M10 and M36 Tank Destroyers 1942-53

by Steven J. Zaloga, Peter Sarson (Illustrator)

Overview

The US Army had a unique tactical doctrine during World War II, placing the emphasis for tank fighting on its Tank Destroyer Command whose main early-war vehicle was the M10 3-inch Gun Motor Carriage, based on the reliable M4A2 Sherman tank chassis. This durable and versatile vehicle saw combat service from the North Africa campaign in 1943. By 1944, its gun was not powerful enough and it was rearmed with the new 90 mm gun, becoming the M36 90mm Gun Motor Carriage. This book details one of the only US armoured vehicles capable of dealing with the Panther and Tiger during the Battle of the Bulge.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781841764696
Publisher:	Bloomsbury USA
Publication date:	08/19/2002
Series:	New Vanguard , #57
Pages:	48
Product dimensions:	7.25(w) x 9.70(h) x 0.15(d)

About the Author

Steven J. Zaloga is a senior analyst for Teal Group Corp., an aerospace consulting firm, where he covers missile and drone technology as well as international arms transfers for clients in the aerospace industry and the government. He served for more than two decades as an adjunct staff member with the Strategy, Forces, and Resources division of the Institute for Defense Analyses, a federal think-tank, retiring in 2021. He is the author of numerous books on military technology and history, including NVG 294 Allied Tanks in Normandy 1944 and NVG 283 American Guided Missiles of World War II. He currently lives in Maryland, USA.

Peter Sarson has produced graphic cutaways for many armoured vehicle publications, and is regarded as one of the world's great illustrators of military vehicles. Peter lives and works in Dorset.

Table of Contents

Introduction

Tank destroyer origins

Initial production

Into service

Production changes

Combat in France

Tank destroyers in the Pacific

The M10 in British service

Other Lend-Lease use

Postwar use

Bibliography

Color Plate Commentary

Index