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This website is to serve as a catalog of historical information for various tanks, across various stages of development, created for use by the United States from Pre-WWII through to the 1970s. However, the primary purpose for this website is to illustrate a proposal for what an "endgame" could look like for the US tech tree in the game, World Of Tanks, and to show that there's still plenty of life left to breathed into this game.

My aim is to see as many tanks in the game about tanks as possible, and I hope to show that in a way that respects both the historicity of the tanks shown and the balance of the game overall. As such, I will not be going into great detail on individual statistics. Rather, I will only be showing the possible modules for each tank, changes that could be made to make it more historically authentic, a historical overview, and how the tank's playstyle may be represented in-game. I will also attempt to future-proof this by including alternate hulls, half-tracks, and wheeled vehicles.

This is certainly not perfect and everything is subject to change. This is still a work in progress, and updates are frequent if not daily. This is a fan project and a labor of love. Do enjoy.

Wednesday, August 9, 2017

T54E2 120



During the development of the XM60, which would go on to become the M60, various weapons were considered for use. One of these was the 120 mm T123E6, a lighter version of the T123E1 that had been developed for the T95E6 medium tank. This weapon was experimentally mounted inside a T54E2 turret on a T48A2 chassis. Ultimately, this version was not selected.

 This tank actually exists in the game files already as the "M48A2/T54E2/T123E6". But frankly, that name is a mouthful. I think "T54E2 120" is a more succinct way to shorten it, as this tank is functionally just a T54E2 with a 120 mm gun.

Guns: 120 mm Gun T123E6

Engines: Continental AV-1790-8 (825 hp)

Turrets (Turret Armor (mm)): T54E2 (102/89/64)

Suspensions/Alternate Hulls, Total Weight (metric tons): T48A2 for T54E2 (49.44)

Hull Armor (mm): 110/76/35

Top Speed: 48 km/h

Crew: 4 (Driver; Gunner; Loader/Radio; Commander)

See Also: T54E2

Sources:
Hunnicutt, R. P. Patton, 2015
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