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== Description ==
 
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France operated a number of '''{{Specs|name}}''' tank destroyers between 1943 and 1945. A total of 227 units of this tank destroyer were received by Free French forces during that time period. The tanks participated in actions in Italy, France, and Western Germany. Particularly remarkable was the M10's role with the French 2nd Armored Division at the Battle of Dompaire, destroying a total of 60 tanks, with the coordination of the TDs, Shermans, and American CAS. It was regarded at the time as the fastest destruction of a Panzer Unit on the western front, with the French forces taking few casualties. The M10s were crucial in the preparation for the battle, attacking German positions at Damas-et-Bettegney.
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The '''{{Specs|name}}''' ('''{{Specs|pseudonym}}''') is a Rank {{Specs|rank}} French tank destroyer {{Battle-rating}}. It was introduced in [[Update 1.75 "La Résistance"]].
  
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Introduced in [[Update 1.75 "La Résistance"]], the M10 GMC takes much from the [[M4A2]] which it was derived from. The drivetrain is identical with the drive shaft running from the engine in the rear to the front transmission and sprockets. The hull is sloped to a larger degree. The [[M7 (76 mm)|76 mm M7 cannon]] originally mounted on the experimental M6 Heavy Tank lacks the muzzle brake of the 76 mm M1A2 gun used on the later Shermans and the [[M18 GMC]]. The turret is a pentagonal shaped M5 Mount type. The M10 suffers from a mediocre turret rotation, but has access to a powerful cannon, it is powerful in defensive positions and in situations with the support of allied units, but its mediocre mobility makes it an uncompetitive brawler.
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The M10 GMC takes much from the [[M4A2|M4A2 Sherman]] which it was derived from. The drivetrain is identical with the drive shaft running from the engine in the rear to the front transmission and sprockets. The hull is sloped to a larger degree. The [[M7 (76 mm)|3-inch (76 mm) cannon]] originally mounted on the experimental M6 Heavy Tank lacks the muzzle brake of the 76 mm M1A2 gun used on the later Rank III Sherman's and the [[M18 Hellcat]]. The turret is a pentagonal shaped M5 Mount type.
  
 
== General info ==
 
== General info ==
 
=== Survivability and armour ===
 
=== Survivability and armour ===
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The armour of the M10 GMC is essentially decent for the rank, and with proper angling is able to ricochet a lot of shells, however, the armour is not thick enough to resist any of the stronger tank weapons of Rank II and above. The sides and back are quite thin and are not able to resist most weapons stronger than a 12.7 mm machine gun. The front of the turret can often eat shells as the shell will fragment on the initial armour, and the massive breech of the 76 mm cannon will often absorb most if not all of the fragmentation, leaving the crew untouched, allowing for a retreat and repair without crew losses. The turret's top is open and because it that it is quite vulnerable to HE shells and planes, and artillery barrages.
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The armour of the M10 GMC is essencially decent for the rank, and with proper angling is able to ricochet a lot of shells, however, the armour is not thick enough to resist any of the stronger tank weapons of Rank II and above. The sides and back are quite thin and are not able to resist most weapons stronger than a 12.7 machine gun. The front of the turret can often eat shells as the shell will fragment on the initial armour, and the massive breach of the 76mm cannon will often absorb most if not all of the fragmentation, leaving the crew untouched, allowing for a retreat and repair without crew losses. The turret's top is open and because it that it is quite vanurable to HE shells and planes, being able to survive artillery barrages that fall nearby due to the fact that the crew is protected by the angled sides of the turret.  
  
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'''Armour type:'''
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'''Armour Type:'''  
  
 
*Rolled homogeneous armour
 
*Rolled homogeneous armour
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*Cast homogeneous armour (Gun mantlet, Transmission carter)
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*Cast homogeneous armour (Gun mantlet, Transmission area)
 
*Structural steel (Counterweight)
 
*Structural steel (Counterweight)
  
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! Armour !! Front (Slope angle) !! Sides !! Rear !! Roof
 
! Armour !! Front (Slope angle) !! Sides !! Rear !! Roof
 
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| Hull || 38.1 mm (55°) ''Upper glacis - Top'' <br> 50.8 mm (55°) ''Upper glacis - Bottom'' <br> 50.8 mm (cylindrical) ''Transmission carter'' <br> 50.8 mm (51°) ''Lower glacis'' || 19.05 mm (38°) ''Top'' <br> 25.4 mm ''Bottom'' || 19.05 mm (28°) ''Top'' <br> 25.4 mm (7°) ''Lower plate'' <br> 25.4 mm (51°) ''Lower glacis'' || 38.1 mm (35°) ''Front glacis'' <br> 19.05 mm ''Centre half'' <br> 9.5 mm ''Rear half''
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| Hull || 38.1 mm (55°) <br> 50.8 mm (7-55°) ''Transmission area'' || 19.05 mm (38°) ''Top'' <br> 25.4 mm ''Bottom'' || 19.05 mm (28°) ''Top'' <br> 25.4 mm (7-52°) ''Bottom'' || 19.05 mm ''Front'' <br> 9.5 mm ''Rear''
 
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| Turret || 25.4 mm (68-89°) ''Turret front'' <br> 57.15 mm (44-45°) ''Gun mantlet'' || 100 mm ''Gun mantlet'' <br> 25.4 mm (23°) || 25.4 mm (30-47°) ''Turret rear'' <br> 50 mm (38°) ''Counterweight'' || N/A
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| Turret || 25.4 mm (68-89°) ''Turret front'' <br> 57.15 mm (0-47°) ''Gun mantlet'' || 25.4 mm (24-47°) || 25.4 mm (30-47°) ''Turret rear'' <br> 50 mm (0-50°) ''Counterweight'' || N/A
 
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'''Notes:'''
  
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* Suspensions wheels and tracks are 20 mm thick while bogies are 10 mm thick.
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* Suspensions wheels are 20 mm thick, bogies are 10 mm thick, and tracks are 20 mm thick.
 
* Belly armour is 12.7 mm thick.
 
* Belly armour is 12.7 mm thick.
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* The turret ring is 25.4 mm thick.
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* Hull rear sides are protected by attached grousers that gives 20 mm of extra armour.
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* An internal 9.5 mm plate separates the crew compartment from the engine compartment.
 
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* Hull underside above tracks is 9.5 mm thick.
 
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* Hull sides are protected by add-on tracks and grousers that give 20 mm of extra armour.
 
  
 
=== Mobility ===
 
=== Mobility ===
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The {{PAGENAME}} has essentially the same mobility features as the [[M4]] Sherman tank. When spaded, the tank is able to move quite fast in a straight line, going slightly below or even up to its max speed. The turning speed is not that great and the reverse speed does not have much going for it either. The {{PAGENAME}} struggles while driving on inclines due to its narrow tracks. In conclusion, the mobility is average and it is able to reach wanted positions reasonably fast.
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! Weight (tons)
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! colspan="1" | Add-on Armor<br>weight (tons)
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=== Modifications and economy ===
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! colspan="1" | Max speed (km/h)
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| rowspan="2" | 29.6 || colspan="1" rowspan="2" | 0.5 || colspan="1" | 45 (AB)
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First off, get both protection modifications: Parts and FPE. After that, it is recommended to research the M62 APCBC shell, then move on to other modifications from the Firepower tree: Horizontal Drive, Adjustment of Fire, and the Elevation Mechanism. Lastly research the Mobility tree: Tracks, Filters, Engine, Transmission, Suspension, Brake System.
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|41 (RB/SB)
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! colspan="3" | Engine power (horsepower)
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!Stock
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|582
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|363
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|410
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! colspan="3" | Power-to-weight ratio (hp/ton)
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|12.26
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The M10 GMC has essencially the same mobility features as the M4 Sherman tank. When spaded, the tank is able to more quite fast in a straight line, going slightly below or even up to it's max speed. The turning speed is not that great and the reverse speed does not have much going for it either. The tank struggles while driving on inclines due to it's narrow tracks. In conclusion, the mobility of the M10 GMC is moderate and it is able to reach wanted positions reasonably fast.
  
 
== Armaments ==
 
== Armaments ==
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=== Main armament ===
 
=== Main armament ===
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{{main|M7 (76 mm)}}
 
{{main|M7 (76 mm)}}
  
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The 3-inch (76 mm) cannon is a wonderful and powerful gun. The APCBC round can penetrate any tank on the battlefield even from long range. Because the M62 APCBC shell has enough penetration, the M79 AP shot is less useful. It is not a bad idea to carry HE ammo as well to fight lightly-armoured and open top tanks like the [[M16 MGMC]]. The powerful gun and potent ammunition make the M10 a good sniper vehicle at its battle rating, especially with its -10° gun depression, giving the M10 the ability to maximize a hull-down position. Unfortunately, even though this tank destroyer does feature a turret, its turret rotation speed is extremely slow (< 4.0°/s) due to its historic configuration of only possessing a hand crank for the turret traverse.
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The 3-inch (76 mm) cannon is a wonderful and powerful gun. APCBC ammo can penetrate any tank on the battlefield even from long range. Because APCBC has enough penetration, the AP ammo is less useful. It is not a bad idea to carry HE ammo as well to fight lightly armoured and open top tanks like the [[M16 MGMC|M16 SPAA]]. The powerful gun and potent ammunition make the M10 a good sniper vehicle at it's battle rating, especially with its -10° gun depression, giving the M10 the ability to maximize a hull-down position. Unfortunately, even though this tank destroyer does feature a turret, its turret rotation speed is extremely slow (< 4.0°/s) due to its historic configuration of only possessing a hand crank for the turret traverse.
  
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"
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! rowspan="1" | Horizontal <br> guidance
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! rowspan="1" | Stabilizer
 
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! colspan="5" | [[M7 (76 mm)|76 mm M7]] || colspan="5" | Turret rotation speed (°/s) || colspan="4" | Reloading rate (seconds)
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| colspan="3" | 54 || -10°/+30° || ±180° || N/A
 
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! Mode !! Capacity !! Vertical !! Horizontal !! Stabilizer
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! colspan="6" | Turret rotation speed (°/s)
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! Stock !! Upgraded !! Full !! Expert !! Aced
 
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! Stock !! Full !! Expert !! Aced
 
 
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| rowspan="2" | 54 || rowspan="2" | -10°/+30° || rowspan="2" | ±180° || rowspan="2" | - || 4.0 || 5.5 || 6.7 || 7.4 || 7.8 || rowspan="2" | 7.15 || rowspan="2" | 6.32 || rowspan="2" | 5.83 || rowspan="2" | 5.50
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! style="width:4em" |Stock
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! style="width:4em" |Upgraded
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! style="width:4em" |Prior + Full crew
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! style="width:4em" |Prior + Expert qualif.
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! style="width:4em" |Prior + Ace qualif.
 
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| ''Arcade'' || 2.70 || 3.70 || 4.50 || __._ || __._
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| 2.7 || 3.2 || 3.8 || 4.2 || 4.5
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| ''Realistic'' || 2.70 || 3.10 || 3.77 || 4.23 || 4.50
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! colspan="4" | Reloading rate (seconds)
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! colspan="1" style="width:4em" |Prior + Full crew
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! colspan="1" style="width:4em" |Prior + Expert qualif.
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! colspan="1" style="width:4em" |Prior + Ace qualif.
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| 8.10 || 7.15 || 6.68 || 6.30
 
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==== Ammunition ====
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===== Ammunition =====
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{{:M7 (76 mm)/Ammunition|M79 shot, M42A1 shell, M62 shell}}
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! colspan="8" | Penetration statistics
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! rowspan="2" data-sort-type="text" | Ammunition
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! colspan="6" | '''Penetration''' '''''in mm''''' '''@ 90°'''
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| M62 Shell || APCBC || 149 ||146||133||119||106||95
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| M42A1 Shell || HE || 7 || 7 || 7 || 7 || 7 || 7
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| M79 Shot || AP ||134||132||121||109||99||89
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! colspan="11" | Shell details
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! rowspan="2" class="unsortable" | Type of <br /> warhead
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! rowspan="2" |Velocity <br /> in m/s
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! rowspan="2" |Projectile<br />Mass in kg
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! rowspan="2" | ''Fuse delay''
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''in m:''
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! rowspan="2" | ''Fuse sensitivity''
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''in mm:''
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! rowspan="2" | ''Explosive Mass in g<br /> (TNT equivalent):''
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! rowspan="2" | ''Normalization At 30° <br> from horizontal:''
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! colspan="3" | ''Ricochet:''
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| M62 Shell || APCBC || 792 || 7 || 1.2 ||14|| 63.7 || +4° || 48° || 63° || 71°
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| M42A1 Shell || HE || 800 ||5.84|| 0.1 || 0.5 || 390 || +0° || 79° || 80° || 81°
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| M79 Shot || AP || 792 || 6.8 || N/A || N/A || N/A || -1° || 47° || 60° || 65°
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[[File:Ammoracks_M10_GMC.png|right|thumb|x250px|[[Ammo racks]] of the M10 GMC (identical).]]
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[[File:Ammoracks_M10_GMC.png|right|thumbnail|Ammo racks of the M10|300px]]
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| '''54''' || 49&nbsp;''(+5)'' || 37&nbsp;''(+17)'' || 25&nbsp;''(+29)'' || 13&nbsp;''(+41)'' || 1&nbsp;''(+53)'' || No
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|| '''54''' || 52&nbsp;''(+2)'' || 49&nbsp;''(+5)'' || 37&nbsp;''(+17)'' || 25&nbsp;''(+29)'' || 13&nbsp;''(+41)'' || 1&nbsp;''(+53)'' || style="text-align:center" | No  
 
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* As they are modeled by sets of 2, shells disappear from the rack only after you fire both shells in the set.
 
  
 
=== Machine guns ===
 
=== Machine guns ===
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{{main|Browning M2 (12.7 mm)}}
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{{main|M2HB (12.7 mm)}}
 
  
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| Pintle || 400 (200) || 575 || -10°/+28° || ±60°
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! rowspan="1" | Horizontal <br> guidance
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| colspan="4" | 300 (200) || 576 || -10°/+28° || ±60°
 
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The turret-mounted M2HB .50 cal heavy machine gun is very good at knocking out tracks, punching through lightly armoured vehicles and shooting down low-flying aircraft. Use it sparsely because of its low ammo count.
 
  
 
== Usage in battles ==
 
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''The M10 is a support vehicle. Find a good sniping position and lay behind the team taking out enemy tanks from a distance. Try to stay away from enemy tanks to avoid getting destroyed quickly.''
  
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The M10 is a support vehicle. Find a good sniping position and lay behind the team taking out enemy tanks from a distance. Try to stay away from enemy tanks to avoid getting destroyed quickly. To make full use of its decent sniping capacity, find a spot that:
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''The best way to survive combat situations is to find a hull down location. The M10 has enough gun depression to use many hull down locations, and it has a strong enough turret front and mantlet to consistently cause ricochets. From there, well aimed shots should be able to knock out most enemy tanks at the battle-rating range from long range.''
  
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* overlooks key passageway / street / battle area
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''If fighting in a close quarter’s environment, do not try to push forward without support. Stay behind friendly tanks in order to support them without being shot at. If in an urban scenario on maps like [[Poland (Ground Forces)|Poland]] or [[Normandy (Ground Forces)|Normandy]], utilize the tank's turning speed to rotate the turret to the right angle. But, the best option is still to find a hull down location. For example, in [[Normandy (Ground Forces)|Normandy]], the best location is towards the C point, where there are hills and dips that can be used to hide the hull, while giving a good view of the battlefield.''
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* is not too close to the frontline
 
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* has slopes, hard covers or bushes
 
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* is not too hard to get to
 
  
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With a location like that, the M10 can utilise its -10° gun depression and use hull down. Its turret front and mantlet can consistently cause ricochets especially in a downtier. Looming behind bushes, an M10's well aimed shots should be able to knock out most enemy tanks at the battle rating range from long range. Even if you get spotted, any slope or hard covers will provide protection for you.
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''The M10 has a very slow turret rotation speed, but the M10 can traverse faster than it can rotate its turret and use its high speed when at high gear to produce some interesting skids via the physics engine to swerve the M10 and angle its gun at an enemy tank around the corner. It is recommended to understand and get a good feel of the M10's mobility and horsepower on dirt and paved roads before attempting this stunt. The low turret rotation speed means that a M10 player must always be aware of where the enemy tanks are, because they will not be able to turn the turret quickly if the enemy is able to flank the M10. In addition, the M10's side armour is weak, and the ammunition storage is in the hull sides, so if the enemy is able to shoot the M10 at that location, it is very likely to explode the ammo rack and destroy the tank with one shot.''
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If fighting in a close quarter's environment, do not try to push forward without support. Stay behind friendly tanks in order to support them without being shot at. If in an urban scenario on maps like [[Poland (Ground Forces)|Poland]] or [[Normandy (Ground Forces)|Normandy]], utilize the tank's turning speed to rotate the turret to the right angle. But, the best option is still to find a hull down location. For example, in Normandy, the best location is towards the C point, where there are hills and dips that can be used to hide the hull, while giving a good view of the battlefield.
 
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* Front armour can resist certain shots: front glacis steeply sloped and the huge, V-shaped gun mantlet can often bounce / absorb shells (e.g. 75 mm M3 and 76 mm F-34 / ZiS-5), as well as the large gun breech behind it further protecting the turret crew
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* Front armour profile can resist certain shots, with front glacis steeply sloped and the gun mantlet thick enough to absorb shots
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* 5 crew members, plus one more with [[Crew Replenishment]] modification
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RANK 6 BRITAIN
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▄M10 GMC
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▄M10 GMC
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II Rank
Battle rating:
AB RB SB
3.7 3.3 3.3
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This page is about the French tank destroyer M10 GMC (France). For other uses, see M10 (Disambiguation).

Description

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The ▄3-inch Gun Motor Carriage M10 (▄M10 GMC) is a Rank II French tank destroyer with a battle rating of 3.7 (AB) and 3.3 (RB/SB). It was introduced in Update 1.75 "La Résistance".

The M10 GMC takes much from the M4A2 Sherman which it was derived from. The drivetrain is identical with the drive shaft running from the engine in the rear to the front transmission and sprockets. The hull is sloped to a larger degree. The 3-inch (76 mm) cannon originally mounted on the experimental M6 Heavy Tank lacks the muzzle brake of the 76 mm M1A2 gun used on the later Rank III Sherman's and the M18 Hellcat. The turret is a pentagonal shaped M5 Mount type.

General info

Survivability and armour

The armour of the M10 GMC is essencially decent for the rank, and with proper angling is able to ricochet a lot of shells, however, the armour is not thick enough to resist any of the stronger tank weapons of Rank II and above. The sides and back are quite thin and are not able to resist most weapons stronger than a 12.7 machine gun. The front of the turret can often eat shells as the shell will fragment on the initial armour, and the massive breach of the 76mm cannon will often absorb most if not all of the fragmentation, leaving the crew untouched, allowing for a retreat and repair without crew losses. The turret's top is open and because it that it is quite vanurable to HE shells and planes, being able to survive artillery barrages that fall nearby due to the fact that the crew is protected by the angled sides of the turret.

Armour Type:

  • Rolled homogeneous armour
  • Cast homogeneous armour (Gun mantlet, Transmission area)
  • Structural steel (Counterweight)
Armour Front (Slope angle) Sides Rear Roof
Hull 38.1 mm (55°)
50.8 mm (7-55°) Transmission area 		19.05 mm (38°) Top
25.4 mm Bottom 		19.05 mm (28°) Top
25.4 mm (7-52°) Bottom 		19.05 mm Front
9.5 mm Rear
Turret 25.4 mm (68-89°) Turret front
57.15 mm (0-47°) Gun mantlet 		25.4 mm (24-47°) 25.4 mm (30-47°) Turret rear
50 mm (0-50°) Counterweight 		N/A

Notes:

  • Suspensions wheels are 20 mm thick, bogies are 10 mm thick, and tracks are 20 mm thick.
  • Belly armour is 12.7 mm thick.
  • Hull rear sides are protected by attached grousers that gives 20 mm of extra armour.

Mobility

Mobility characteristic
Weight (tons) Add-on Armor
weight (tons) 		Max speed (km/h)
29.6 0.5 45 (AB)
41 (RB/SB)
Engine power (horsepower)
Mode Stock Upgraded
Arcade 582 717
Realistic/Simulator 363 410
Power-to-weight ratio (hp/ton)
Mode Stock Upgraded
Arcade 19.66 24.22
Realistic/Simulator 12.26 13.85

The M10 GMC has essencially the same mobility features as the M4 Sherman tank. When spaded, the tank is able to more quite fast in a straight line, going slightly below or even up to it's max speed. The turning speed is not that great and the reverse speed does not have much going for it either. The tank struggles while driving on inclines due to it's narrow tracks. In conclusion, the mobility of the M10 GMC is moderate and it is able to reach wanted positions reasonably fast.

Armaments

Main armament

Main article: M7 (76 mm)

The 3-inch (76 mm) cannon is a wonderful and powerful gun. APCBC ammo can penetrate any tank on the battlefield even from long range. Because APCBC has enough penetration, the AP ammo is less useful. It is not a bad idea to carry HE ammo as well to fight lightly armoured and open top tanks like the M16 SPAA. The powerful gun and potent ammunition make the M10 a good sniper vehicle at it's battle rating, especially with its -10° gun depression, giving the M10 the ability to maximize a hull-down position. Unfortunately, even though this tank destroyer does feature a turret, its turret rotation speed is extremely slow (< 4.0°/s) due to its historic configuration of only possessing a hand crank for the turret traverse.

76 mm M7
Capacity Vertical
guidance 		Horizontal
guidance 		Stabilizer
54 -10°/+30° ±180° N/A
Turret rotation speed (°/s)
Mode Stock Upgraded Prior + Full crew Prior + Expert qualif. Prior + Ace qualif.
Arcade 2.70 3.70 4.50 __._ __._
Realistic 2.70 3.10 3.77 4.23 4.50
Reloading rate (seconds)
Stock Prior + Full crew Prior + Expert qualif. Prior + Ace qualif.
8.10 7.15 6.68 6.30
Ammunition
Penetration statistics
Ammunition Type of
warhead 		Penetration in mm @ 90°
10m 100m 500m 1000m 1500m 2000m
M62 Shell APCBC 149 146 133 119 106 95
M42A1 Shell HE 7 7 7 7 7 7
M79 Shot AP 134 132 121 109 99 89
Shell details
Ammunition Type of
warhead 		Velocity
in m/s 		Projectile
Mass in kg 		Fuse delay

in m:

Fuse sensitivity

in mm:

Explosive Mass in g
(TNT equivalent): 		Normalization At 30°
from horizontal: 		Ricochet:
0% 50% 100%
M62 Shell APCBC 792 7 1.2 14 63.7 +4° 48° 63° 71°
M42A1 Shell HE 800 5.84 0.1 0.5 390 +0° 79° 80° 81°
M79 Shot AP 792 6.8 N/A N/A N/A -1° 47° 60° 65°
Ammo racks
Ammo racks of the M10
Full
ammo 		1st
rack empty 		2nd
rack empty 		3rd
rack empty 		4th
rack empty 		5th
rack empty 		6th
rack empty 		Visual
discrepancy
54 52 (+2) 49 (+5) 37 (+17) 25 (+29) 13 (+41) 1 (+53) No

Machine guns

Main article: Browning M2 (12.7 mm)
12.7 mm M2HB
Pintle mount
Capacity (Belt capacity) Fire rate
(shots/minute) 		Vertical
guidance 		Horizontal
guidance
300 (200) 576 -10°/+28° ±60°

Usage in battles

The M10 is a support vehicle. Find a good sniping position and lay behind the team taking out enemy tanks from a distance. Try to stay away from enemy tanks to avoid getting destroyed quickly.

The best way to survive combat situations is to find a hull down location. The M10 has enough gun depression to use many hull down locations, and it has a strong enough turret front and mantlet to consistently cause ricochets. From there, well aimed shots should be able to knock out most enemy tanks at the battle-rating range from long range.

If fighting in a close quarter’s environment, do not try to push forward without support. Stay behind friendly tanks in order to support them without being shot at. If in an urban scenario on maps like Poland or Normandy, utilize the tank's turning speed to rotate the turret to the right angle. But, the best option is still to find a hull down location. For example, in Normandy, the best location is towards the C point, where there are hills and dips that can be used to hide the hull, while giving a good view of the battlefield.

The M10 has a very slow turret rotation speed, but the M10 can traverse faster than it can rotate its turret and use its high speed when at high gear to produce some interesting skids via the physics engine to swerve the M10 and angle its gun at an enemy tank around the corner. It is recommended to understand and get a good feel of the M10's mobility and horsepower on dirt and paved roads before attempting this stunt. The low turret rotation speed means that a M10 player must always be aware of where the enemy tanks are, because they will not be able to turn the turret quickly if the enemy is able to flank the M10. In addition, the M10's side armour is weak, and the ammunition storage is in the hull sides, so if the enemy is able to shoot the M10 at that location, it is very likely to explode the ammo rack and destroy the tank with one shot.

Pros and cons

Pros:

  • Main cannon penetration and damage is very good for the rank, can knock out many tanks in one hit.
  • Good gun depression of -10°, perfect for hull-down positions.
  • Front armour profile can resist certain shots, with front glacis steeply sloped and the gun mantlet thick enough to absorb shots
  • 5 crew members to replace 3 incapacitated crew members, plus one more with Crew Replenishment modification.
  • Turreted purpose-built tank destroyer allows for wide field of fire compared to casemate designs.
  • Pintle mounted HMG can offer effective anti-aircraft fire.
  • Access to modification "Add-on Armour", that actually helps a lot.
  • Has relatively no problem when getting uptiered.

Cons:

  • One of the slowest turret traverse in the game.
  • Top hull armour is extremely thin.
  • Easy to one-shot from the side by exploding the ammo rack.
  • Poor turning abilities, especially while not in motion.
  • Narrow tracks, which offer poor off-road performance.
  • Turret crew is exposed, leaving the vehicle is vulnerable when targeted by aerial attacks such as artillery or planes
  • Below average reverse speed

History

Main article: History of the M10 GMC

Media

Excellent additions to the article would be video guides, screenshots from the game, and photos.

See also

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  • reference to the series of the vehicles;
  • links to approximate analogues of other nations and research trees.

External links

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  • topic on the official game forum;
  • encyclopedia page on the tank;
  • other literature.


France tank destroyers
Lorraine 40t derivatives  CA Lorraine · Lorraine 155 Mle.50
ATGM  MEPHISTO · AMX-10M
Other  AMR.35 ZT3 · Lorraine 37L · SAu 40 · ARL-44 · ELC bis · AMX-50 Foch · AuF1
USA  ▄M10 GMC · ▄M36B2

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