M36 Jackson crushes the German opposition

At the Welland Steam rally, nr Malver, 23rd September 2007. Mike Phelps' M36 polishes off a VW Golf

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Autos & Vehicles

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• Tank
• M36
• Jackson
• WWII
• Welland

[richardfeeling]

It has gone? Has he replaced it?

[M18sam]

i remember this one well , i was driving it . at welland steam fair upton on severn

we used to do 3 cars over the weekend show great fun they didnt stand a chance with 30 tons

The engine we put in was a cummins tubro diesel with 600 hp through an auto box driving original sherman gearbox , tank was owned by mike phelps sadly now sold i do miss the old girl had great fun with it over the few years we restored and ran it here and belguim

[MrRockitRide]

Solid engine or not. A shot from that 90 mm would have sent that piece crap flying back to Deutchland.

[jutubaeh]

solid engine? you bet! (your #s!) (besides probably a rather light tank! i dont think 70 tons nearly!?) (i still hold this "german" product from that specific "brand" the best for buck from that era! modern wagens pretty much suck not only to benzes...)

furthermore i think regarding all the circumstances shermany was pretty close to "winning" a world war for the first time ;) (especially that type xxi, allied convoys? nope, none after "feierabend" ;)

[kyokogodai]

@scottduncan44 There were, in fact, some Sherman's modified with the M36 turret (M36B), which totally proves your point. A modified, enclosed turret could have been manufactured for the Sherman. The British also proved this, by arming Shermans with the 17 pounder. With the speed and reliability of the Sherman, having a 90mm gun would have made a huge difference!

[scottduncan44]

Most people who are not tank fans would call this a tank. Only the U.S. ground forcescommandered by General Lesley James McNair believed in the "tank destroyer doctrine" MAcNair was an artillary man with no Armored experience. The tank destroyers were crewed by units detaile to the artillary. The open top justified the fiction that these were not tanks. A tank is a Tank no matter. Any child would see this and know it was a tank. The open top and weak armor were a result of a faulty concept.

[Strideo1]

@panzerchris88 @panzerchris88 Erm, well the JAGDPANTHER was certainly . . . heavier than the M36.

[jc1200u]

snyp0r65 ...Germans weren't that araid of this tank because most of them didn't even know about it of this tank...Also it didn't have any impact on the war...

Well actually the German Army was afraid of the M36 because its 90mm gun could knock out or destroy German Panther and Tiger tank tanks, bunkers, pillboxes, etc

It was first used around July 1944 and it help boosted the morale of US troops and they were better able to take on the German army and defeat them in battle

[skinni45]

These tanks were used during the war in ex Yugoslavia (1991-1995)

[scottduncan44]

The M-36 shows that it would have been possible to mount the 90mm on a Sherman Chassis earlier if there had been the will to do so.The politics and indecision in the US command structure allowed Army Ground Forces to stall modifications to the Sherman suggested by Ordnance and armored force. Later the decision to go with the M-26 also slowed down any upgrades to the Sherman.