May 21, 2024 · poll Overview The M9 GMC was a prototype tank destroyer based on the M3 Lee mounting a 3in M1918. 50 were ordered in 1942, but this order was subsequently cancelled as the superior M10 was already entering production. History Origins The Tank Destroyer Command was established on December 1st 1941 in response to the German blitzkrieg. The Tank Destroyer doctrine involved special units of mobile ...

Aug 13, 2024 · m3 gmc. If you don’t mind the abysmal shell velocity, M8 HMC is also surprisingly good and comes with a 50cal La_Morralla August 13, 2024, 1:11pm

Aug 15, 2023 · poll TL;DR: A T12 GMC halftrack captured and used by Japanese troops. History: After observing the numerous advantages motorized anti-tank weapons had during the French campaign in 1940, the US came to the conclusion that if they were going to effectively take out new armored threats, they were going need a dedicated self-propelled gun built on a decently capable platform and armed with a ...

Dec 4, 2024 · M3 GMC; M4; Imaflyingturkey December 4, 2024, 1:19pm 2. P40 75mm as much explosive mass in APHE as IS-2 ...

Feb 2, 2024 · The M3 Halftrack was an american armored personnel carrier used by many different allied nations and the Soviet union in WW2 and the Cold War. Based on the M2 Car the standart M3 Halftrack was build around 15k times and 38k more in different variants such as with AA turrets (M13, M15 and M16) or as the M3 GMC with 75mm gun and so on.

Aug 26, 2023 · Happy with these changes the prototypes were sent to the Autocar Company for production under the new name of M3 gun motor carriage. The British expressed an interest in this M3 GMC after seeing the Americans fielding it to some success in the North African Theatre, resulting in a small batch of 170 vehicles being supplied to Britain through ...

May 4, 2024 · caid’s suggestion #15. i would like to suggest a rather interesting Israeli SPG, the M3 6-pounder. the M3 halftract 6-pounder was an Israeli modification of the M3 Halftrack. due to the Israeli militia being identified as a terrorist organization by the British and Americans in 1948, the Israeli militia couldn’t freely acquire proper armored …

Dec 29, 2024 · In addition, the M3 GMC half-track, another interim tank destroyer, performed better with its older 75-mm gun. Because of these, the M6 Fargo’s role as a tank destroyer was effectively over. Following the Tunisia Campaign, many M6 Fargos had their guns removed and reverted to their original role as WC-52 cargo trucks for logistics purposes.

Apr 2, 2024 · M3 gmc has same penetration as jumbo 75. So by your logic m3 must be on 5.7? Another absurd comment… If you have to make a comparison do it with tanks that have the same cannon, like I did… I used the cannon of the Turan I which is a 40mm while the cannons of the BT-5 and 7 have a larger cannon a 45mm…

Feb 13, 2024 · That’s fair. The reasoning behind what I said is that when I first tried Warthunder, I was lost playing the M3 Suarts and M3 GMC. I couldn’t figure out why I’d get one shot, why my shots weren’t penetrating, and rangefinding was pretty difficult too. I came from WoT so I knew armored warfare, but the difference in realism drove me away even though I wanted to play modern US armor. At ...