M10 Tank Destroyer - Variants

Variants

• 3-inch Gun Motor Carriage T35 (Prototype): Early production Medium Tank M4A2 chassis.
• 3-inch Gun Motor Carriage T35E1 / 3-inch Gun Motor Carriage M10 (3in SP, Wolverine in British service): Diesel engine (~5000 vehicles)
• 3-inch Gun Motor Carriage M10A1: M4A3 chassis, Ford GAA gasoline engine (~1700 vehicles)
• 17pdr SP Achilles: M10 equipped with an Ordnance QF 17 pounder Mark V gun as used on the Sherman Firefly and British tanks. They can be identified by the muzzle brake at the end of the barrel and a counterweight behind the muzzle brake.
  • Diesel-engined M10 became 17pdr SP Achilles IC,
  • Gasoline-engined M10A1 became 17pdr SP Achilles IIC
• Full-Track Prime Mover M35: Turretless M10A1 used as an artillery tractor
• 3in SP Wolverine: Proposed Canadian-built version using a Ram tank chassis — a single prototype was built in 1942.
• M10 Self-Propelled Howitzer (ROC): Previously-demilitarized M10 transferred to China and then in 1949 rearmed with modified ex-IJA 105mm infantry howitzers. Other modifications included a permanent turret roof with crew access/observation hatches, lighter but more impact-resistant armor plating, and a bow machine gun port. One prototype and 16 follow-on vehicles were made.

* SP = Self-Propelled