M10 tank destroyer
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The M10 tank destroyer was an American World War II armored vehicle built on a Sherman tank chassis and armed with a 3-inch gun, used primarily for anti-tank roles by U.S. and Allied forces.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| M10 tank destroyer canonical | 2 |
| M10A1 tank destroyer | 2 |
Statements (60)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II armored fighting vehicle
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self-propelled anti-tank gun ⓘ tank destroyer ⓘ |
| basedOnChassis |
M4 Sherman tank
ⓘ
surface form:
M4 Sherman
|
| convertedInto | M36 tank destroyer ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| designedForRole |
anti-tank warfare
ⓘ
tank destroyer doctrine ⓘ |
| enteredService | 1942 ⓘ |
| exportedTo |
Canada
ⓘ
France ⓘ Poland ⓘ Soviet Union NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| hasArmorLayout | sloped armor ⓘ |
| hasArmorType | welded hull ⓘ |
| hasCaliber |
3 inch
ⓘ
76.2 mm ⓘ |
| hasCrew | 5 ⓘ |
| hasCrewPositions |
assistant driver
ⓘ
commander ⓘ driver ⓘ gunner ⓘ loader ⓘ |
| hasEngine | General Motors 6046 diesel engine ⓘ |
| hasMainArmament | 3-inch Gun M7 ⓘ |
| hasMaximumSpeed |
about 30 mph
ⓘ
about 48 km/h ⓘ |
| hasPrimaryUser | United States Army Tank Destroyer Battalions ⓘ |
| hasSecondaryArmament |
.50 caliber M2 Browning machine guns
ⓘ
surface form:
.50 caliber M2 Browning machine gun
|
| hasSuspension | VVSS ⓘ |
| hasTrackType | steel tracks ⓘ |
| hasTurretType | open-topped turret ⓘ |
| hasVariant |
17pdr SP Achilles
ⓘ
M10 tank destroyer self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
M10A1 tank destroyer
|
| introduced | 1942 ⓘ |
| manufacturer |
Ford Motor Company
ⓘ
Fisher Body ⓘ
surface form:
General Motors Fisher Body Division
|
| notableFeature |
open-topped turret for better visibility
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sloped armor for improved protection ⓘ |
| numberBuilt | approximately 6700 ⓘ |
| partOf | U.S. tank destroyer force ⓘ |
| powerplantType | diesel engine ⓘ |
| producedFrom | 1942 ⓘ |
| producedUntil | 1943 ⓘ |
| retired | post–World War II ⓘ |
| usedBy |
British Army
ⓘ
Canadian Army ⓘ Free French Forces ⓘ Wehrmacht ⓘ
surface form:
German Wehrmacht (captured)
Polish Armed Forces in the West ⓘ Red Army ⓘ
surface form:
Soviet Red Army
United States Army ⓘ United States Army Tank Destroyer Command ⓘ Yugoslav Partisans ⓘ
surface form:
Yugoslav Partisans (captured)
|
| usedDoctrine | U.S. tank destroyer doctrine ⓘ |
| usedInConflict |
Battle of the Bulge
ⓘ
Italian campaign ⓘ
surface form:
Italian Campaign
Normandy Campaign ONNED1 ⓘ World War II ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
M10A1 tank destroyer
this entity surface form:
M10A1 tank destroyer