 76 mm Gun Motor Carriage M18 tank destroyers. The medium-velocity 75 mm M3 L/40 gun, which armed the standard M4 Sherman, was designed as a dual purpose weapon. Although quite capable of dealing with the initially 30 mm to 50 mm thick frontal armor of German Panzer IV tanks and StuG III assault guns, the subsequent uparmoring of these AFVs to 80 mm and upgunning to the KwK 40/StuK 40 diminished the ability of the Sherman to engage at long distances. Due to the appearance of the Panther and Tiger tanks on the field, a higher velocity weapon was demanded.The new 76mm gun represented a much needed increase in anti-tank performance, allowing the Sherman to engage the most common German armored vehicles like the Panzer IV and Stug III.".