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M36B2
III
Rank
AB
5.7
RB
5.7
SB
5.7
Battle rating
USA
Game nation
Tank destroyer
Main role
20,000
RP
Research
135,000
SL
Purchase
General information

The M36B2 tank destroyer, formally known as the 90 mm Gun Motor Carriage M36B2, is an improved modification of the M36 GMC tank destroyer deployed by the U.S. Army near the end of World War II and throughout the Korean War. The M36B2 shared many traits with the original M36 GMC, including the same armour layout, engine, and main anti-tank gun. Beginning in May 1945, the American Locomotive Company rebuilt 672 M10 hulls into the 90 mm Gun Motor Carriage M36B2 variant. In May 1945, the Montreal Locomotive Works delivered another batch of 52 M36B2s. As Germany in World War II unconditionally surrendered in May 1945, this upgraded variant of the M36B2 saw no combat following its introduction. Instead, it was heavily utilized by the U.S. Army and the Republic of Korea Army against Soviet-made North Korean armoured vehicles during the Korean War, which began five years later, in 1950. Because M26 and M46 tanks were in short supply, the M36B2 became one of the favoured armoured vehicles for MAP (Military Assistance Program) transfers.

Introduced in Update "Drone Age", the M36B2 GMC performs extremely similarly to the original M36 GMC. Armoured turret cover shields were added to the M36B2, providing some modest protection against small artillery shrapnel and strafing by small-calibre aircraft machine guns. Despite this, the vehicle remains poorly armoured, leaving it vulnerable to strafing by large-calibre aircraft heavy machine guns or aircraft cannons. For the M36B2 variant, new HEAT-FS ammunition has become available, allowing it to engage strongly armoured enemy vehicles at a significantly greater range with reliability.


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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 4044 km/h
Backward 56 km/h
Power-to-weight ratio 13.712.12419.5 hp/t
Engine power 410363717582 hp
Weight 29.9 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 16.814.329.321.12420.441.830.2 °/s
Vertical 3.52.810.76.85415.29.8 °/s

AmmunitionTypeArmor penetration (mm) at a distance:
10 m100 m500 m1000 m1500 m2000 m
APBC175172161149137126
HE202018171616
APCBC185183173161150140
APCR287281259234211191
Smoke555555
HEATFS305305305305305305
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 1,814 → 2,244 SL
RB 2,135 → 2,641 SL
SB 2,951 → 3,650 SL
Crew training 39,000 SL
Experts 390,000 SL
Aces 550 GE
Research Aces 135,000 RP
Reward multiplier AB / RB / SB
100 / 150 / 190 % SL
154 % RP
Total cost of modifications 34,700 RP
67,500 SL
Talisman cost 1,300 GE

Research order:

Mobility
Protection
Firepower
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