M10 GMC (France)
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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".
General info
Survivability and armour
The armour on this tank destroyer is pitiful. However, if angled, the top part of the front hull can bounce non-apcr shells from 37 mm guns. There is a part of the transmission area where it is very well armored and can bounce even 75mm shells at an angle. However, never play this tank destroyer as a brawler, and take every bounced shot as a lucky break and another lease on life. This tank has access to add on armour, which can actually help a lot.
Due to its open top, aircraft are a major threat, as they can knock your whole tank out our incapacitate your entire turret crew. If an aircraft makes a pass on you but misses, retaliate with the top mounted machine gun. As it is a .50 cal, a few well placed shots (engine, pilot, fuel tanks i.e.) might just destroy it.
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 30 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 |
Armaments
Main armament
For your battle rating, and even at higher battle ratings, you have a great gun. It can penetrate basically everything it encounters, including the legendary KV-1's frontal armour (when not very angled) with your default shell. Its default shell also has great after penetration damage, with very few tanks able to survive your first shot. Even if they do they will most certainly be crippled, making an easy target for finishing off, or for teammates. Your gun has great range, and is easy to aim with gradual shell drop off. Your shell drop off is not a lot, and is easy to calculate and compensate for its reload time stock is just average, but not fast enough for urban combat.
| 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 | 127 | 125 | 116 | 106 | 97 | 89 |
| M42A1 Shell | HE | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| M79 Shot | AP | 155 | 154 | 131 | 107 | 88 | 72 |
| 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 | 20 | 63.7 | +4° | 48° | 63° | 71° |
| M42A1 Shell | HE | 800 | 5.8 | 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
| 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
| 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
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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
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See also
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| 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 |
