| Full Name | 90 mm Gun Motor Carriage, M36 |
| Class | Heavy Vehicle |
| Movement | 5 |
| Armor Value | 4 |
| Vs Infantry (RNG / FPR) | 5/6 |
| Vs Vehicle (RNG / FPR) | 8/12 |
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| Period | Late 1944-1945 |
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This tank destroyer combined the hull of the M10 (based on the M4 Sherman's reliable chassis and drivetrain combined with sloped armor) and a massive new open-topped turret mounting the 90 mm gun M3 (L/53). The gun could fire anti-tank and anti-personnel rounds. A .50 caliber (12.7 mm) Browning M2HB machine gun provided defense. It carried a crew of five at a top speed of 26 mph. U.S. and Canadian manufacturers produced 2,324 units in all variants. They saw service in Western Europe and Italy beginning October 1944, where by April 1945 they had mostly replaced M10 Wolverine tank destroyers in front-line operations. Crews liked the M36 because it was one of the few armored fighting vehicles available to U.S. forces that could destroy heavy German tanks from a distance.