D70627
CRADLE AND PINTLE ASSEMBLY
Fig.
5 D70627 CRADLE AND PINTLE ASSEMBLY
This cradle/pintle assembly, fitted
with either the D40731 or D68375 ammunition box, or the D90078 ammunition box
tray, was used principally on the M10/M10A1 3in. Gun Motor Carriage.  |  | | Fig.
5a | Fig.
5b |
Fig.
5a
Interior view of a M10A1 turret showing D70627 cradle and pintle assembly
in place. Fig.
5b
The distinctive gooseneck shape of the pintle bracket of the D70627 mount
can be seen on this picture of a M10 dug in near a haystack in the Anzio beachhead.
Of interest is the large "D" hand painted on the jerrycan in the foreground.
As the M10 was one of the few diesel-powered vehicles used by the U.S. Army, such
a distinction was essential. | 
