The T48 originated from an Anglo-American requirement for a self-propelled 6-pounder anti-tank gun.
The requirement was met by emplacing a 57 mm gun M1 – the U.S. production version of the British Ordnance QF 6-pounder – in the rear of an M3 Half-track.
The first production batch was ordered in April 1942.
The Americans dropped their requirements because of the design of another tank destroyer, the M10.
Afterwards, it was intended solely to be supplied overseas under the terms of the Lend-Lease Program; the T48 was never officially type-classified.
The T48 originated from an Anglo-American requirement for a self-propelled 6-pounder anti-tank gun. The requirement was met by emplacing a 57 mm gun M1 – the U.S. production version of the British Ordnance QF 6-pounder – in the rear of an M3 Half-track. The first production batch was ordered in April 1942. The Americans dropped their requirements because of the design of another tank destroyer, the M10. Afterwards, it was intended solely to be supplied overseas under the terms of the Lend-Lease Program; the T48 was never officially type-classified.
T48 Gun Motor Carriage