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[[File:Weapon M3 (90 mm).png|thumb|right|x250px|The M3 (90 mm) on the M36B2 gun mantlet.]]
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== Description ==
 
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The '''90 mm M3''' is an American anti-tank cannon mainly equipping the M36 Jackson and the M26 Pershing families. Put into service in 1944 shortly before the end of WW2, it also served in the Korean War and until the 1960s.
  
 
=== Vehicles equipped with this weapon ===
 
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== General info ==
 
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=== Available ammunition ===
 
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The M3 90mm is broadly similar to the German 88mm Flak 18 and Russian 85mm M1939; in-game the M3 90mm has impressive performance that is somewhat inferior in penetration relative to the German 88mm and inferior in explosive damage relative to the Russian 85mm. The M3 90mm is a considerable improvement for US tankers accustomed to fighting heavier late-war tanks with the 75mm and 76mm.  
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The 90 mm M3 is broadly similar to the German 88 mm Flak 18 and Soviet 85 mm M1939; in-game the 90 mm M3 has impressive performance that is somewhat inferior in penetration relative to the German 88 mm and inferior in explosive damage relative to the Soviet 85 mm. The 90 mm M3 is a considerable improvement for US tankers accustomed to fighting heavier late-war tanks with the 75 mm and 76 mm.
  
 
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* The M3 90mm is a substantial improvement over the 76mm gun and offers US tankers a weapon roughly comparable the German 88mm Flak 18 and Russian 85mm.
 
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* The M3 90mm is a weapon used on numerous US late-war and postwar tank designs, ensuring that users become intimately familiar with its capabilities and experts in its effective employment due to frequent usage as they progress through Rank VI and Rank V.
 
  
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'''Pros:'''
  
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* The 90 mm M3 is a substantial improvement over the 76 mm gun and offers US tankers a weapon roughly comparable the German 88 mm Flak 18 and Soviet 85 mm.
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* The 90 mm M3 is a weapon used on numerous US late-war and postwar tank designs, ensuring that users become intimately familiar with its capabilities and experts in its effective employment due to frequent usage as they progress through Rank VI and Rank V.
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* M82 shot has a large amount of high-explosive filler - frequently kills enemy vehicles with one shot.
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* Notable step up from the preceding 76 mm  M1 - enemies like the Tiger I and Panther series are easier to destroy at range.
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* Offers a large selection of shells: AP, APCBC, HE, smoke and APCR to engage any type of enemy.
  
 
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* By the time you get this thing, the Germans are fielding tanks and tank destroyers toting the Kwk 42 7.5cm l/70 (aka the long 75) and even some vehicles with the Kwk 8.8cm l/71 (aka the long 88), the Russians are fielding similarly heavy armor and numerous vehicles with the legendary 122mm gun.  
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* By the time you get this thing, the Germans are fielding tanks and tank destroyers toting the 75 mm Kwk42 L/70 (AKA the long 75) and even some vehicles with the 88 mm KwK43/PaK43 L/71 (AKA the long 88), the Soviets are fielding similarly heavy armour and numerous vehicles with the legendary 122 mm gun.
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* The 90 mm M3 is unlikely to frontally penetrate most of the opposing vehicles you'll face, and the extra power relative to the 76 mm is somewhat irrelevant when taking side shots.
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* Requires the use of APCR to engage heavily armoured tanks like the Tiger II (H) from the front.
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* Lacking in firepower compared to the German 88 mm KwK43/PaK43, British 84 mm QF 20-pounder and Soviet 122 mm D-25T - flanking is frequently required to effectively engage enemy tanks.
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* Reload is noticeably longer than on the 76 mm M1.
  
 
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File:Weapon M3 (90 mm) in the T25.png|<small>The M3 (90 mm) on the [[T25]] gun mantlet.</small>
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File:Weapon M3 (90 mm) in the M36 GMC.png|<small>The M3 (90 mm) on the [[M36 GMC]] gun mantlet.</small>
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File:Weapon M3 (90 mm) in the T26E5.png|<small>The M3 (90 mm) on the [[T26E5]] gun mantlet.</small>
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* [[M3A1 (90 mm)]] - Successor installed on the M46 Patton
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* [[Cannone da 90/50 M3A1 (90 mm)]] - Italian variant of the M3A1
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[[Category:Tank cannons]]

Latest revision as of 23:58, 9 December 2023

The M3 (90 mm) on the M36B2 gun mantlet.
This page is about the the tank cannon M3 (90 mm). For other uses, see M3 (Disambiguation).

Description

The 90 mm M3 is an American anti-tank cannon mainly equipping the M36 Jackson and the M26 Pershing families. Put into service in 1944 shortly before the end of WW2, it also served in the Korean War and until the 1960s.

Vehicles equipped with this weapon

Vehicles equipped with this weapon
Light tanks  Super Hellcat
Medium tanks  M4/T26 · T25 · M26 · M26 T99 · M26 "D.C.Ariete" · ▄M26
Heavy tanks  T26E5
Tank destroyers  M36 GMC · ␗M36 GMC · M36B2 · ▄M36B2

General info

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Available ammunition

Penetration statistics
Ammunition Type of
warhead 		Penetration @ 0° Angle of Attack (mm)
10 m 100 m 500 m 1,000 m 1,500 m 2,000 m
M77 shot AP 162 160 148 135 123 113
T33 shot APBC 175 172 160 146 134 122
M71 shell HE 20 20 18 17 16 16
M82 shot APCBC 185 182 169 155 142 130
M304 shot APCR 287 281 259 234 211 191
M82 shot (M36B2) APCBC 185 182 170 156 144 132
M348 shell HEATFS 305 305 305 305 305 305
Shell details
Ammunition Type of
warhead 		Velocity
(m/s) 		Projectile
mass (kg) 		Fuse delay
(m) 		Fuse sensitivity
(mm) 		Explosive mass
(TNT equivalent) (g) 		Ricochet
0% 50% 100%
M77 shot AP 822 10.61 - - - 47° 60° 65°
T33 shot APBC 853 10.91 - - - 47° 60° 65°
M71 shell HE 823 10.55 0.2 0.1 1,210 79° 80° 81°
M82 shot APCBC 853 10.91 1.2 14 137.2 48° 63° 71°
M304 shot APCR 1,021 7.62 - - - 66° 70° 72°
M82 shot (M36B2) APCBC 853 10.91 1.2 14 137.2 48° 63° 71°
M348 shell HEATFS 853 6.5 0.05 0.1 926.17 65° 72° 77°
Smoke shell characteristics
Ammunition Velocity
(m/s) 		Projectile
mass (kg) 		Screen radius
(m) 		Screen deploy
time (s) 		Screen hold
time (s) 		Explosive mass
(TNT equivalent) (g)
M313 821 10.7 9 5 20 50

Comparison with analogues

The 90 mm M3 is broadly similar to the German 88 mm Flak 18 and Soviet 85 mm M1939; in-game the 90 mm M3 has impressive performance that is somewhat inferior in penetration relative to the German 88 mm and inferior in explosive damage relative to the Soviet 85 mm. The 90 mm M3 is a considerable improvement for US tankers accustomed to fighting heavier late-war tanks with the 75 mm and 76 mm.

Usage in battles

Describe the cannon/machine gun in the game - its distinctive features, tactics of usage against notable opponents. Please don't write a "guide" - do not impose a single point of view, but give the reader food for thought.

Pros and cons

Pros:

  • The 90 mm M3 is a substantial improvement over the 76 mm gun and offers US tankers a weapon roughly comparable the German 88 mm Flak 18 and Soviet 85 mm.
  • The 90 mm M3 is a weapon used on numerous US late-war and postwar tank designs, ensuring that users become intimately familiar with its capabilities and experts in its effective employment due to frequent usage as they progress through Rank VI and Rank V.
  • M82 shot has a large amount of high-explosive filler - frequently kills enemy vehicles with one shot.
  • Notable step up from the preceding 76 mm M1 - enemies like the Tiger I and Panther series are easier to destroy at range.
  • Offers a large selection of shells: AP, APCBC, HE, smoke and APCR to engage any type of enemy.

Cons:

  • By the time you get this thing, the Germans are fielding tanks and tank destroyers toting the 75 mm Kwk42 L/70 (AKA the long 75) and even some vehicles with the 88 mm KwK43/PaK43 L/71 (AKA the long 88), the Soviets are fielding similarly heavy armour and numerous vehicles with the legendary 122 mm gun.
  • The 90 mm M3 is unlikely to frontally penetrate most of the opposing vehicles you'll face, and the extra power relative to the 76 mm is somewhat irrelevant when taking side shots.
  • Requires the use of APCR to engage heavily armoured tanks like the Tiger II (H) from the front.
  • Lacking in firepower compared to the German 88 mm KwK43/PaK43, British 84 mm QF 20-pounder and Soviet 122 mm D-25T - flanking is frequently required to effectively engage enemy tanks.
  • Reload is noticeably longer than on the 76 mm M1.

History

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Media

Images

  • The M3 (90 mm) on the T25 gun mantlet.

  • The M3 (90 mm) on the M36 GMC gun mantlet.

  • The M3 (90 mm) on the T26E5 gun mantlet.

See also

External links

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  • topic on the official game forum;
  • other literature.


USA tank cannons
20 mm  M139
25 mm  LW25 · M242
37 mm  M3 · M5 · M6
57 mm  M1
75 mm  M2 · M2 Howitzer · M3 · M6 · M1897A4 · XM274
76 mm  M1 · M7 · M32 · T185E1
90 mm  M3 · M3A1 · M36 · M41 · M54 · T15E1 · T15E2 · T54 · T208E9
105 mm  M4 · M68 · M68A1 · M68A1E8 · T5E1 · T5E2 · T140E2 · T140E3 · XM35
106 mm  M40A1C
120 mm  M58 · M256 · T53
152 mm  M81 · M162 · XM150E5
155 mm  M185 · T7
165 mm  M135
  Foreign:
20 mm  Rh202 (Germany)
57 mm  6pdr OQF Mk.III (Britain) · ZIS-2 (USSR)
105 mm  Sharir (Israel)
120 mm  IMI MG251 (Israel)

China tank cannons
30 mm  ZPL02 · ZPZ02
73 mm  Type 86
76 mm  M32K1
85 mm  Type 56 · Type 63
100 mm  PTP86 · Type 59 · Type 69 · Type 69-II · ZPL04
105 mm  88B-105T · Type 83 · WMA301 · ZPL94 · ZPL98A
120 mm  122TM · PTZ89
125 mm  Type 88C · Type 99A · ZPT98
130 mm  PL59A Gai
152 mm  PL66 Gai
  Foreign:
20 mm  KwK30 (Germany)
37 mm  M6 (USA)
45 mm  20-K (USSR)
47 mm  Type 1 (Japan)
57 mm  Type 97 (Japan) · ZIS-2 (USSR)
75 mm  M2 Howitzer (USA) · M3 (USA) · M6 (USA)
76 mm  D-56T (USSR) · F-34 (USSR) · M1 (USA) · M7 (USA) · ZIS-3 (USSR)
85 mm  ZIS-S-53 (USSR)
90 mm  M3 (USA) · M41 (USA)
100 mm  D-10S (USSR)
105 mm  M68 (USA) · M68A1 (USA)
115 mm  U-5TS (USSR)
122 mm  A-19 (USSR) · D-25T (USSR)
152 mm  ML-20S (USSR)

Italy tank cannons
20 mm  Breda Mod.35 · Fucile Controcarri S Mod.39
25 mm  Oerlikon KBA B02
37 mm  Vickers-Terni 37/40 mod.18
47 mm  47/32 mod.35 · 47/32 mod.39 · 47/40 mod.38
60 mm  Cannone da 60/70 · OTO HVG
75 mm  75/18 mod.34 · 75/32 mod.37 · 75/34 mod.39 · Ansaldo 75 L/34 · OTO 75/43 mod.40
90 mm  90/53 mod.41 · Cannone da 90/50 M3A1 · Cockerill Mk.3
100 mm  Cannone da 100/17 Mod.1914
105 mm  Cannone Ansaldo da 105/25 · OTO Melara 105/52 · OTO Melara 105/55
106 mm  Cannone da 106 s.r.M40A1
120 mm  OTO Breda 120/44 · OTO Melara 120/45
  Foreign:
30 mm  Bushmaster 2 Mk.44 (USA)
37 mm  M6 (USA)
75 mm  KwK37 (Germany) · KwK40 L48 (Germany) · M3 (USA) · M6 (USA) · StuK40 L48 (Germany)
76 mm  M1 (USA) · QF 17-pounder (Britain)
90 mm  M3 (USA)
105 mm  L7A3 (Germany) · M68 (USA)
155 mm  M126 (USA)
  Hungary
20 mm  Solothurn QF.36M
40 mm  37/42M · MÁVAG 41.M 40/51
75 mm  41.M · 43.M
105 mm  MÁVAG 40/43M
  Foreign:
30 mm  2A72 (USSR) · MK 30-2/ABM (Germany)
88 mm  KwK36 (Germany)
120 mm  Rh120 L/44 (Germany) · Rh120 L/55 A1 (Germany)
122 mm  2A31 (USSR)
125 mm  2A46 (USSR)

France tank cannons
20 mm  20F2
25 mm  SA35 L/72
37 mm  SA18 L/21 · SA38 L/33
47 mm  SA34 L/30 · SA35 L/32 · SA37
75 mm  APX · APX Canon de 75 mm modèle 1897 · SA35 L/17 · SA44 · SA49 · SA50 L/57
90 mm  D.911 APX · CN90 F2 · CN90 F3 · CN90 F4 · D915 · DEFA F1 · SA45 · SA47
100 mm  SA47 L/58
105 mm  CN-105-F1 · Giat 105 G2 · Modele F2 · PzK M57
120 mm  GIAT CN120-25 G1 · GIAT CN120-26 F1 · SA46
142 mm  ACRA
155 mm  GCT F1 · Schneider 155 C · L'Obusier de 155 Modèle 1950
  Foreign:
15 mm  MG 151 (Germany)
20 mm  MG 151 (Germany)
30 mm  Bushmaster 2 Mk.44 (USA)
37 mm  M6 (USA)
40 mm  Bofors L/60 · QF 2-pounder (Britain)
75 mm  KwK42 (Germany) · M3 (USA) · M6 (USA)
76 mm  M7 (USA)
90 mm  M3 (USA)
105 mm  M4 (USA)

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