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, May 23, 2018

T27 GMC

T27 GMC pilot #2.

Over a period of two weeks in October 1941, two prototype 4x4 chassis were built to determine their relative stability as 4-wheeled self-propelled mounts compared to half-tracks. The first pilot had four-wheel steering and a read mounted engine. The second had two steering wheels—one for each axle—and the engine mounted in the middle. Both vehicles were based on a Studebaker 1/2-ton truck, although which truck isn't specified.
T27 GMC pilot #2 without the gun mount.

 Tests found the first pilot was difficult to handle, whereas the second vehicle was excellently stable. The second pilot was selected for receiving a weapon mount. However, the two-week time allotted for the project soon expired and the gun was removed from the chassis, and the project closed.

 The T27 GMC has rather poor gun options for its tier, so I think we can get away with giving it an early 3-Inch gun to help balance it. While its guns are still below average, it makes up for this with its incredibly small profile. This should give it some excellent camouflage and turn the vehicle into a kind of ambush-sniper.

Guns: 75 mm M1897A4; 75 mm Gun M3; 3-Inch Gun T9

Engines: Champion 169 (80 hp); Commander 226 (102 hp)

Suspensions/Alternate Hulls, Total Weight (metric tons): T27 GMC Pilot 1 (4.24); T27 GMC Pilot 2 (4.42)

Hull Armor (mm): 1/1/1

Top Speed: 86 km/h

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

Parents: T44 GMC
Children: T17E3

Sources:
Moran, Nicholas. Can Openers, 2017.
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