US M36 tank destroyer WWII 1/72 UM 206

US M36 tank destroyer WWII 
1/72 WWII military VEHICLE scale plastic model kit
UniModels (UM) 206

Manufacturer: Universal Models / UniModels / UM (Ukraine)
Scale: 1/72
Material: Plastic
Condition: New in Box

Number of parts: 224parts + 16 photo-etched parts

The M36 tank destroyer, formally 90 mm Gun Motor Carriage, M36, was anAmerican tank destroyer used during World War II. American soldiers usually referred to them as TDs for 'tank destroyers'. The M36 first served in combat in Europe in September 1944, and served until the end of the war; it also served during the Korean War, and in the armies of several other countries.With the advent of heavy Germanarmor such as the Panther andTiger, the standard U.S. tank destroyer, the 3in Gun Motor Carriage M10, was rapidly becoming obsolete, because its main armament, the 3in M7 gun, had difficulty engaging these new tanks past 500 metres. This was foreseen, however, and in September 1942 American engineers had begun designing a new tank destroyer armed with the M3 90 mm gun. This was several months before any Western Allied unit encountered a Tiger in combat, as the British First Army in Tunisia was the first western Allied unit to encounter the Tiger I in the leadup to the Battle of the Kasserine Pass at the start of 1943, and well over a year before any US unit encountered a Panther in combat.

The first M36 prototype was completed in March 1943, with a new turret mounting the 90 mm M3 gun on a standard M10 chassis. After testing, an order for 500 was issued. The prototype was designated T71 Gun Motor Carriage; upon standardization the designation was changed to 90 mm Gun Motor Carriage M36 in June 1944.M36

90 mm gun turret on 3" GMC M10 hull (M4A3 chassis). (1,298 produced/converted)

M36B1

90 mm gun turret on Medium Tank M4A3 hull and chassis. (187 produced/converted).

M36B2

90 mm gun turret on 3" GMC M10A1 hull (M4A2 chassis), GM 6046 diesel (conjoined twin 6-71s) (287 produced/converted).

90mm Gun Motor Carriage M36
90 mm Gun Motor Carriage M36B2
Type	Tank destroyer
Place of origin	United States
Service history
Wars	World War II, Korean War, First Indochina War, Indo-Pakistani War of 1965, Croatian War of Independence,Bosnian War
Specifications
Weight	29 tonnes (32.0 short tons; 28.5 long tons)
Length	7.46 metres (24 ft 6 in) (w/ gun) 5.97 metres (19 ft 7 in) (w/o gun)
Width	3.05 metres (10 ft 0 in)
Height	3.28 metres (10 ft 9 in)
Crew	5 (Commander, (3x) gun crew, driver)
Armor	9–108 millimetres (0.35–4.25 in)
Main armament	90 mm M3 gun 47 rounds
Secondary armament	.50 cal Browning M2HB machine gun 1,000 rounds Browning M1919 machine gun(M36B1)
Engine	Ford GAA V-8 gasoline 450 hp (336 kW)
Power/weight	15.5 hp/t
Transmission	Synchromesh gearbox with 5 forward and 1 reverse ratio
Suspension	Vertical Volute Spring Suspension (VVSS)
Fuel capacity	192 gallons
Operational range	240 km (150 mi) on roads
Speed	42 km/h (26 mph) to 48 km/h (30 mph) (road)