The M36 tank destroyer used an M10A1 chassis (the M36B1 used an M4A3 Sherman chassis, while the M36B2 used an M10 chassis) mounting a large, open-topped turret mounting a 90 mm gun M3. The gunner aimed the gun using the M76F telescope.

M3 90mm gun data 90mm GMC M36B1 Spec Sheet PDF. American soldiers of Patton’s Third Army standing in front of their M36 TD while rolling up a Nazi flag they have taken as a trophy after the capture of Bitberg.

Apr 8, 2022 · Officially named 90 mm Gun Motor Carriage M36B1. A 90 mm M3 gun installed on the Sherman M4A3 chassis, the M36 was based on the M10A1 Tank Destroyer chassis and the M36B2 on the M10 chassis. This gun was a counterpart of the Panther and Tiger tanks.

Jan 20, 2023 · M36 turrets would also be placed on the hulls of M4A3 Shermans, designated the M36B1. In addition, M36 production used the hulls of standard M10s, which were powered by the 6046 twin-diesel engine. This model was designated the M36B2.

TM 9-748 90-mm Gun Motor Carriage M36B1 1945-01-20 CONTENTS PART ONE — INTRODUCTION Paragraphs Pages Section I. General 1-2 1-5 II. Description and data 3- 4...

Sep 23, 2021 · Thanks to a massive 90mm main gun, the M36 was one of the few American tank destroyers that could reliably engage any German armored vehicles, even at extreme distances. During the Second World...

An additional 187 units were designated the M36B1 and used the M4A3 Sherman tank hull finished with the Jackson's 90mm turret. A few hundred dual-diesel powered M10s were also mounted with the 90mm gun and turret and christened the M36B2.

A shortage of M10A1 chassis available for conversion led to the M36B1, which was simply the new turret on the hull of an M4A3. The M36B1 retained the hull machine gun and had much better armour protection.

These vehicles, designated M36B1, were rushed to the European Theater of Operations and used in combat alongside standard M36s. The M36 was well liked by its crews, being one of the few armored fighting vehicles available to US forces that could destroy heavy German tanks from a …

Jan 15, 2024 · "m36b1"은 제2차 세계 대전 후반 미군이 개발한 m36 gmc의 파생형으로, 전선에서 확실하게 6호 전차 티거와 5호 전차 판터를 때려잡을 수 있는 90mm 포를 장착한 m36의 수요가 빗발치는 와중, 차체가 부족하여 급한대로 남는 m4a3의 잉여 차체를 기반으로 제작되었다.