HD M10 Tank Destroyer Walkaround at NACC Ft. Benning

With efforts beginning in 1940 to mount an anti-tank gun on a suitable vehicle chassis, trial and error through prototypes led to the final production of the M10 3 in. Gun Motor Carriage which started rolling off the line in late 1942. About 5000 were made and it saw service through to the end of the war in Europe and saw limited success in the Pacific theater. Through the US lend-lease program, Britain, the Red Army, and Free French Army also received and employed the M10. It saw service with Egypt post-WWII and with Israel as well.

Weighing in at nearly 30 tons, it was manned by a crew of 4. Powered by a GM 6046 375 hp diesel engine, it could reach a top speed of 32 mph (51 kph) and had a range of 186 miles (300 km). It was armed with a 3 in (76.2mm) M7 main cannon and a Browning M2HB .50 cal machine gun.

There isn't any recorded evidence of either US or British armies having called the M10 by 'Wolverine' during WWII, but it became widely known with this moniker from the 1970's on.

This vehicle resides in the workshop at the National Armor and Cavalry Collection at Ft. Benning, GA. Connect with NACC here:   / nationalarmorandcavalrymuseum