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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.  
 
* 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.  
 
* 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.  
 
* 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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* 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 76mm  M1 - enemies like the Tiger I and Panther series are easier to destroy at range
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* Large selection of shells - AP, APCBC, HE, smoke and APCR
  
 
'''Cons:'''
 
'''Cons:'''
  
 
* 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.  
 
* 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.  
* The M3 90mm is unlikely to frontally penetrate most of the opposing vehicles you'll face, and that the extra power relative to the 76 mm is somewhat irrelevant when taking side shots.
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* The M3 90mm 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 Kwk 8.8 L/71, British 84 mm QF 20-pounder and Russian 122 mm D-25T - flanking is frequently required to effectively engage enemy tanks
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* Reload is noticably longer than on the 76mm M1
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* The medium tank T25 is the only 90mm M3 armed tank with a stabilizer
  
 
== History ==
 
== History ==

Revision as of 11:43, 15 February 2021

This page is about the the tank cannon M3 (90 mm). For other uses, see M3 (Disambiguation).

Description

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Vehicles equipped with this weapon

General info

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Available ammunition

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Comparison with analogues

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.

Usage in battles

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Pros and cons

Pros:

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • M82 shot has a large amount of high-explosive filler - frequently kills enemy vehicles with one shot
  • Notable step up from the preceding 76mm M1 - enemies like the Tiger I and Panther series are easier to destroy at range
  • Large selection of shells - AP, APCBC, HE, smoke and APCR

Cons:

  • 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.
  • The M3 90mm 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 Kwk 8.8 L/71, British 84 mm QF 20-pounder and Russian 122 mm D-25T - flanking is frequently required to effectively engage enemy tanks
  • Reload is noticably longer than on the 76mm M1
  • The medium tank T25 is the only 90mm M3 armed tank with a stabilizer

History

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Media

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See also

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External links

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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)