The M10 tank destroyer, formally known as 3-inch gun motor carriage M10 or M10 GMC, was an American tank destroyer of World War II. After US entry into World War II and the formation of the Tank Destroyer Force , a suitable vehicle was needed to equip the new battalions.

Jul 6, 2015 · 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.

Jun 26, 2024 · While the U.S. Army phased out dedicated Tank Destroyer units (and vehicles) immediately following WWII, the M10 and M10A1 would soldier on with Allied countries for many years. Today, these vehicles survive only in museums and in the hands of collectors.

Jan 5, 2021 · Here’s What You Need to Know: The United States’ M10 Tank Destroyer was one of the more potent anti-tank weapons of World War II.

May 1, 2022 · The Gun Motor Carriage M10 is an anti-tank self-propelled artillery (Tank Destroyer) mount of the United States during World War II, a class of tank destroyers, medium class in weight. This combat vehicle in the US Army was abbreviated as the GMC M10 or TD – “tank destroyer”).

The M10 GMC was the first American GMC employed by the U.S. Army’s Tank Destroyer Forces to land in France on D-Day June 6, 1944. The 899th Tank Destroyer Battalion with its M10 GMCs landed with wave 25 on UTAH beach.

The M10 was a tank destroyer mounting a 3-inch anti-tank gun and was known as the M10 3 inch Gun Motor Carriage during the war, or M10 GMC. It used the M4A2 chassis with the GM 6046 to power it, with a new lighter upper hull and turret.

Jul 6, 2024 · The M10 is a fascinating look at the unique tank destroyer doctrine of the U.S. Many other countries opted for casemate tank destroyers, where the gun could only face the same direction as the hull and had limited traverse.

The first M10 'Tank Destroyer' rolled out of the factory halfway 1942. An M10 breaks through the 'bocage' (the infamous hedges) in Normandy . In the open turret was a 76.2mm M1A1 cannon. This was enough to destroy a Panzer IV, but the heavy German tanks stayed a …

In Jun 1942, prototype tank destroyer T35E1 was finalized into the 3-inch Gun Motor Carriage M10 and was ordered into full production. A variant design was developed for British use, which was designated as (Gun) 3 inch Self Propelled Wolverine by the British Army.