Development
U.S. armored doctrine in World War II saw the tank as a deep-attack or exploitation vehicle. The tank's job was to pour through a breach in the enemy front line created by infantry and artillery and exploit that breach by attacking the enemy rear. The tank's primary armament was seen as its machine guns and sheer bulk and crushing power. The main gun was seen as a means of overcoming obstacles as the tank proceeded to attack vital enemy rear areas. For this role the tank gun required good general-purpose performance but anti-tank capability was not paramount. The tank was not supposed to engage enemy tanks. If enemy tanks were encountered in numbers, specialist Tank Destroyer units were to be called in.
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