the M 10 gets my vote 1+
also this variant of the M-10 should be brought in. 17pdr SP Achilles
Type self-propelled anti-tank gun
Place of origin United Kingdom
Production history
Manufacturer converted by Royal Arsenal, Woolwich
Number built 1,100
Specifications
Weight 29.6 tonnes (65,000 lb)
Length 7.01 m (23 ft 8¼ in) including gun
5.97 m (19 ft 7 in) excluding gun
Width 3.05 m (10 ft)
Height 2.57 m (8 ft 2 in)
Crew 5 (Commander, 3 gun crew, driver)
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Armour 9 to 57.2 mm (0.3 to 2.3 in)
Primary
armament Ordnance QF 17 pounder (76.2 mm)
50 rounds
Secondary
armament .50 cal Browning M2HB machine gun (AA Configuration)
420 rounds
Bren light machine gun[1]
Engine General Motors 6046 Twin Diesel 6-71
375 hp (276 kW)
Power/weight 12.5 hp/tonne
Suspension Vertical Volute Spring Suspension (VVSS)
Operational range 300 km (186 mi)
Speed 51 km/h (32 mph)
Unlike the Americans, who saw the M10 as a tank hunter, the British viewed the Achilles as a mobile anti-tank gun.
Perhaps the most successful action of the Achilles was conducted by B troop, 245th Battery, 62nd Anti-Tank Regiment, Royal Artillery attached to the Hamilton Light Infantry during Operation Charnwood. A mixed German force of Mark IVs and Panthers from the 12th SS Panzer Division attempted to retake the town of Buron. The eight Achilles of B troop had set up in an orchard looking south towards Abbaye d'Ardenne and were ideally placed when the Panzers began their counter-attack. In the brief action, 13 German tanks were knocked out and the attack fell apart.
both should be added
