The m18 hellcat tank destroyer the campaign for the national. A project of a heavy tank with an oscillating turret and automatic loading. In this war thunder video tutorial, i roll out in the m36 gmc, american, tier4, tank destroyer. The t28 super heavy tank was an american heavily armored tankselfpropelled gun designed for the united states army during world war ii.
I would like to see these two designs as czechoslovak tier 2 and 3 tank destroyers. Discussion in armor and armored fighting vehicles started by kerrd5, jul 14, 2009. An eightwheel drive vehicle, the t55e1 was armed with one threeinch gun in a limited traverse mounting and a supporting. The new tank destroyer became the 3 gun motor carriage gmc t40 which was to carry the inservice designation of m9. T49 gmc m18 hellcat prototype tank destroyer blitzkrieg 3. The m36 combined the hull of the m10 tank destroyer, which used the m4 shermans reliable chassis and drivetrain combined with sloped armor, and a massive new turret mounting the 90 mm gun m3. It is my hope that this site may bring together the families of these men to celebrate their accomplishments during wwii and in life. Marder hotchkiss walk around pvkv m43 walk around type 1 honi walkaround sturmgeschutz 40 walkaround tank destroyer m10 tamiya 89554 us tank destroyers 194145 armor at war 7005 nashorn walk around achilles iic walk around m10 and m36 tank destroyers 194253 new vanguard 57. The t55e1 3inch gun motor carriage was a prototype vehicle developed by the allied machinery manufacturing company in 1943 for the us army. For world of tanks use, the sij would probably have to have some unhistorical. T 55a is a german tier ix medium tank which can be acquired during the january individual missions. Dec 08, 2017 in this war thunder video tutorial, i roll out in the m36 gmc, american, tier4, tank destroyer. There was sufficient interest from the army for a contract for development as.
The t12 gun motor carriage on bataan after the success of the german blitzkrieg against western europe in 1940, the us armed forces increased efforts to prepare for war. The 801st tank destroyer battalion was partly equipped with the m18 in march 1945. It saw combat in the italian campaign and in the northwest europe campaign. T114 american tank destroyer implemented suggestions. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. T114 tank destroyer the t114 came in service as the m114 afv and was used in the vietnam war, where it proved to be a disaster and was relatively soon pulled from service. T55e1 gun motor carriage usa tier ii tank destroyer. The jap carried a long pole on the end of which was fixed a mine. The t40 is basically a m3 lee without its small turret and roof armor, but with better guns, camouflage values, and a more ideal placed gun mount. The m5 3in gun motor carriage was the first us tank destroyer to carry a heavier gun than the 37mm anti tank gun, but it was never a popular design and the project was abandoned before production got under way. It was built in 1942 as a possible vehicle for use in the tank destroyer branch, but they decided to go with a traditional tracked and turreted vehicle over a casemate armored car.
Rdflt is ridiculously powerful and would absolutely shred mbts in game. There are a total of 42 ww2 tank destroyers 1939 1945 in the military factory. The t12 gun motor carriage on bataan the bataan campaign. This page details the development and operational history of the m3 gun motor carriage 75mm halftrack tank destroyer td including technical specifications and pictures. The 3 inch gun m5 was an antitank gun developed in the united states during world war ii. World war 2 saw a dizzying array of tank destroyers deployed, some allnew designs while others were built from existing vehicles. The 601st lost 24 of its 36 m3 gmc tank destroyers. Ill take a guess and say this photo was taken in belgium maybe the houffalize area late janearly feb. Us armys early mobile antitank guns 194243 weapons and. What if you could turn the t55 into a tank destroyer like it happened in ww 2 era when once chassis become obsolete it was used for tank destroyers. T55e1 gun motor carriage and prototype see more tank destroyer. The look and name of this tank are more similar to the russian tanks than the german ones. By veday, and probably a ways before, they, the members of the 601st td bn tended, if not exclusively, wore the 3rd inf div patch.
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. Get the best deals on tank destroyer patch when you shop the largest online selection at. The m3 gmc 75mm tank destroyer was a stopgap weapon, originally built by placing wwivintage french cannons into an m3 halftrack. The m4 sherman, officially medium tank, m4, was the most numerous battle tank used by the united states and some of the other western allies in world war ii.
Insignia 601st tank destroyer battalion army and usaaf. M18 76mm gun motor carriage hellcat military history. The speed was attained by keeping armor to a minimum, using the innovative torqmatic automatic transmission, and by equipping the relatively light vehicle with the same main. This vehicle weighed 100 tons and was originally designated a heavy tank, it wasnt until 1946 that it gained its class upgrade to super heavy tank t28. Tank destroyer company 3 x tank destroyer platoon, 1 x inf. It was one of the most widely used vehicles of the war, with many derivatives designed and built on the same chassis. Two prototypes passed trials, but never saw action. The chrysler corporation responded by mounting an armouredshield protected 37mm antitank gun in the rear cargo bay of an unarmoured 0. T55e1 gun motor carriage unionpedia, the concept map. Development of this vehicle started in 1943, with 25 vehicles planned for production within a year. M7 tank destroyer, knocked out in suicide attack wwii forums. With the news that american tank destroyers soon to be added, i decided to do a quick episode looking at some potential american tank destroyers, such. The t67 is an american tier 5 turreted tank destroyer. Mar 19, 2015 with the news that american tank destroyers soon to be added, i decided to do a quick episode looking at some potential american tank destroyers, such as the m6 gmc, m10 wolverine, m18 hellcat.
Entries are listed below in alphanumeric order 1toz. Afv club 35024 5 m10 tank destroyer kit first look. It started as a very good and in all aspects above average performing tier x heavy tank that after several. The solution was the gun motor carriage gmc, although the first few models developed by the army were anything but effective. M9 gun motor carriage 3inch gun motor carriage t40 tank. One weapon which was developed in response to nazi armor capabilities was the tank destroyer. Tank destroyer platoon 4 x m3 gmc orm10, 2 x m3 sc, 1 x jeep. Suitable for a 3member crew, consisting of a driver, a gunner and. Su57 57mm gmc t48 in soviet service tank encyclopedia. Hellcat m18 tank destroyer allied forces blitzkrieg 3. With the news that american tank destroyers soon to be added, i decided to do a quick episode looking at some potential american tank destroyers, such as the m6 gmc. The m5 3in gun motor carriage was the first us tank destroyer to carry a heavier gun than the 37mm antitank gun, but it was never a popular design and the project was. The m36 90mm gmc was considered to have been more successful, but still suffered from weak armour.
Just found documents for the 778th tank battalion, which was attached to the 95th id at the same time the. Experimental turrets for 120 mm and 155 mm guns were manufactured by 1957. After the battle of the bulge the 612th tank destroyer battalion converted to the m18, where it had lost many of its towed anti tank guns. Flag images indicative of country of origin and not necessarily primary operator. Trials on the aberdeen proving ground in november demonstrated that the gun was too heavy for the light tank chassis. See more ideas about tank destroyer, ww2 tanks and m10 tank destroyer. Now take t55, give it a modern 125 mm russian gun or western 120 mm gun. I won this photo on ebay of a knocked out m7 tank destroyer. Mar 20, 2015 what if you could turn the t55 into a tank destroyer like it happened in ww 2 era when once chassis become obsolete it was used for tank destroyers.
The t28 tank was classed as a super heavy tank and was an american vehicle. This vehicle retained all of the form and function of the m3 tank though with a revised, openair, octagonal superstructure added to fit the length and height of the 3 gun. Th is american selfpropelled tank destroyer served as the prototype for the m18 hellcat by the summer of 1942, the company buick produced the first t49 gmc. I seriously hoped for this back in 1994 when i did up a pair of wwii us tank destroyers, an m10 3 gun motor carriage gmc and an m36 90mm gmc. T71 gun motor carriage on m36 tank destroyer chassis, gmc 24x36 poster. The m4 sherman proved to be reliable, relatively cheap to produce and available in great numbers. This is a subreddit for war thunder, a cross platform vehicular combat mmo developed by gaijin entertainment for microsoft windows. Unlike most other selfpropelled guns, the m18 was built on a specially designed chassis, not on top of a standard tank chassis the m18 enjoyed another technical innovation.
The m36 combined the hull of the m10 tank destroyer, which used the m4 shermans reliable chassis and drivetrain combined with sloped armor, and a. Affectionately nicknamed the doom turtle, doom snail or the boomstick, the t95 is slower than the t28, but has massively improved armor. Mar 24, 2012 marder hotchkiss walk around pvkv m43 walk around type 1 honi walkaround sturmgeschutz 40 walkaround tank destroyer m10 tamiya 89554 us tank destroyers 194145 armor at war 7005 nashorn walk around achilles iic walk around m10 and m36 tank destroyers 194253 new vanguard 57. The t28 super heavy tank was an american heavily armored tank selfpropelled gun designed for the united states army during world war ii. In early 1941, the us army decided it needed a wheeled tank destroyer armed with a 37mm antitank gun as quickly as possible.
Insignia 601st tank destroyer battalion army and usaaf u. It was originally designed to be used to break through german defenses of the siegfried line, and was later considered as a possible participant in the planned invasion of the japanese mainland. The vehicle never entered mass production, nor saw service. The t55 and t55e1 cook interceptors had an m7 3in gun. T42 gmc assault tank project t28 ptototype t95 gmc 155 m2 t51e1 gmc t35 gmc 3inch 8x8 motor carriage t55e1 37mm gun motor carriage m6 57mm gun. Mar 16, 2014 the t12 gun motor carriage on bataan after the success of the german blitzkrieg against western europe in 1940, the us armed forces increased efforts to prepare for war. That is because t 55a is a russian tank that has been produced in the soviet union and then transferred to the eastern germany. M10 tank destroyer military wiki fandom military wikia. Us armys early mobile antitank guns 194243 weapons.
T72 medium tank, developed at the end of the 1960s and the beginning of the 1970s, designed for the 1st battle line. May 21, 2018 this page details the development and operational history of the m3 gun motor carriage 75mm halftrack tank destroyer td including technical specifications and pictures. But by that time, command required a more powerful weapon, and requested a second experimental model, now with a 75mm m3 main gun, borrowed from an m4 tank. They then developed their design into a tank destroyer with two engines at the rear. A tank destroyer or tank hunter is a type of armoured fighting vehicle, armed with a directfire artillery gun or missile launcher, with limited operational capacities and designed specifically to engage enemy tanks. This was heavilyarmored and had a selfpropelled gun. Marine tank destroyer m3 gmc with 75mm gun cape gloucester pacific site statistics. The scratchbuilders mantra always seems to be build it, and someone will make a kit of it. The m18 hellcat officially designated the 76 mm gun motor carriage m18 or m18 gmc was an american tank destroyer of world war ii, also used in the korean war.
Development of a 3 inch selfpropelled gun on the m3a3 stuart chassis started in september 1942. More than a third of all wolverines were supplied to allied nations under lendlease. This was designed by general motors and had a lower profile than the m10 gmc, which was based on the sherman tank. After trials in the fall of 1942, the decision was made to replace the 57mm gun with a 75mm gun. Cook brothers had developed an unusual vehicle for desert conditions. By the summer of 1942, the company buick produced the first t49 gmc. The m5 was issued exclusively to the us army tank destroyer battalions starting in 1943. The m10 tank destroyer, formally 3inch gun motor carriage, m10 was a united states tank destroyer of world war ii based on the chassis of the m4 sherman tank. The hellcat was originally designed by buick in 1943. This site uses we recommend the following browsers. The t114 came in service as the m114 afv and was used in the vietnam war, where it proved to be a.
This is a project to actually mount a turret with a 106mm recoilless gun. T71 gun motor carriage on m36 tank destroyer chassis, gmc. The mantra of the theme of field of dreams is build it, and he will come. Some of the tire chains have been removed and are hanging on the front of the armored car. The m3 halftrack was a workhorse vehicle manufactured by the united states during the second world war. Th is american selfpropelled tank destroyer served as the prototype for the m18 hellcat. New t55e1 gun motor carriage and tank destroyer see. To my knowledge, this example is the only one remaining. Gun motor carriage t55e1 motor carriage light tank t7medium tank m7. The m10 tank destroyer, formally 3inch gun motor carriage, m10 was a united. The t67 is considered a very fun and overall good tank to play. However, the project was deemed unsuccessful and the development was discontinued. I saw one of these in the patton museum collection, after reading about how it was discovered abandoned on the ft.
This site uses we recommend the following browsers select language site search donate. The m36 tank destroyer, formally 90 mm gun motor carriage, m36, was an american tank destroyer used during world war ii. It was originally designed with the thought of using them as the spearhead in breaking the siegfried line, and perhaps later in the invasion of the japanese home islands. Experimental tank destroyer developed on the basis of the m3 tank in the spring of 1942. The price depends on the technical condition of each tank. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license.
Good armouring and better mobility than in its antecedents, together with a powerful 125 mm gun with the option of antitank rockets, inspires respect even now. That is because t 55a is a russian tank that has been produced in the soviet union and then transferred to. The t67 gun motor carriage was the third step in a series of designs that led to the m18 76mm gun motor carriage hellcat and was armed with the same 75mm gun as early sherman tanks the first in the series was the t42 37mm gun motor carriage. An m7 tank destroyer which was knocked out by a oneman jap suicide attack. By november 1941, the army requested a vehicle with a gun in a fully rotating turret after other interim models were criticized for. The m10 tank destroyer was an american tank destroyer of world war ii. The t114 came in service as the m114 afv and was used in the vietnam war, where it proved to be a disaster and was relatively soon pulled from service. I seriously hoped for this back in 1994 when i did up a pair of wwii us tank destroyers, an m10 3. Marine tank destroyer m3 gmc with 75mm gun cape gloucester. The vehicle saw neither mass production nor service. The most widely produced american tank destroyer, with a total of 6,406 vehicles manufactured from september 1942 through january 1943. It wasnt a tank destroyer, and was called the priest by the brits due to its pulpit appearing mg mount, and was a self.
Rather than providing the history of the tank destroyer forces as a narrative, i felt it would require a lot less reading, and be easier to find specific dates, if it was done in timeline form. M7 tank destroyer, knocked out in suicide attack wwii. M3 gun motor carriage 75mm halftrack tank destroyer td. List of possible additions for the us ground forces tree. T56 gmc tank destroyers usa world of tanks tank compare. Granted, they can of course belong to a theoretical yugoslav td branch as well, but given the fact that i havent seen a comprehensive proposal for such a thing i dont know. T49 gmc m18 hellcat prototype tank destroyer allied. The t54 itself had formed basis for a short lived tank destroyer, the su12254. Second, the traverse speed of the second turret is greater than that of the first turret. This site is dedicated to the men that served our country in tank destroyers.
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