Tuesday, January 3, 2017

M36 Jackson Tank Destroyer

The M36 Jackson was an American tank destroyer mounting a 90 mm gun. The M4A3 hull was used on the M36B1 variant. The M36B2 was built on the normal M10 hull after the lack of M10A1s.
Variants:
1.
Name: M36 Jackson
Type: Tank Destroyer
Origin: United States
Year: 1944
Produced: 913

Length: 5.969 Meters
Width: 3.048 Meters
Height: 3.277 Meters
Weight: 28576 Kilograms
Speed: 40 km/h (48 km/h burst)

Crew: 5

Primary Armament:
-90 mm M3
Secondary Armament:
-12.7 mm M2

Gun Flexibility:
20° Elevation
10° Depression

Armor:
-Hull
38 mm Upper Front 51 mm Lower Front 108 mm Horizontal Front
25 mm Lower Side 19 mm Upper Side
25 mm Lower Rear 19 mm Upper Rear
19 mm Top Front 10 mm Top Back
13 mm Bottom
-Turret
76 mm Gun Shield
32 mm Side
44 mm Rear
25 mm Top

2.
Name: M36B1 Jackson
Type: Tank Destroyer
Origin: United States
Year: 1944
Produced: 187

Length: 5.969 Meters
Width: 3.048 Meters
Height: 3.277 Meters
Weight: 28576 Kilograms
Speed: 40 km/h (48 km/h burst)

Crew: 5

Primary Armament:
-90 mm M3
Secondary Armament:
-12.7 mm M2

Gun Flexibility:
20° Elevation
10° Depression

Armor:
-Hull
64 mm Upper Front 51 mm Lower Front 108 mm Horizontal Front
38 mm Side
38 mm Rear
19 mm Top
25 mm Bottom Front 13 mm Bottom Rear
-Turret
76 mm Gun Shield
32 mm Side
44 mm Rear
25 mm Top

3.
Name: M36B2 Jackson
Type: Tank Destroyer
Origin: United States
Year: 1945
Produced: 252

Length: 5.969 Meters
Width: 3.048 Meters
Height: 3.277 Meters
Weight: 28576 Kilograms
Speed: 40 km/h (48 km/h burst)

Crew: 5

Primary Armament:
-90 mm M3
Secondary Armament:
-12.7 mm M2

Gun Flexibility:
20° Elevation
10° Depression

Armor:
-Hull
38 mm Upper Front 51 mm Lower Front 108 mm Horizontal Front
25 mm Lower Side 19 mm Upper Side
25 mm Lower Rear 19 mm Upper Rear
19 mm Top Front 10 mm Top Back
13 mm Bottom
-Turret
76 mm Gun Shield
32 mm Side
44 mm Rear
25 mm Top

Sources:
Hunnicutt-Sherman

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