This model is loosely based on the British adaptation of the M10, where the standard armament was upgraded with the British Ordnance QF 17-pounder anti-tank gun. The primary user of the tank was the United States but many were lend-leased to the United Kingdom and Free French forces. Numerically, the M10 was the most important US tank destroyer in World War II and it remained in service until the end of the war. Changes were made to the hull and turret and the modified version was selected for production in June 1943 as the 3-inch Gun Motor Carriage M10. The M10 prototype was conceived in early 1942 and was delivered in April that year. By November 1941 the Army requested a vehicle with a gun in a fully rotating turret as other interim models had been poorly designed. After the United States’ entry into the War and the formation of the Tank Destroyer Force a suitable vehicle was needed for the new battalions. The M10 tank destroyer was an American tank used in World War II. Managing Estates: Probate & Market Valuations.Clocks, Barometers and Scientific Instruments.British and European Sculpture and Works of Art.British and European Ceramics and Glass.Bloomsbury Auctions Books and Manuscripts.
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