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, March 11, 2018

T44 GMC

T33 GMC

In November 1941, authorization was given for the construction of a 37 mm gun motor carriage based on the 3/4-ton, 4x4 Ford Cargo Carrier. This truck had the engine in an unusual arrangement beside the driver's position, rather than in front of or below it. The vehicle was designed for comparative tests alongside the T21 (M6) GMC, and ultimately was found to be the superior vehicle. This vehicle was designated as the T33 GMC.

Compared to the T21 GMC, the T33 GMC had a lower profile and was considerably lighter. Furthermore, the gun had a wider traverse arc without interfering with the driver. However, the 37 mm gun was quickly becoming obsolete and more firepower was clearly needed. The project was soon closed, but the T33 would serve as the basis for the T44 GMC.


T44 GMC

The T44 GMC was essentially the same vehicle as before, just with the 57 mm Gun M1. But the gun arc this time was limited to 90 degrees over the rear. However, the carriage proved to be too light for this weapon and the project was similarly abandoned.


As I'm proposing it, the T44 GMC is merely a combination of these two vehicles. Compared to the M6 GMC, this vehicle offers a basic improvement in firepower and mobility. However, its gun handling should be similarly poor and the same traverse handicaps apply.

Guns: 37 mm Gun M3; 37 mm Gun M6; 57 mm Gun M1

Engines: Ford MB (54 hp); Ford GTB (90 hp)

Suspensions/Alternate Hulls, Total Weight (metric tons): T33 GMC (2.15); T44 GMC (3.24)

Hull Armor (mm): 6/6/6

Top Speed: 95 km/h

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




Parents: M6 GMC
Children: T27 GMC

Sources:
Hunnicutt, R. P. Armored Car, 2015.
Moran, Nicholas. Can Openers, 2017.

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