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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.

Tuesday, March 27, 2018

M551A1


There were several proposals for new designs based on the chassis of the M551 Sheridan. One of these was presented by General Motors under the unofficial designation M551A1 and aimed to utilize as many proposed improvements as possible. While it retained the original armament of the Sheridan, its engine was replaced by the 400 horsepower 8V53T. This gave the tank an estimated top speed of 45 mph and an operational range of 300 miles. The foam flotation "armor" was also eliminated entirely, replaced by a collapsible flotation barrier. The estimated weight of this redesign was 34,150 pounds.

 Compared to the Sheridan, this tank simply loses its troll spaced armor in exchange for a bit of extra mobility. It's pretty much just another XM551 Test Bed and should be expected to play similarly.




Guns: 152 mm Gun-Launcher XM81E12 (conventional)

Engines: GM 8V53T (400 hp)

Turrets (Turret Armor (mm)): M551A1 Sheridan (38/15/15)

Suspensions/Alternate Hulls, Total Weight (metric tons): M551A1 Sheridan (15.49)

Hull Armor (mm): 15/32/13

Top Speed: 72 km/h

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




See Also: Sheridan, M551 MBT, XM551 TB

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