MISSION STATEMENT

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.

Sunday, September 17, 2017

Chrysler Medium Two-Track


As part of the Questionmark program, on 26 March 1953, Chrysler presented reports to Detroit Arsenal covering concept studies for a new four-track medium tank, and a more conventional two-track design should the four-track idea fall through. Detroit had been studying the idea of four-tracked tanks for quite some time, but no significant progress had yet been made. Other than the suspension, the two of Chrysler's proposals were practically identical.

The same turret was designed for use on both of Chrysler's proposals. The outside diameter was 136 inches and was fitted to a 93-inch turret ring. The entire four-man crew was placed in the turret, with the gunner and commander located on the right side of the tank. The driver's position independently rotated so he'd always be facing forward, regardless of turret orientation. The armor protection was equivalent to that of the M48 Patton and it carried the 105 mm gun T140. The estimated weight of both tanks was 45 tons. 



The main differences between the two-track and the four-track designs were the power package. The four-track used a 600 horsepower gas-turbine engine while the two-track used a 700 horsepower air-cooled V8. Although no particular engine was specified, it was indicated a diesel engine was preferred. This likely would have been the 750 horsepower Continental AVDS-1790.

The vehicle I'm proposing, the Chrysler M-2T, is this two-track design. The actual name of this tank is unknown to me, so "Chrysler M-2T (Chrysler Medium Two-Track)" is a constructed one.

I'd imagine this tank would play a lot like an M60, but with a significantly shorter profile and a much better turret. This can be compensated for by having worse maneuverability and a slightly worse gun.

Guns: 105 mm Gun T140E3

Engines: Continental AVDS-1790 (750 hp)

Turrets (Turret Armor (mm)): Chrysler Medium (??/??/??)

Suspensions/Alternate Hulls, Total Weight (metric tons): Chrysler Medium Two-Track (40.82)

Hull Armor (mm): ??/??/??

Top Speed: ?? km/h

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

See Also: M-I-Y

Sources:
Hunnicutt, R. P. Abrams, 2015. 
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