M36 tank destroyer

90 mm Gun Motor Carriage M36
M36 tank destroyer moving in heavy fog on 20 December 1944 during the Battle of the Bulge, Belgium.
Type	Self-propelled anti-tank gun
Place of origin	United States
Service history
Wars	World War II First Indochina War Korean War Second Taiwan Strait Crisis Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 Iran–Iraq War Slovenian War 1991 Croatian War 1991-95 Bosnian War Kosovo War
Production history
Designer	U.S. Army Ordnance Department
Designed	1943
Manufacturer	General Motors Massey-Harris American Locomotive Company Montreal Locomotive Works
Unit cost	US$51,290 (equivalent to $916,142 in 2024) (M36)
Produced	April–August 1944 October–December 1944 May 1945
No. built	2,324 (all models)
Variants	See Variants
Specifications (90 mm Gun Motor Carriage M36[1])
Mass	63,000 lb (32 short tons; 29 t)
Length	19 ft 7 in (5.97 m) hull 24 ft 6 in (7.47 m) including gun
Width	10 ft 0 in (3.05 m)
Height	10 ft 9 in (3.28 m) over antiaircraft machine gun
Crew	5 (Commander, gunner, loader, driver, assistant driver)
Armor	0.375 to 5 in (9.5 to 127.0 mm)
Main armament	90 mm gun M3 47 rounds
Secondary armament	.50 caliber (12.7 mm) Browning M2HB machine gun 1,000 rounds
Engine	M36, M36B1:Ford GAA V8 gasoline engine 450 hp (340 kW) at 2,600 rpm M36B2:General Motors 6046 twin inline diesel engine 375 hp (280 kW) at 2,100 rpm
Power/weight	15.2 hp (11.3 kW)/metric ton
Transmission	Synchromesh 5 speeds forward, 1 reverse
Suspension	Vertical volute spring suspension (VVSS)
Fuel capacity	192 US gallons (727 litres)
Operational range	150 mi (240 km)
Maximum speed	26 mph (42 km/h) on road

The M36 tank destroyer, formally 90 mm Gun Motor Carriage, M36, was an American tank destroyer used during World War II. The M36 combined the hull of the M10 tank destroyer, which used the M4 Sherman's reliable chassis and drivetrain combined with sloped armor, and a new turret mounting the 90 mm gun M3. Conceived in 1943, the M36 first served in combat in Europe in October 1944, where it partially replaced the M10 tank destroyer. It also saw use in the Korean War, where it was able to defeat any of the Soviet tanks used in that conflict. Some were supplied to South Korea as part of the Military Assistance Program and served for years, as did re-engined examples found in Yugoslavia, which operated into the 1990s. Two remained in service with the Republic of China Army at least until 2001.^{[citation needed]}

The vehicle is also known by the nickname General Jackson, or just Jackson, which was originally assigned to the vehicle by the Ordnance Department in November 1944 for publicity purposes, such as in newspapers, but does not appear to have been used by troops in the field during the war.^[2][3][4]