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

T47 HMC

T47 HMC mock-up with the original turret design.


The original design of the T47 HMC was based on the M3 light tank chassis, due to its expected availability over the newer M5 light chassis. However, this was soon changed to take advantage of the new chassis. The vehicle was to feature a 75 mm howitzer in an open-top, fully rotating turret, of which several versions were considered. 

 Previous howitzer motor carriages mounting the 75 mm Howitzer M1A1 encountered difficulty in properly shielding the gun. The T47 solved this issue by modifying the weapon mount to use components from the M4 Sherman. The new design provided an exceptional elevation range from +40 to -20 degrees. This new weapon was designated as the 75 mm Howitzer M2. In May 1942, the T47 HMC was standardized as the M8 HMC.
T47 HMC mock-up with a modified turret.

 Compared to the T41, the T47 has the clear advantages of having a fully-rotating turret and much steeper elevation angles, along with a better engine found standard on the M5 light tank. Starting here at Tier V, this branch of US begins to feature turrets and high firing arcs, similar to their British counterparts. While these tanks are comparatively faster and turreted, this can generally be compensated for with worse armor, worse gun characteristics, and smaller caliber sizes.

Guns: 75 mm Howitzer M1A1; 75 mm Howitzer M2

Engines: Guiberson T-1020-4 (245 hp); Continental W-670-9A (262 hp); Twin Cadillac, Series 42 (296 hp)

 Turrets (Turret Armor (mm)): T47 Early (??/??/??); T47 Modified (??/??/??)

Suspensions/Alternate Hulls, Total Weight (metric tons): T47 (??); T47E1 (??)

Hull Armor (mm): 29/29/25

Top Speed: 48 km/h

Crew: 4 (Driver; Gunner; Loader; Commander/Radio)
Parent: T41 HMC
Children: M8 Scott

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