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 10, 2017

T18 HMC


In June 1941, an experiment was carried out to determine the feasibility of mounting a 75 mm or 105 mm howitzer on the chassis of the M3 light tank. While the restricted space of the chassis made the installation of a 105 mm howitzer impossible, a 75 mm howitzer proved promising. Two proposals were made, the first being designated as the T17 howitzer motor carriage. This was a 75 mm howitzer mounted to the chassis of an M1E3 combat car. This chassis provided more space in the fighting compartment, but it was dropped at the drawing board stage because it was soon required to use the standardized M3 chassis. This vehicle would become the T18 HMC.


In October 1941, Ordnance approved the construction of two T18 pilots. The upper hull and turret of the M3 were replaced by a large armored superstructure. It provided the 75 mm howitzer with 15 degrees of traverse to the right or left, and -5 to +20 degrees of elevation. The vehicle could carry 42 rounds and had a crew of three. 

 However, by the time the first T18 pilot was completed in May 1942, superior 75 mm howitzer motor carriages were already in development. The best of these, the T47 HMC, would go on to become standardized as the M8 HMC, later known as the M8 Scott. In fact, the T18 was cancelled a month earlier, before the first pilot could even be trialed.

 Really, I'm not changing anything about this tank, except for giving it a third crew member. It's fairly well represented already.
Guns: 75 mm Howitzer M1A1

Engines: Guiberson T-1020-4 (245 hp); Continental W-670-9A (262 hp)

Suspensions/Alternate Hulls, Total Weight (metric tons): T18 HMC (??); T18 HMC Improved (??)

Hull Armor (mm): 51/32/25

Top Speed: 48 km/h

Crew: 3 (Driver; Gunner/Commander/Radio; Loader)

Parent: T3 HMC
Children: Ontos 75, T41 HMC

Sources:
Hunnicutt, R. P. Stuart. 1992. 
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  1. UnknownSeptember 15, 2017 at 7:56 PM

    This tank was in WoT at one point. Was turned into an SPG though.

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