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, April 19, 2018

Staghound III

Staghound II.

Although the British never received the T17E3, they did fulfill the requirement for a close support vehicle themselves by converting some of their T17E1s. The 37 mm gun in the turret was replaced by the British 3-Inch tank howitzer, and the bow machine gun was eliminated. The assistant driver's position was then filled with ammunition for the gun, thus reducing the crew to four.

Another conversion was to replace the T17E1 turret entirely with that from a Crusader tank and arming it with the 75 mm Gun Mk. V. These vehicles were known as the Staghound II and Staghound III, respectively. The Staghound III, as I present, is a combination of these two projects.


Staghound III.

In World Of Tanks, the Staghound III is perhaps a little on the mediocre side. We can bring over a couple of 6-pdrs as alternate gun options, and while the 75 mm would be its most powerful option, the gun itself is still rather under-performing for a Tier VII anything. This is the second-to-top option for the Cromwell, and this vehicle might suffer against some Tier IXs even if it's able to get at their sides or rear. It might need another top gun option, but I don't know what that should be.



Guns: OQF 3-Inch Howitzer Mk. I; QF 6-pdr Mk. III; QF 6-Pdr Mk. V; 75 mm Gun Mk. V

EnginesGMC Series 270 (97 hp); Twin GMC, Series 270 (194 hp)

Turrets (Turret Armor (mm)): T17E1 (45/32/32); Crusader (51/24/30)

Suspensions/Alternate Hulls, Total Weight (metric tons): Staghound II (13.16); Staghound III (13.16)

Hull Armor (mm): 22/19/10

Top Speed: 89 km/h

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




Parent: T17E3 Car
Children: Baker 4x4

Sources:
Hunnicutt, R. P. Armored Car, 2002.
http://www.warwheels.net/Staghound2CSIndex.html 
http://www.warwheels.net/Staghound3Index.html 

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