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M36 GMC
III
Rank
AB
5.3
RB
5.3
SB
5.3
Battle rating
USA
Game nation
Tank destroyer
Main role
33,000
RP
Research
105,000
SL
Purchase
General information

The 90 mm Gun Motor Carriage, M36 is a tank destroyer used by the U.S. Army during World War II. It used the 3-inch Gun Motor Carriage, M10 chassis, which employed the reliable M4 chassis and engine coupled with sloped armour, with a new turret housing the 90 mm M3 tank gun. With the introduction of advanced German tanks, the standard U.S. tank destroyer, the M10, was quickly becoming obsolete since its main weapon, the 3-inch M7 tank gun, struggled to penetrate the thick frontal armour of these new tanks. Late in the summer of 1942, U.S. engineers started to look into the possibility of a new tank destroyer armed with bigger calibre gun. The Ordnance Department experimented with placing the experimental 90 mm T7 anti-tank gun into the turret of a M10 in October 1942. Following testing, an initial order for 300 vehicles was placed. The T71 prototype was designated as the 90 mm Gun Motor Carriage, M36 following standardisation on June 1, 1944. The M36 first saw combat in Europe in October 1944, officially replacing the M10. It was also used in the Korean War.

Introduced in Update 1.49 "Weapons of Victory", the M36 saw significant upgrades in firepower over the earlier M10. Dealing with more sophisticated German tanks, such as Panthers and Tigers, is significantly easier due to their increased calibre, which results in more armour penetration. Nonetheless, the vehicle is poorly armoured and open-topped, making it vulnerable to strafing by enemy aircraft. Due to minor engine modifications, the M36 is substantially faster than the earlier M10, allowing the player to reach important positions much faster throughout combat.


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Survivability and armour
Armour front / side / back
Hull 38 / 19 / 19 mm
Turret 76 / 31 / 25 mm
Visibility 100 %
Crew 5 persons
Mobility
Max speed
Forward 4852 km/h
Backward 67 km/h
Power-to-weight ratio 17.815.731.125.3 hp/t
Engine power 500442874710 hp
Weight 28.1 t
Optics
Gunner
Commander
Driver
Optics zoom
5.0x
Armaments
90 mm M3 cannon
Ammunition 47 rounds
First-order 11 rounds
Reload basic crew → aces
9.7 → 7.5 s
Vertical guidance -10 / 20°
Turret Rotation Speed basic crew → aces
Horizontal 14.712.525.618.52117.936.626.4 °/s
Vertical 3.52.810.76.85415.29.8 °/s

AmmunitionTypeArmor penetration (mm) at a distance:
10 m100 m500 m1000 m1500 m2000 m
AP162160148135123113
HE202018171616
APCBC185183173161150140
APCR287281259234211191
Smoke555555
12.7 mm M2HB machine gun
Ammunition 1,000 rounds
Belt capacity 200 rounds
Reload basic crew → aces
10.4 → 8 s
Fire rate 575 shots/min
Vertical guidance -10 / 70°
Horizontal guidance -60 / 60°
Turret Rotation Speed basic crew → aces
Horizontal 6353.6109.779.39076.5156.7113.2 °/s
Vertical 6350.4192.11239072274.5175.7 °/s

BeltBelt fillingArmor penetration (mm) at a distance:
10 m100 m500 m1000 m1500 m2000 m
API-T/I/AP/API-T3129211496
Economy
Repair cost Basic → Reference
AB 1,452 → 1,796 SL
RB 1,702 → 2,105 SL
SB 2,379 → 2,943 SL
Crew training 30,000 SL
Experts 105,000 SL
Aces 470 GE
Research Aces 360,000 RP
Reward multiplier AB / RB / SB
90 / 140 / 170 % SL
148 % RP
Total cost of modifications 29,600 RP
57,700 SL
Talisman cost 1,200 GE

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Mobility
Protection
Firepower
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