Guide to the American tank destroyer M36 Jackson (Aces). Choice of additional equipment

M36, "Slugger" or "Jackson"
(90 mm Gun Motor Carriage M36, Slugger, Jackson).

Serial production of the plant began in 1943. It was created as a result of the modernization of the M10A1 self-propelled gun on the chassis of the M4A3 tank. The modernization consisted primarily in the installation of a 90-mm M3 gun in a cast open-top turret with circular rotation. More powerful than the M10A1 and M18 installations, a 90-mm gun with a barrel length of 50 calibers had a rate of fire of 5-6 rounds per minute, starting speed its armor-piercing projectile was 810 m / s, and the sub-caliber - 1250 m / s.

Such characteristics of the gun allowed the self-propelled unit to successfully fight almost all enemy tanks. The sights installed in the turret made it possible to fire both direct fire and closed positions. To protect against air attack, the installation was armed with a 12.7-mm anti-aircraft machine gun. The placement of weapons in a rotating turret open from above was also characteristic of other American self-propelled guns. It was believed that in this way visibility is improved, the problem of combating the gas contamination of the fighting compartment is removed and the weight of the self-propelled unit is reduced. These arguments led to the removal of the armored roof from the Soviet SU-76 installation. During the war, about 1300 M36 self-propelled guns were produced, which were used mainly in separate tank destroyer battalions and other anti-tank units.

In October 1942, they decided to investigate the possibility of converting a 90-mm anti-aircraft gun into an anti-tank gun with a high muzzle velocity for placement on American tanks and self-propelled guns. At the beginning of 1943, this gun was experimentally installed in the M10 self-propelled gun turret, but it turned out to be too long and heavy for the existing turret. In March 1943, the development of a new turret for a 90-mm gun for installation on the M10 chassis began. The modified vehicle, tested at the Aberdeen Proving Ground, proved to be very successful, and the military issued an order for 500 vehicles, designated the T71 self-propelled gun.

In June 1944, it was put into service under the designation M36 self-propelled gun and used in North-Western Europe at the end of 1944. The M36 proved to be the most successful vehicle capable of fighting the German Tiger and Panther tanks at long distances. Some anti-tank battalions using the M36 achieved great success with little loss. A priority program to increase the supply of the M36 to replace the M10 self-propelled artillery mount led to their modernization.

M36. The initial production model on the M10A1 chassis, which in turn was made on the basis of the chassis of the M4A3 medium tank. In April-July 1944, the Grand Blanc Arsenal built 300 vehicles by placing the M36 turret and gun on the M10A1. American Locomotive Company produced 413 self-propelled guns in October-December 1944, having converted them from serial M10A1s, and Massey-Harris produced 500 vehicles in June-December 1944. 85 built Montreal Locomotive Works in May-June 1945 .

M36V1. In accordance with the requirement for a tank with 90 mm anti-tank gun(tank fighter) built a vehicle using the hull of the medium tank M4A3, equipped with an open-top turret of the M36 type. "Grand Blanc Arsenal" produced 187 cars in October-December 1944.

M36V2. Further development using the M10 hull instead of the M10A1. There were some improvements, including an armored visor for an open top turret on some vehicles. 237 cars converted from M10 at the American Locomotive Company in April-May 1945.

76 mm self-propelled gun T72. An intermediate structure in which they tried to balance the M10 tower.
The T72 was an M10A1 self-propelled artillery mount with a modified turret derived from the T23 medium tank, but with the roof removed and armor thinner. A large box-shaped counterweight was reinforced at the rear of the turret, and the 76 mm M1 gun was replaced. However, due to the decision to replace the M10 self-propelled guns with the M18 Hellcat and M36 units, the T72 project was stopped.

Tactical and technical characteristics

In October 1942, the US military decided to test the possibility of installing a 90 mm anti-aircraft gun on self-propelled guns and a tank. This project pursued more theoretical goals than a desire to actually rearm its armored vehicles. In early 1943, a 90mm gun was installed on the M10 tank destroyer. The new gun was much longer and 300 pounds heavier than the 76mm M10 gun. It became obvious that a new larger turret with a more powerful turning mechanism was required.

In March 1943, Chevrolet began work on a wooden model of a new turret designed specifically for the 90mm gun. The finished layout was sent to Ford, where two experimental towers were made from non-armored steel. An important difference between the new turret and the old one was how the problem of the length and significant weight of the 90mm gun was solved. In the M10, the weight of the 76mm gun was offset by the fact that two metal weights with a total weight of 3600 pounds (1600 kg) were attached to the rear wall of the turret. It was far from the best decision. On the new turret, the task of the counterweight was performed by a large steel box at the rear of the turret, which contained the gun shots of the first stage. The armor of the new tower was increased from all sides. We have developed a new swivel mechanism, with the ability to carry out the traverse manually. The crew was placed in the tower as follows: the gunner - on the left in front; behind him is the commander; to the right of the gun is the loader. On the left, an annular turret was installed for an anti-aircraft heavy machine gun.50cal M2HB.

Two prototypes were sent for testing at the Aberdeen Proving Ground and Fort Knox Proving Ground. During the tests, the prototypes received the corresponding designations:
prototype T71 - with M10 hull
prototype T71E1 - with the body M10A1.

As a result of the tests, a number of minor changes were required. In particular:
-place ammunition in sponsons;
-improve the equipment of the tower;
-replace ring turret anti-aircraft machine gun on the pin machine at the stern.

After making changes to the design of the prototypes, they were re-tested at Aberdeen and Fort Knox. The military again demanded improvements.
-When fired from a 90 mm gun, there was a strong flash and thick dust rose. To solve this problem, the military wanted to install a muzzle brake.
- Gun sights needed improvement.
-In order to reduce the flash when fired, other ammunition was required.

By November 1943 the new tower was ready. As a limited series (limited production), Fisher ordered 500 T71 GMC, which at first had to be converted from M10A1. From April to July 1944 only 300 vehicles were converted.

The need for a tank destroyer with a 90 mm gun was so high that the Massey Harris Company was brought in to speed up and increase production. From July to December 1944, Massey produced 500 tank destroyers converted from M10A1s.

In July 1944 the T71 prototype was standardized as the M36 GMC.

Meanwhile, the urgent need for the M36 grew rapidly. The fighting in Normandy suddenly opened the eyes of the Americans to the fact that the 76 mm gun they loved so much was a complete failure. American tankers firmly believed that the M10 with a 76mm gun would confidently hit German Tigers and Panthers. But it turned out the opposite and it was a shock. The situation was exacerbated by the fact that German tanks in the American army, tank destroyers with their very thin armor were supposed to. In addition, it was possible to attack in Normandy only along the roads, which in the end inevitably led to a head-on collision of powerful German tanks with lightly armored and lightly armed M10s. Attempts to use the M4 Sherman with a 76 mm cannon for anti-tank combat also did not materialize due to the same weak 76 mm cannon. In this light, the M36 with a 90 mm gun was the only American vehicle capable of more or less successfully fighting heavy German tanks. With the advanced stream there were demands to urgently send them the M36. A boom in this tank destroyer literally broke out in the American army.

An additional contract for the conversion of 413 M36 GMC from M10A1 was issued to the American Locomotive Company (American Locomotive Company).

Another 85 M36s were assembled at Montreal by Locomotive Wax. (Montreal Locomotive Works).

modifications and improvements to the M36 GMC

In an effort to satisfy the huge need for the troops in the M36, the Americans had to take drastic measures - to install a turret with a 90 mm gun on the hull of the M4A3 Sherman medium tank. The ammunition rack in the fighting compartment was redesigned for 90 mm rounds.

In October 1944, the modification was standardized as the M36B1 GMC Substitute Standard (replacement standard).

From the point of view of the American concept, this tank destroyer turned out to be heavy and not fast enough. Nevertheless, the car turned out to be quite good. The armor of a medium tank was successfully combined with a 90 mm gun. The M36B1 was the most heavily armored American tank destroyer in WW2 and the only one with a machine gun. With these forced “shortcomings”, the M36B1 came as close as possible to the German common requirements to have good armor, a powerful cannon and a protected machine gun for defense against enemy infantry. However, the Americans stubbornly continued to adhere to their flawed defense concept in relation to tank destroyers. Therefore, Fisher produced only 187 M36B1s between October and December 1944.

sources

Peter Chamberlen and Chris Ellis -- British and American Tanks of World War Two-- Silverdale Books, 2004

Jim Mesko- U.S. Tank Destroyers in action-- Squadron/Signal publications. Armor Number 36

TM 9-1901

FM 18-18-- WAR DEPARTMENT. December 1944

TM 9-374 90MM GUN M3 MOUNTED IN COMBAT VEHICLES-- WAR DEPARTMENT. 11 September 1944

The fighting in Normandy in the summer of 1944 discouraged the command of the Allied tank formations, including the American one. The fact is that it very much relied on its means of fighting Wehrmacht tanks: anti-tank guns, self-propelled artillery mounts, including the American M10. M10 Gun Motor Carriage is a self-propelled artillery mount, which had the unofficial name Wolverine ("Wolverine" - "Wolverine"), was the most numerous anti-tank self-propelled guns in the American army during World War II. She belonged to the class of tank destroyers and was supposed to destroy armored vehicles on the battlefield, while her own tanks were a means of supporting infantry in battle - such was the doctrine of the US Army military command.

So, acting on the North African front, the M10, armed with a 76.2 mm M7 cannon, successfully dealt with Wehrmacht vehicles, hitting them on long distances. Her armor-piercing shells M62 and M79 at a distance of 1500 m pierced armor with a thickness of about 80 mm. The main tanks of the German African Corps were the Pz.Kpfw III, which had only 50 mm of frontal armor. To hit such a tank, the M10 self-propelled gun could fire even from a distance of 2000 m.

It was believed that she would also be able to show herself in Western Europe, on the German front. But something very unexpected happened. Already at the beginning of the battles in Normandy, it became clear that the installation was ineffective against the frontal armor of heavy German tanks. In addition, following the same American doctrine, the M10, as a tank destroyer, was a lightly armored vehicle, which made it quite vulnerable on the battlefield.

A self-propelled unit with a 90-mm gun 90 mm Gun Motor Carriage M36 Slugger or Jackson ("Slugger" - "Jackson") came to the rescue.

The development of the M36 self-propelled guns began in April 1942. By this time, the US military command, concerned about the increased protection of German armored vehicles, came to the conclusion that it was necessary to arm the troops with a more powerful tank destroyer than the M10. The bet was made on 90 mm anti-aircraft gun M1, adopted by the American army in March 1940. The choice of such a gun was influenced by the experience of the Germans using the 88-mm anti-aircraft gun as an anti-tank gun, which turned out to be very successful.

Initially, it was necessary to study the possibility of placing the M1 gun on a self-propelled chassis, for which they used the existing M10 self-propelled guns. However, its barrel turned out to be too long, and it itself was too heavy for the turret mounted on the self-propelled gun. In the spring of 1943, Chevrolet began to create mock-ups of the new turret. Then, according to its developments, Ford produced two experimental sample, in which the problems of balancing the gun were solved with the help of a counterweight - a steel box, mounted on the rear wall of the tower and adapted at the same time for laying part of the ammunition. At the same time, the gun was modernized by changing the recoil devices, adding a manual bolt mechanism, etc. Now its index has changed to M3.

In September 1943, the manufactured prototypes were sent for testing at the Aberdeen Proving Ground and at Fort Knox. They received the designation 90 mm Gun Motor Carriage T71 - 90 mm T71 self-propelled gun.

1 -90 mm gun M3; 2- open tower; 3 machine gun turret; 4- 12.7 mm M2NV machine gun; 5 - niche of the tower; 6 - driven wheel; 7 - trolley of dual track rollers; 8 - track roller: 9 - drive wheel; 10 – hatch assistant driver; 11 - the breech of the gun; 12 - armored visor of the tower; 13 - driver's hatch; 14 – upper front hull sheet; 15 - cartridge box machine gun; 16 – lower front hull sheet; 17 - aft hull sheet

According to the test results, some changes were made to the design of the machines. In particular, a muzzle brake was installed on the gun barrel, the ammunition racks in the hull and turret were redone, the turret equipment was improved, a pin machine-gun turret was installed instead of an annular one,

In October of the same year, the Army Armament Committee recommended that the self-propelled gun be accepted for immediate production, although it was officially put into service only on June 1, 1944 under the M36 GMS index with the M10 hull.

Initially, the military ordered a batch of installations of 500 vehicles from Fisher. Starting production in April 1944, she managed to produce only 300 units by August. Then, to speed up production, another company was connected - the Massey Harris Company, which delivered another 500 self-propelled guns to the troops by the end of the year, then the American Locomotive Works and Montréal LW locomotives, contracting them for 413 and 85 units, respectively.

However, the command of the troops still demanded an increase in production, so the M36 was in demand at the front. But the number of chassis for them was no longer enough, then the manufacturers offered to switch to the hull base of the M4AZ model. This option received the designation M36V1. From October to December 1944, Fisher produced 187 vehicles of this variant.

In April - May 1945, the same American LW company issued 237 vehicles of the 36V2 variant to the troops again with the M10 hull. In total, during the war years, 2324 units of the M36 self-propelled guns were produced.

The rifled semi-automatic 90-mm gun M3, which was armed with the M36 self-propelled guns, was created on the basis of the M1A1 anti-aircraft gun.

The M3 was a powerful 50-caliber long-barreled gun with a high rate of fire of 8 rounds per minute. It had a semi-automatic vertical wedge bolt, was equipped with a single-chamber muzzle brake, and a spring-type compensator was provided to ensure smooth aiming and shooting accuracy. The recoil length was about 0.25 m, which was a very important parameter when installing the gun in the turret. The barrel had 32 right-hand rifling. The total mass of the gun is more than 1100 kg.

Vertical guidance from -10 ° to + 20 ° was carried out manually, horizontal - by turning the tower with an electro-hydraulic drive or manually with a backup drive. Direct fire was carried out with the help of a telescopic hingeless sight M76D with a threefold increase. For firing from closed positions, there was an M18 azimuth indicator and an M9 elevation quadrant.

The range of ammunition for the M3 gun consisted of several various types shells. These are armor-piercing caliber:

- blunt-headed solid with a ballistic tip, tracer AR-T T33 Shot (muzzle velocity -853 m / s, shot weight - 19.88 kg, projectile weight - 10.91 kg);

– sharp-headed with protective and ballistic tips, tracer ARS-T М82 Projectile (808 m/s, 19.39 kg, 10.94 kg);

– sharp-headed solid tracer AR-T T77 Shot (821 m/s, 19.04 kg, 10.9 kg);

- armor-piercing sub-caliber tracer HVAP-T M304 Shot (1021 m / s, 16.82 kg, 7.61 kg);

- steel one-piece high-explosive fragmentation grenades HE M71 Shell (823 m / s, 18.99 kg, 10.55 kg).

With the help of armor-piercing shells, the M3 gun was capable of hitting a target with sloped armor up to 120 mm thick at a distance of 500 m, and armor up to 110 mm at a distance of 1500 m (at a meeting angle of 60 ° from the vertical).

The M76D optical sight had a reticle for firing direct fire with an M82 armor-piercing projectile at a distance of up to 4600 m, although fire could be fired at a distance of up to 18,600 m. A high-explosive fragmentation grenade had the ability to fire at targets at a distance of up to 18,000 m.

The gun ammunition included 47 shots.

The auxiliary armament of the M36 included a large-caliber 12.7 mm M2NV machine gun, which was located in a turret on the roof of the aft niche of the tower. With its help, it was possible to effectively hit targets on maximum range 1500 m. The combat rate of fire was 75 rds / min, although the rate of fire reached 450 - 500 rds / min. The ammunition load of the machine gun was 1000 rounds, placed on 20 tapes in box stores.

Regular weapons were also five 7.62-mm M1 carbines, they were accompanied by 450 rounds in 30 magazines. There were self-propelled guns and hand grenades.

The layout of the M36 self-propelled guns was a classic tank. Ahead - transmission and control compartments, further, in the center of the hull - combat with a tower, in the stern - the engine compartment. The hull itself was a rigid supporting structure with differentiated anti-projectile armor using rational angles of inclination. Rolled sheets of armor steel of the hull box were interconnected by welding.

The upper frontal sheet of the machine had a thickness of 51 mm and was installed at an angle of 55 °, and the lower frontal part of the same thickness was cast and was simultaneously a casing-cover for the transmission. In front of the hull, under the turret, there were hatches for drivers with instrument hatches welded into their covers. The sides of the self-propelled gun consisted of sheets: in the lower part 25 mm thick and on the top - 19 mm sheets inclined at an angle of 38 °. Feed - in the upper part looked like a wedge, in the lower - there were vertical sheets, all - 19 mm each. The roof of the hull consisted of two parts: a turret with 19 mm thick armor and 10 mm over the engine compartment. In the 13-mm bottom there was an escape hatch, designed to exit the crew in an emergency.

The M36V2 modification with the M4AZ hull base differed mainly in more powerful armor. So, the thickness of the upper frontal part was increased to 64 mm, sides and stern - up to 38 mm. The roof was made one 19 mm thick, the bottom in the front part - 25 mm, under the engine compartment - 13 mm.

The turret on the Slugger was the same for all three models. It was made of a solid cylindrical shape with a stern niche. The massive niche played the role of a counterweight for balancing the gun, the armor of its stern was up to 127 mm thick. The forehead of the tower was covered with a cast 76-mm mask; the sides and stern had a thickness of 32 mm. The tower had no roof and was open at the top, only a small front part and a niche were covered with light armor. It was believed that in this way it was possible to reduce the gas contamination of the fighting compartment, in addition, improve visibility, and also somewhat reduce the weight of the installation. However, on machines of later releases, the tower was still covered from above with steel flaps.

The self-propelled gun was equipped with two types of engines. On modifications of the M36 and M36V1, an 8-cylinder Ford GAA liquid-cooled carburetor engine with a volume of 18.03 liters was installed; its power at 2600 rpm was 450 hp. At one time, the company of the same name created this engine for aviation, and initially it existed as a 12-cylinder. However, US aviation switched to star-shaped air-cooled engines and the engine was unclaimed. Then it was proposed for installation on tanks, for which it was converted into an 8-cylinder version.

Fuel tanks in the M36 model with a total capacity of 727 liters were located in the sponsons of the engine compartment: two - 150 liters each and another - 208 liters and 219 liters. On a self-propelled gun in the M36V1 version, the tanks had a capacity of 636 l (659 l): two of them were in the body sponsons and two more were on both sides of the engine. The fuel was gasoline with an octane rating of at least 80.

On the M36V2 modification, based on the M10 chassis, a pair of two engines was installed. These were liquid-cooled 6-cylinder General Motors 6046 Mod 71 diesel engines with a total volume of 13.93 liters, developing a total power of 410 hp. at 2900 rpm. The capacity of the fuel tanks on such a machine is 625 liters.

Tower M36. In the center - the breech of the gun, to the left of it - workplace gunner, on the right - loader

The transmission of the self-propelled gun was located in front of the hull, the torque from the engine, located in the aft compartment, was transmitted to it by a cardan shaft, which passed in a box along the floor of the fighting compartment. On the M36 and M36V1, it also included a two-disk main dry friction clutch of the D78123 type, a double differential, single-row final drives with chevron gears. On the M36V2 with a twin of two engines, there were two main clutches and a connecting gearbox with herringbone gears.

Gearbox installation - mechanical five-speed, synchronized. Onboard brakes - tape. The suspension had three support bogies on each side, which included two rubber-coated road wheels, one support roller on the rear side, and two vertical buffer springs. drive wheel-rear.

The crew of the self-propelled guns "Slugger" consisted of five people: a driver, assistant driver, commander, gunner and loader. The driver and his assistant occupied the forward control compartment on the left and right sides. The remaining crew members were located in the tower: on the left in front - the gunner, on the right of the gun - the loader, behind them - the commander.

In the American army, the M36 was in service with separate self-propelled anti-tank battalions, which were attached to divisions. A group of several such battalions was under corps or army subordination. According to the staffing table, each battalion had 36 self-propelled guns, 35 officers and 738 lower ranks.

The M36 first saw action in Western Europe in October 1944. At the time, they were the only effective armored vehicle in the US Army against heavy German tanks, firing from close to medium ranges.

Military experts consider the M36 Slugger tank destroyer to be the most powerful anti-tank installation of the US Army.

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Hello everyone, aces.gg is with you! Today we will talk about American tank destroyer sixth level M36 Jackson. By the way, WoT guides are often published on the games-reviews portal, for example, I recently read .

The American M36 Jackson tank destroyer, formerly the M36 Slugger, can be unlocked with the M10 Wolverine Tier 5 Tank Destroyer for 21,850 XP, or with the Tier 6 Medium Tank M4A3E8 for 51,900 XP. The purchase price of the M36 Jackson will be 884,200 credits.

Let's divide the performance characteristics of the M36 Jackson into pros and cons.

Pros:
360 degree rotating tower;
Good dynamics and maximum speed;
good review;
Good accuracy and speed of aiming guns;
Well armored front of the hull.

Minuses:
Weak Armor in the stern and on the sides;
Slow turret traverse speed;
Tall silhouette of the tank;

guns

Let's talk separately about tools. And the M36 Jackson has only 2 of them.

Let's start with the first, stock, 76 mm AT Gun M1A2. It has good accuracy, aiming time and a very high rate of fire. The only and fat minus of this weapon is its armor penetration indicators, both for armor-piercing and sub-caliber shells. Which puts an end to this gun, as an alternative to the top one.

Second gun 90 mm AT Gun M3. It has good accuracy, convergence speed, as on its predecessor. But due to the increased one-time damage, the rate of fire is reduced by more than 2 times. But on the other hand, this weapon has a very good performance armor penetration.

Choice of additional equipment

Now let's talk about the choice of equipment for the tank.

medium caliber gun rammer,
improved ventilation and
reinforced pickup drives.

Crew

The choice of perks is pretty standard.

Commander -
sixth Sense,
repair,
the Brotherhood of War,
disguise
gunner -
repair,
smooth turn of the tower,
the Brotherhood of War,
disguise
driver mechanic -
repair,
smooth move,
the Brotherhood of War,
disguise
radio operator
repair,
radio intercept,
the Brotherhood of War,
disguise
loader -
repair,
non-contact ammo rack,
the Brotherhood of War,
disguise

Equipment

Another standard is used here, namely:
small repair kit
small first aid kit and
manual fire extinguisher. I advise you to use premium equipment, which is quite expensive, but can significantly increase the survivability of your vehicle in battle. So feel free to put on your tank
large repair kit
large first aid kit and
automatic fire extinguisher.

Tactics and application

From the above pros and cons of the M36 Jackson, we can conclude that this tank destroyer is great as a support vehicle for medium and heavy tanks. Including sometimes playing the role of a medium tank and sometimes even a heavy one, but this is provided that you are in the top. In other cases, let's not forget that the M36 Jackson is a tank destroyer, therefore, we will mainly have to stay on the second and third lines. After all, although the tank has a small armor, it is not difficult to break through it, and the amount of durability of the tank is not so much, especially if you play against vehicles of the seventh and eighth levels.

Thanks to its rotating turret, the M36 Jackson can fire at enemy vehicles from behind cover or from behind buildings. At the same time, unlike tank destroyers that do not have a turret, we can drive out to the enemy in a rhombus, not particularly exposing our weak points, when our “Turretless” brothers will have to completely leave to shoot at the enemy and substitute their hull in front of his guns.

Also, this tank destroyer has quite good dynamics, which allows us to take quite good positions at the beginning of the battle for firing at enemies. The main thing is not to get too close to the enemies, since this vehicle has quite impressive dimensions and a low concealment coefficient, which will make it extremely easy to detect us. And try not to let medium and light tanks near you, because it will not be difficult for them to spin you.

Outcome

M36 Jackson quite good car, which does not require any special playing skills. She is quite capable of occasionally forgiving mistakes to inexperienced players. Well, experienced players, knowing all its pros and cons, will be able to use it quite well on the battlefield, as well as influence the outcome of the battle in their favor.

17-05-2015, 00:55

Hello, tankers and tankers, the site is with you! Today we are talking about another American self-propelled anti-tank installation of the sixth level, in front of you M36 Jackson guide.

The fact is that this unit is very similar to its classmate - the M18 Hellcat, however, there are also plenty of differences between the machines. We will now figure out which M36 Jackson TTX stand out and in what way this tank destroyer is better or worse than its counterpart.

TTX M36 Jackson

Let's start with the fact that our self-propelled gun has a standard margin of safety by the standards of classmates, but it is small compared to other equipment, as well as a very good basic viewing range of 370 meters.

Regarding the survivability of this device, M36 Jackson specifications reservation is somewhat better than that of a colleague. Let's start with the tower, and here the gun mantlet can be called the strongest place. Due to its rounded shape, this element can sometimes catch ricochets, but in general, even Tier 5 tanks can penetrate us here.

But the frontal armor of the hull is really better than that of the Helkat. The strong part M36 Jackson WoT NLD is considered, here the reduction varies from 120 to 215 millimeters. That is, shooting here, even classmates may not break through us. The upper frontal part is more vulnerable, here we are also pierced by machines of a lower level.

To generalize, our frontal armor can sometimes give ricochets or non-penetration, we don’t fly into the hangar from the very first landmine, like the M18 Hellcat, but it’s still not worth hoping for armor.

As for the side projection, from this side M36 Jackson World of Tanks everything is much worse, it is strictly forbidden to turn the hull strongly, as well as to let enemies on board. But the problem is also in the fact that we have large dimensions, because of which stealth suffers, and it’s easier to hit us.

The last thing I would like to focus on in terms of general performance characteristics is the running features of our self-propelled gun. Here you will find good indicators top speed, decent dynamics and poor maneuverability. But in general M36 Jackson tank You can’t call it frisky, mobility can’t be compared with a fellow.

gun

Now let's look at the weapons, but as you can see, the gun we have at our disposal is exactly the same as the one on the M18 Hellcat, but some parameters are even better.

M36 Jackson gun it has a standard alpha strike by the standards of the PT-6 and a good rate of fire, thanks to which you can deal about 1800 damage per minute, this is a good indicator, but it is far from the top one.

In terms of penetration parameters, everything is quite good. M36 Jackson WoT tank can easily fight against vehicles of the sixth and seventh levels, using only AP, but it will not hurt to carry about 10 sub-calibers with you, in case of fights at the bottom of the list.

As for accuracy, from this side our gun looks very advantageous. It means that the gun M36 Jackson World of Tanks endowed with good spread, very fast convergence, and even the lack of stabilization due to the above advantages is practically not felt.

In addition, we can boast of the presence of a fully rotating turret, which completely solves the problems with horizontal aiming angles, and UVN Tank Destroyer M36 Jackson it is truly American, that is, the barrel bends down by 10 degrees, it is very comfortable.

Advantages and disadvantages

In terms of the combination of its characteristics, our American self-propelled gun looks quite profitable, but in order to have a more complete picture of its capabilities, let's look at the advantages and disadvantages M36 Jackson WoT separately.
Pros:
Excellent basic overview;
The presence of a rotating tower;
Good mobility;
Decent penetration;
Good accuracy;
Comfortable vertical aiming angles.
Minuses:
In general, booking is weak;
Poor maneuverability;
Large dimensions;
Mediocre DPM.

Equipment for M36 Jackson

Installation additional modules plays an important role in our case, because among weaknesses, there is something to improve, and it would be nice to spur the already existing advantages for a more comfortable game. Thus, on M36 Jackson tank We will supply the following equipment:
1. - The DPM of our gun is not bad, but it is very far from good, so this choice is more than justified.
2. is an excellent kit addition that will greatly enhance our already excellent visibility.
3. - due to the fact that this tank destroyer has large dimensions, increasing camouflage will make you feel safer and increase survivability.

Crew training

The choice and sequence of skill upgrades for our five-man crew will also improve the basic characteristics of the vehicle and increase its effectiveness in battle. To achieve optimal performance on Tank destroyer M36 Jackson perks it is better to download in the following order:
Commander - , , , .
Gunner - ,, ,.
Driver mechanic - , , , .
Radio operator - , , , .
Loader - , , , .

Equipment for M36 Jackson

As for the purchase of consumables, this aspect remains unchanged, that is, in case of a lack of silver credits, it is better to stop at a set of , , . But when there are no problems with silver or gold, feel free to take it for M36 Jackson gear as , , . In addition, the last option can be exchanged for, it will only get better.

Game tactics on the M36 Jackson

The main differences between this self-propelled gun and its fellow nation M18 Hellcat are poor mobility, more shed dimensions and increased armor. But let's be honest, we still get punched easily, so for M36 Jackson tactics also consists in positioning on the second line.

At the beginning of the battle, you need to find a secluded bush as soon as possible, standing in which we will be hidden from prying eyes and will be able to freely deal damage to our own or allied light. Simplifies the process of taking a position in the case of Tank Destroyer M36 Jackson the presence of a rotating tower and comfortable UVN, that is, it is convenient to implement your DPM.

Shooting at long distances is real and thanks to the excellent accuracy, we can aim vulnerabilities in the armor of the enemy at a distance of even 300 meters. However, standing too long in one place is not recommended, american tank M36 Jackson must look for more advantageous places for firing, and if necessary, mobility is enough even to move to the other flank.

It is better for us not to engage in close combat, since although there is armor, it is rather weak. However, thanks to good UVN, M36 Jackson World of Tanks can win back from the terrain. Showing a small part of the tower, making a shot and rolling back, you can defeat even a stronger opponent.

The rest of the rules remain the same. In view of the bushy style of play, we are not recommended to let the enemy near us, because even with a tower, you can spin us. Just in case, stay close to your allies, and in case of light, leave as quickly as possible, hiding behind various obstacles, because M36 Jackson WoT also very vulnerable to artillery fire.