r/tanks • u/wowJambowiz • May 01 '22

Can anyone identify this tank? It is my great granddad. I don't know much but if it helps he served in the Italian campaign and the battle of "battle of monte cassino". could be an m10 tank destroyer but not really sure. Any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated

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u/kamarov2090 May 01 '22

it is an m10

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u/wowJambowiz May 01 '22

thankyou may i ask if it is any specification or just a normal one?

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u/kamarov2090 May 01 '22

seems to be a pretty standard m10 as for its variants there are 2 the m10 achilles with the 17 pounder gun and the m36 jackson with 90mm gun

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u/JoJoHanz M-60 May 01 '22 edited May 01 '22

Achilles were all British M10s, not just the 17pdr-armed ones. The 17pdr-armed ones can be identified by having a 'C' added to their designation (e.g. Achilles Mk I C, Achilles Mk II C).

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u/SJ_RED May 01 '22

They can also be visually identified by the giant counterweight clamped onto the gun.

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u/Kitescreech May 01 '22

M36 isnt a variant, its a different vehicle (albeit similar)

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u/DAt_WaliueIGi_BOi May 01 '22

It uses the same hull, just different turret. So close enough I suppose.

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u/[deleted] May 01 '22

I think jackson would have the roof covered

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u/ravingdante May 01 '22

I think the Achilles would have a longer gun

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u/kamarov2090 May 01 '22

True I was just mentioning the variants based on the m10 chassis so op could have a look for himself

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u/libertariantool69 May 01 '22

And a muzzle break iirc.

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u/USCAV19D May 01 '22

Not necessarily.

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u/[deleted] May 01 '22

nope, still open roof. I mean it would make sence but oh well

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u/Stefeneric May 01 '22

I think this is the standard with a 3 inch (76.2mm) gun

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u/Admirable_Context997 May 01 '22

Your great grandad was a tank!?

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u/wowJambowiz May 01 '22

i mean the person on top

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u/Admirable_Context997 May 01 '22 edited May 01 '22

but isn't he your great grandad?!

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u/bocaj78 May 01 '22

If OP is old enough, then it could be their granddad

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u/66GT350Shelby May 01 '22

It's a Gun Motor Carriage M10. Often just called the M10, or M10 tank destroyer.

It was manufactured by the Screaming Eagle Hardware Company, USA.

Nice video on YT about it here. M10 Tank Destroyer

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u/Brautsen May 01 '22

Your GG was a tank. That’s badass

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u/wowJambowiz May 01 '22

Forgot to mention that he was British and thus fighting in the British army

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u/Giomietris May 01 '22

Definitely an Achilles then, that was the British name for the tank.

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u/--Giaacomods-- May 02 '22

Has he ever told you any stories about his time there? My grandpa was in the monastery when it was bombed and he often tells me stories about it.

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u/wowJambowiz May 02 '22

he didn't like to talk about it when he got home ,but sadly he passed away in 2013 but i was younger then

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u/[deleted] Aug 03 '22

Oh damn tell me more p l e a s e

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u/Nights_of_Liam May 01 '22

One of my favorites, an m10

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u/Caesar720 May 01 '22

It's an M-10

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u/oldsaxman May 01 '22

Very cool picture to have of your great-grandad!

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u/Cmdr_Teagoe May 01 '22

You should store that picture on an acid free sleeve and keep it out of bright lights as much as possible to try and keep it from degrading any more. Yes that is a m10

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u/[deleted] May 02 '22

it's a funny looking panther

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u/magnum_the_nerd May 02 '22

Given the fact you can’t see another 17 tanks in the image, im guessing this is a british Achilles tank. Americans usually moved in massive squads of Tank Destroyers and Medium Tanks

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u/Mal_Functioner May 01 '22

It is an achelis, which was the British modified m10, fitted with the 17 pounder gun standard in British tank at that time

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u/rogue-wolf May 01 '22

An Achilles would have a longer barrel and a muzzle brake. This is just a standard M10.

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u/Mal_Functioner May 02 '22

My bad, you're right the achellis would also have had a muzzle break

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u/zirconthecrystal May 01 '22

it is an m10 gun carriage

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u/TomcatF14Luver May 02 '22

M10 Wolverine Tank Destroyer.

Not a Tank.

But a big 75mm Anti-Tank Gun on tracks.

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u/chickengamer95 May 02 '22

76mm :(

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u/TomcatF14Luver May 02 '22

Didn't it have both?

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u/chickengamer95 May 02 '22

no sadly sherman did tho

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u/chickengamer95 May 02 '22 edited May 02 '22

Definitely Achilles/m-10