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.

Thursday, March 15, 2018

T43 Concept


Postwar studies raised objections to the development of heavy tanks in the 70-ton class of the T34. Further investigations by Detroit Arsenal indicated the basic T34 design could be modified by shortening the hull, using high-obliquity armor, and installing a lighter weight version of the 120 mm Gun T53E1. It was estimated these changes would reduce the vehicle's weight to about 58 tons. In December 1948, the characteristics of this vehicle were outlined and it was designated as the T43.

 The first version of T43, as pictured above, retained the 80-inch diameter turret ring of the T34, but reduced the crew from five to four. The 810 hp Continental AV-1790 engine was specified for use combined with a brand new transmission, capable of pushing the new tank to 27 mph. The new gun was specified as the 120 mm Gun T122, which weighed only 85% of the antiaircraft gun installed in the T34, yet raised the chamber pressure by 21%. This new tank was to have a present 5 inches of frontal armor, plus a 4-inch gun shield.

 In World Of Tanks, the T43 HTC would make for a decently mobile and powerful Tier VIII heavy tank. It would probably be most comparable to the French AMX M4 49, but simply with a larger gun. It would play kind of in between that tank and the old (Tier VIII) premium T34 heavy tank.

Guns: 120 mm Gun T122

Engines: Continental AV-1790-5B (810 hp)

Turrets (Turret Armor (mm)): T43 HTC (127/??/??)*

Suspensions/Alternate Hulls, Total Weight (metric tons): T43 HTC (52.62)

Hull Armor (mm): 127/??/??

Top Speed: 43 km/h

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

*does not count the gun shield
See Also: M103, T34

Sources:
Hunnicutt, R. P. Firepower, 2017.
Estes, K. W. M103 Heavy Tank 1950-74, 2013.
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