M36 tank destroyer
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The M36 tank destroyer, formally 90 mm Gun Motor Carriage, M36, was an American tank destroyer used during World War II. The M36 combined the hull of the M10 tank destroyer, which used the M4 Sherman's reliable chassis and drivetrain combined with sloped armor, and a new turret mounting the 90 mm gun M3. Conceived in 1943, the M36 first served in combat in Europe in October 1944, where it partially replaced the M10 tank destroyer. It also saw use in the Korean War, where it was able to defeat any of the Soviet tanks used in that conflict. Some were supplied to South Korea as part of the Military Assistance Program and served for years, as did re-engined examples found in Yugoslavia, which operated into the 1990s. Two remained in service with the Republic of China Army at least until 2001.[citation needed]
90 mm Gun Motor Carriage M36 | |
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Type | Self-propelled anti-tank gun |
Place of origin | United States |
Service history | |
Wars | World War II First Indochina War Korean War Second Taiwan Strait Crisis Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 Iran–Iraq War Slovenian War 1991 Croatian War 1991-95 Bosnian War Kosovo War |
Production history | |
Designer | U.S. Army Ordnance Department |
Designed | 1943 |
Manufacturer | General Motors Massey-Harris American Locomotive Company Montreal Locomotive Works |
Unit cost | US$51,290 (equivalent to $887,734 in 2023) (M36) |
Produced |
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No. built | 2,324 (all models) |
Variants | See Variants |
Specifications (90 mm Gun Motor Carriage M36[1]) | |
Mass | 63,000 lb (32 short tons; 29 t) |
Length |
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Width | 10 ft 0 in (3.05 m) |
Height | 10 ft 9 in (3.28 m) over antiaircraft machine gun |
Crew | 5 (Commander, gunner, loader, driver, assistant driver) |
Armor | 0.375 to 5 in (9.5 to 127.0 mm) |
Main armament | 90 mm gun M3 47 rounds |
Secondary armament | .50 caliber (12.7 mm) Browning M2HB machine gun 1,000 rounds |
Engine |
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Power/weight | 15.2 hp (11.3 kW)/metric ton |
Transmission |
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Suspension | Vertical volute spring suspension (VVSS) |
Fuel capacity | 192 US gallons (727 litres) |
Operational range | 150 mi (240 km) |
Maximum speed | 26 mph (42 km/h) on road |
The vehicle is also known under the unofficial nickname Jackson, but this designation appears to be a postwar appellation that was never used by the US Army.[2]