American troops were facing an impossible enemy—German heavy armor like the Panther and Tiger. But in the late days of WWII, the powerful M36 Tank Destroyer finally delivered the long-overdue answer.

Here’s What You Need to Know: American forces fielded several variants of the M36 tank destroyer and gradually incorporated improvements into the design, including a travel lock that kept the main gun ...

Thanks to a massive 90mm main gun, the M36 was one of the few American tank destroyers that could reliably engage any German armored vehicles, even at extreme distances. During the Second World War, ...

The Normandy hedgerows were a death trap for tanks—a perfect killing ground for hidden German anti-tank guns. But the U.S. Army had a secret weapon: the Tank Destroyer. This is their story of ...

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) - The U.S. Veterans Memorial Museum in Huntsville added a rare tank to its collection on Tuesday. After a 4.5-year restoration, the museum, which specializes in military ...

There’s nothing easy about riding in a M36 Jackson tank destroyer. In a dirt field behind the American Heritage Museum in Hudson, the approximately 32-ton machine roars and exhales gas fumes. If ...