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.

Wednesday, April 18, 2018

Staghound


In the Spring of 1941, the British Purchasing Commission submitted specifications for medium and heavy armored cars under the Lend-Lease program which could be procured as quickly as possible. The T13 was considered to fill this need, as it was already under development at the time, but due to its questionable progress it was recommended that the medium and heavy armored cars be designed. These were designated as the T17 and T18, respectively.

Both Ford and General Motors' Chevrolet subdivision submitted designs to fit the specifications of the T17. Chevrolet's version was designated as the T17E1, and they were much more successful with their four-wheel design. The first pilot was delivered in March 1942 to Aberdeen and although several mechanical failures occurred, they could be easily fixed. A wooden mockup of the production model was completed June 1942 and the final version carried a crew of five, with a gross weight of 16 tons.

Like GM's T17, the turret was similar to that of the M22 Locust, but with reduced armor. It also carried two engines and they could either work together or independently. The T17E1 was never actually standardized, but it did meet the British requirements for a medium armored car, where it received the designation Staghound. A total of 2844 T17E1s were built from October 1942 through December 1943. Even though it was designed for the desert, it saw most of its use in Italy and France.

In World Of Tanks, the T17E1 Car itself is fairly unremarkable. However, it should stand as a great example of Armored Cars and how they should typically play: mediocre guns and armor, but incredible speed and maneuverability.



Guns: 37 mm Gun M6

EnginesTwin GMC, Series 270 (194 hp)

Turrets (Turret Armor (mm)): T17E1 (45/32/32)

Suspensions/Alternate Hulls, Total Weight (metric tons): T17E1 (14.5)

Hull Armor (mm): 22/19/10

Top Speed: 89 km/h

Crew: 5 (Driver; Gunner; Commander; Radio; Loader)




See Also: Deerhound, T17E3 Car

Sources:
Hunnicutt, R. P. Armored Car, 2002.

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