The mouth of a Old M10 Achilles Mk IIC

The M10 Achilles was a British variant of the American M10 tank destroyer armed with the powerful British Ordnance QF 17 pounder anti-tank gun in place of the standard 3" (76.2 mm) Gun M7. With a total of 1,100 M10s converted, the 17 pdr SP Achilles was the second most numerous armored fighting vehicle to see service armed with the 17 pounder gun, behind the Sherman Firefly.

with its 17-pounder or just 17-pdr. a 76.2 mm gun.

These vehicles came to Denmark in the spring of 1955 to strengthen our anti-tank. M10 that was both well-run and well excess, has for many years been designated for mobilization units in Denmark. In 1979 M10 armored hunters phased out of the Danish defense.

Sometimes you are lucky and find an old beauty like this... After the Danish M10 was phase out some of them were used for exercise targets like this. Its gun made ​​not function virtuous and got a kind of roof on it. But even after so many years out in the open is in surprisingly good condition. One time separation, lubrication and reassembly again... And it will run again.