M10 Tank destroyer (late version)
M10 Tank destroyer (late version)
1 feedback
In stock
This combat vehicle in the US Army was abbreviated as the GMC M10 or TD (an abbreviation for Tank Destroyer - “tank destroyer”). The American soldiers M10 also had the unofficial nickname "Wolverine" (eng. Wolverine - "wolverine", which they borrowed from their British allies - supplied under Lend-Lease to the UK M10 had the official designation 3-in. SP, Wolverine).
The M10 was based on the chassis of the M4A2 medium tank (the M10A1 modification was based on the M4A3 chassis) with a special turret open at the top, where the 3-inch (76.2 mm) M3 gun was installed. To defeat armored targets, an ordinary (caliber, without a ballistic tip, in Western AP terminology) M79 armor-piercing projectile was used, which could penetrate 3 inches (76 mm) of armor at an encounter angle of 30 ° relative to the normal at a distance of 1000 yards (900 m). The full ammunition load of the gun in the car was 54 rounds. A large counterweight was installed at the rear of the tower, which gave the tower a distinctive and easily r
The M10 was based on the chassis of the M4A2 medium tank (the M10A1 modification was based on the M4A3 chassis) with a special turret open at the top, where the 3-inch (76.2 mm) M3 gun was installed. To defeat armored targets, an ordinary (caliber, without a ballistic tip, in Western AP terminology) M79 armor-piercing projectile was used, which could penetrate 3 inches (76 mm) of armor at an encounter angle of 30 ° relative to the normal at a distance of 1000 yards (900 m). The full ammunition load of the gun in the car was 54 rounds. A large counterweight was installed at the rear of the tower, which gave the tower a distinctive and easily r
Description
This combat vehicle in the US Army was abbreviated as the GMC M10 or TD (an abbreviation for Tank Destroyer - “tank destroyer”). The American soldiers M10 also had the unofficial nickname "Wolverine" (eng. Wolverine - "wolverine", which they borrowed from their British allies - supplied under Lend-Lease to the UK M10 had the official designation 3-in. SP, Wolverine).
The M10 was based on the chassis of the M4A2 medium tank (the M10A1 modification was based on the M4A3 chassis) with a special turret open at the top, where the 3-inch (76.2 mm) M3 gun was installed. To defeat armored targets, an ordinary (caliber, without a ballistic tip, in Western AP terminology) M79 armor-piercing projectile was used, which could penetrate 3 inches (76 mm) of armor at an encounter angle of 30 ° relative to the normal at a distance of 1000 yards (900 m). The full ammunition load of the gun in the car was 54 rounds. A large counterweight was installed at the rear of the tower, which gave the tower a distinctive and easily r
The M10 was based on the chassis of the M4A2 medium tank (the M10A1 modification was based on the M4A3 chassis) with a special turret open at the top, where the 3-inch (76.2 mm) M3 gun was installed. To defeat armored targets, an ordinary (caliber, without a ballistic tip, in Western AP terminology) M79 armor-piercing projectile was used, which could penetrate 3 inches (76 mm) of armor at an encounter angle of 30 ° relative to the normal at a distance of 1000 yards (900 m). The full ammunition load of the gun in the car was 54 rounds. A large counterweight was installed at the rear of the tower, which gave the tower a distinctive and easily r
Buy together
Reviews
Reviews
Also browsing with this item
