Upon their entry into World War II, the main strategy of the US command anticipated that tanks would not be used to engage in battles with enemy tanks. Instead, tanks would serve as the armored spearhead for breaking through enemy positions. Enemy tanks would be dealt with using specialized weapons known as tank destroyers.
Although the M10's 3-inch gun was superior to that on previous American tanks, it was found to be inadequate against the continually increasing weight of German armor. An even larger gun, the 90mm M3, was mounted on a new, larger open turret on 100 new vehicles designed for this purpose, as well as by the conversion of M10A1 vehicles, mainly from US training units. As the supply of these chassis dwindled, additional vehicles were created by converting diesel-powered M10 tanks, resulting in the M36B2. The M36B1 was constructed entirely as a tank destroyer, using a chassis based on that of the M4A3, but with the standard M36 turret. Examination of rare surviving vehicles suggests that the chassis of the M36B1 were specifically built for this purpose and were not merely converted M4A3 chassis.
Although the American anti-tank strategy changed, rendering all tank destroyers obsolete after World War II, many of these vehicles were delivered to other countries, and, in fact, some survived as military vehicles into the 21st century.
Pages: 128, Dimensions: 18.9x18.9cm
Manufacturer
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books
- Skroutz Book Awards 2025
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- Type
- Academic History
- Theme
- History of America
- Time Period
- World War II
- Language
- English
- Subtitle
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- Cover
- Soft
- Number of Pages
- 128
- Release Date
- -
- Publication Date
- 2019
- Dimensions
- 19.1x24.8 cm
- ISBN-13
- 9781526748928
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