Post by Beekster on Apr 14, 2020 11:59:50 GMT -6
As with any member of the Sherman family tree, there is useful information on the M10 Gun Motor Carriage in Hunnicutt's book on the Sherman. The Squadron Walk-Around and In Action books are also quite helpful to the modeler, as are Steve Zaloga's Osprey New Vanguard title on the M10/M36 series and his how-to book on building US Tank destroyers. If British service interests you, then you need this one:
This is the first one of this series that I have purchased, and it is a worthy reference. The books in this series have operational history, color plates of various tanks discussed, and finally a model section in the back. This volume is specific to British anti-tank units which used the M10 and M10C, but the general pattern of unit markings would be much the same for Canadian, New Zealand, and South African units. The photo coverage is good; as usual some images have been seen elsewhere but the captions are unique and more descriptive. Some are new and/or unusual, including a rear shot of a 21st AT regiment Achilles in 1945: This Achilles is rare, having been built on a vehicle which had the wedge counterweights on the turret as in the recent (and excellent) Tamiya M10. It also has remains of the deep wading gear on the lower rear of the hull. Another small image which is also covered in the color plates is another wedge-counterweight example with the rarely-seen turret and front hull applique armor. There is excellent information here on the appropriate markings for different TO&E, as well as formation symbols for all the parent formations. There's enough data here to plausibly model any individual TD from any British unit.
The model section is worthwhile, if subject to rapidly becoming dated. That said, the individual models are useful as inspiration. The only 1/35 scale model is unfortunately based on the Academy kit, which has some awful dimensional issues (discussed in a thread I posted long ago in the Armor section). Three 1/48 examples are included, using the Tamiya kit. That one isn't my scale, but it is superbly accurate and the basis for the larger 1/35 kits of the M10 and M10C.
The list price on volumes in this series is $22.95, which is a bit steep, but I got mine for $13.99 as part of a larger order from Edward R. Hamilton Bookseller, an outfit that specializes in remainders & overstocks. They can be found at HamiltonBook.com. They currently have several titles in the series at various price points.
This is the first one of this series that I have purchased, and it is a worthy reference. The books in this series have operational history, color plates of various tanks discussed, and finally a model section in the back. This volume is specific to British anti-tank units which used the M10 and M10C, but the general pattern of unit markings would be much the same for Canadian, New Zealand, and South African units. The photo coverage is good; as usual some images have been seen elsewhere but the captions are unique and more descriptive. Some are new and/or unusual, including a rear shot of a 21st AT regiment Achilles in 1945: This Achilles is rare, having been built on a vehicle which had the wedge counterweights on the turret as in the recent (and excellent) Tamiya M10. It also has remains of the deep wading gear on the lower rear of the hull. Another small image which is also covered in the color plates is another wedge-counterweight example with the rarely-seen turret and front hull applique armor. There is excellent information here on the appropriate markings for different TO&E, as well as formation symbols for all the parent formations. There's enough data here to plausibly model any individual TD from any British unit.
The model section is worthwhile, if subject to rapidly becoming dated. That said, the individual models are useful as inspiration. The only 1/35 scale model is unfortunately based on the Academy kit, which has some awful dimensional issues (discussed in a thread I posted long ago in the Armor section). Three 1/48 examples are included, using the Tamiya kit. That one isn't my scale, but it is superbly accurate and the basis for the larger 1/35 kits of the M10 and M10C.
The list price on volumes in this series is $22.95, which is a bit steep, but I got mine for $13.99 as part of a larger order from Edward R. Hamilton Bookseller, an outfit that specializes in remainders & overstocks. They can be found at HamiltonBook.com. They currently have several titles in the series at various price points.
