Varsity 1945: What type of gun is this?

I found an interesting photo taken on LZ N during Operation Varsity on March 24th 1945. What type of gun do we see behind the Jeep? It this a US pack howitzer? It looks somehow different - any ideas?

 

I think it is a 105 M3 light howitzer.

M3 howitzer - Wikipedia

 

Is it a short barreled M3 105 mm Howitzer? They were used by the Cannon Companies of the US Infantry Regiments. I believe they had an effective range of 8 km.



See: Cannon Company

... or: https://www.battleorder.org/usa-1943-cannonco

 

Hi stolpi,

I think you hit the nail on the head! Probably it is not yet fully assembled. By the way - what's the tube behind the man's helmet? A recoilless anti-tank gun?
Cheers!

 

Yes, could be a bazooka. Makes me wonder what the origin of the term is...

 

It stems from a brass musical instrument called Bazooka.



See: Bazooka (instrument) - Wikipedia

and this it how it's sounds like:


A hybride trombone/sliding trumpet?

 

Invented by comedian! I mean the original bazooka...
And "Bazuin" ist Dutch for "Posaune" ....

 

M3 Howitzer lacking wheels

M9 Bazooka: M9 (Bazooka) / (2.36-inch Rocket Launcher M9)

 

Might also be a 4.2" mortar, my dad's weapon.

 

Yep, definitely a bazooka. Didn't see the flange in the B&W