compared to 84,000 lbs for the later heavier Shermans). Its advantage was speed and mobility as it was lighter than a Sherman tank (around 65,000 lbs. The M-10 armor was thin which made it vulnerable to German anti-tank weapons. emphasized speed and gun power over armor. Model - the tank destroyer doctrine of the U.S. The 823rd put up a strong defense - knocking out 14 tanks - but took heavy losses as well, leading to a replacement of towed units by self-propelled units. The most significant employment of tank destroyers in Normandy was in early August, as the battle of Mortain, where the 823rd Tank Destroyer Battalion was on the defensive alongside the 30th Infantry Division.
They were employed from the very beginning, with one battalion being landed on Utah Beach in a follow-up wave on D-Day.
Campaign - Normandy 1944- the largest employment of tank destroyer units was in the northwestern Europe campaign. 85017, Vintage year - 2012, Scale - 1:72 Unit - unidentified but may have been the 899th which landed at Utah Beach on D-Day and later helped capture Cherbourg in late June and supported the COBRA breakout in late July, advancing through Mayenne and entering Belgium on 2 Sept. Unimax Forces of Valor M10 "Wolverine" Tank Destroyer - D-Day Commemorative Series No.
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