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, March 14, 2018

M113 90V


The M113 series was an extremely popular carrier for self-propelled weapons. It provided the basic chassis for a wide variety of fire support vehicle, some of which could be classified as self-propelled artillery, tank destroyers, or light tanks, in both the United States and abroad. The M113 90V is a combination of various modifications for the M113 featuring 90 mm guns.
Drawing of the M113A1 with the LS90 turret and Cockerill gun.

One US modification took the LP90 Cadillac Gage turret from the V-300 armored car and mounted it to the roof of a M113A1, utilizing the Cockerill Mk. III cannon equipped with a muzzle break to reduce the recoil force. Another modification took place in France, with an agreement between GIAT and FMC, resulting in a GIAT TS90 turret installed on a M113A2 and armed with the GIAT CS90 gun.
Prototype M113A2 with the TS90 turret and CS90 gun.

In World Of Tanks, the M113 90V is a step up from the M113 FSV. The HEAT/HEP/HE ammunition loadout for its weapons remains, but the increased caliber size, barrel length, and turrets allow for the tank to engage enemies at a longer distance than its predecessor. However, the shell velocity should remain poor because of the properties of these rifled guns. Hit-and-run tactics would still be the most preferable option with this tank, in my opinion.



Guns: 90 mm Cockerill Mk. III; 90 mm CS90

Engines: GM 6V53 (212 hp); GM 6V53T (285 hp)

Turrets (Turret Armor (mm)): M113 (LP90) (10/10/10); M113 (TS90) (10/10/10)

Suspensions/Alternate Hulls, Total Weight (metric tons): M113A1 90V (??); M113A2 90V (??)

Hull Armor (mm): 38/44/38

Top Speed: 64 km/h

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


Parent: M113 FSV
Children: T114 BAT

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