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.

Monday, April 16, 2018

Ram I


Instead of waiting for redesigned M3 Mediums to be delivered by the United States (which would emerge as the M4 Sherman), the British Tank Mission collaborated with the Canadian General Staff to design a modified M3 for production in Canada. It would retain the standard M3 power train and gear, but the hull and turret would be an entirely Canadian design.

The new design was expected to use the British 6-pdr gun and mount. However, when the Canadians initially failed to acquire these guns, the first 50 vehicles would be given the 2-pdr already in production. The tanks armed with these 2-pdrs were the Ram I, while the Ram II would eventually receive the 6-pdr in time to enter production in January 1942.

 In World Of Tanks, the Ram I would barely be able to even penetrate itself with this weak gun, so we need to put it at Tier IV. However, the vehicle is decently mobile, armored, and heavy for its tier. So it would be fairly decent at ramming (pardon the pun).

Guns: QF 2-pdr Mk. X

Engines: Continental R-975E-C2 (400 hp)

Turrets (Turret Armor (mm)): Ram (76/64/38)

Suspensions/Alternate Hulls, Total Weight (metric tons): Ram Mk. I VVSS (29.02)

Hull Armor (mm): 76/76/64

Top Speed: 37 km/h

Crew: 5 (Driver; Gunner; Loader; Commander; Radio)
See Also: Ram II, Ram GC

Sources:
Hunnicutt, R. P., Sherman, 1995
http://www.tanks-encyclopedia.com/ww2/canada/Ram_Cruiser_Tank.php
http://ftr-wot.blogspot.com/2013/04/commonwealth-uncommons.html 
http://www.ramtank.ca/ 
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