By 1945 it was over faced, but remained in service till the end of WW2.M-10 Tank Destroyer production line at General Motors tank arsenal in Detroit, March 1943[Photo] M10 Wolverine tank destroyer of the American 701st Battalion at Mt.
It was introduced in Update 1.49 \"Weapons of Victory\".The M10 GMC takes much from the M4A2 Sherman which it was derived from. US combined-arms doctrine on the eve of World War II held that tanks should be designed to fulfill the infantry support and exploitation roles. The rear upper hull plate was used for storage of the vehicle's pioneer and maintenance tools: a 5-pound (2.27 kg) axe, a 5-foot (1.5 m) crowbar, a mattock handle and head, a double-sided 10-pound (4.54 kg) sledgehammer, and a track tensioning wrench. The hull roof plate ranged from 0.75 in (19 mm) thick over the driver's and assistant driver's stations and turret ring, to 0.375 inches (9.5 mm) thick over the engine compartment.The Egyptian Army had a small number of ex-British M10s, 3-inch and 17-pdr versions, and used them in 1948 against Israel. Israel captured some of them. These extensions often got in the way of fitting "duckbill" extended end connectors, used to reduce ground pressure on soft ground, and were often removed, along with the front fenders, by maintenance units. The British christened it the Wolverine, but unlike other vehicle names like the M4 Sherman, the American Soldiers did not adopt the name, who simply called it a TD (a nickname for any tank destroyer in general) beyond its formal designation.The M10 tank destroyer was a World War II United States tank destroyer which was based on the chassis of the M4 Sherman tank, it was fitted with the 3-inch (76.2 mm) Gun M7.
The M10 tank destroyer, formally 3-inch Gun Motor Carriage, M10 was a United States tank destroyer of World War II based on the chassis of the M4 Sherman tank. The gunner, on the left side of the gun, normally stood to operate it, but he was also provided with a folding seat.
The M10 and M10A1 had a crew of five; commander, gunner, loader, driver, and assistant driver.
The thickness of the M10's armor ranged from 0.375 to 2.25 inches (9.5 to 57.2 mm) The lower hull, being modified from that of a standard M4A2 or M4A3 Sherman tank, had 1 inch (25.4 mm) thick armor on the sides and rear, and an 0.5 inch (12.7 mm) thick floor. The loader normally stood in the area behind the gun.
US - M10 Wolverine Tank DestroyerBritish M10 / 17pdr SP AchillesUS M10 3in.
October 8, 1944.M 10 (Wolverine, TD) tank destroyer - WWII American tanks - The M10 was a U.S. tank destroyer, nick named "TDs" by the American troops and the "Wolverine" by the British. M10 GMC from the 636th Tank Destroyer Battalion, Salerno, September 1943. Tank destroyer units were to be held as a reserve at the corps or army level, and were to move quickly to the site of any enemy tank breakthrough, maneuvering aggressively to destroy enemy tanks.
Tank destroyer units were meant to counter German blitzkrieg tactics. M10 Tank Destroyer (Wolverine), Normandy 1944M10 Wolverine tank destroyers providing indirect fire support during the Battle of the Bulge American tank destroyer doctrine called for tank destroyers to be kept in reserve and rushed forward to counter massed enemy armored attacks.
The drivetrain is identical with the drive shaft running from the engine in the rear to the front transmission and sprockets. De M10 zit in de lak, nadat ik eerst een donkergrijze primer had aangebracht met al wat meer zwart bij de randen.
The commander sat on a folding seat at the right rear.
It was numerically the most important U.S. tank destroyer of World War II and combined a reasonably potent anti-tank weapon with a turreted platform (unlike the previous M3 GMC, whose gun was capable of only limited traverse).
M-10 Tank Destroyer production line at General Motors tank arsenal in Detroit, March 1943. De M10 was de eerste Amerikaanse tankjager die in de Tweede Wereldoorlog in actie kwam. The triangular cast gun shield sported the thickest armor on the vehicle, 2.25 inches (57.2 mm).
In reality, this was not the case and M10 battalions were attached, often semi-permanently, to infantry and armored divisions to provide addition… The sides were sloped 15 degrees inward from the vertical and were 1 inch (25.4 mm) thick. The rear of the turret was also 1 inch (25.4 mm) thick. He was provided with a second periscope at the edge of the hull for this purpose.
Formally called the “3-inch Gun Motor Carriage, M10”, it was the most important U.S. tank destroyer of the second world war and it combined a reasonable adequate anti-tank weapon with a turreted platform.© Copyright 2012–2020 War History OnlineEven tough more-powerful tank destroyers were introduced to replace it, it remained in service until the end of the war. The M10 tank destroyer was a World War II United States tank destroyer which was based on the chassis of the M4 Sherman tank, it was fitted with the 3-inch (76.2 mm) Gun M7. Ik ben eens overgestapt naar acryl van Hobby Color, spuit lekker weg.
The tank destroyers were intended to counter German Panzer assaults. The anti-tank warfare mission was assigned to a new branch, the tank destroyer force.
3 inch Self Propelled Gun M10, unknown British artillery unit, Italy, mid-1944.