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.

Wednesday, September 13, 2017

M8 Scott


In May 1942, the T47 HMC was standardized as the M8 HMC. Production began later in September and continued through January 1944, totaling a construction of 1778 vehicles. None of these M8s were allocated under the Lend-Lease program. In November 1944, the M8 HMC was given the name General Scott by Ordnance, named after the American general Winfield Scott.


Late production M8 HMC.

The M8 Scott is essentially just a T47 HMC with improved characteristics and new top modules. This tank could best be compared to the British FV304. It has the benefit of a turret, but it's slower and could be balanced out by having a worse reload speed.

Guns: 75 mm Howitzer M2; 75 mm Howitzer M3

Engines: Twin Cadillac, Series 42 (296 hp); Continental R-975-C1 (350 hp)

Turrets (Turret Armor (mm)): M8 HMC Early (38/25/25); M8 HMC Late (38/25/25)

Suspensions/Alternate Hulls, Total Weight (metric tons): M8 HMC (15.69); M8 HMC Impoved (15.69)

Hull Armor (mm): 29/29/25

Top Speed: 58 km/h

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

Parents: T47 HMC, M8A1
Children: T88 HMC

Sources:
Hunnicutt, R. P. Stuart. 1992. 
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