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, August 14, 2017

Holt Mark VI


Holt's Mark VI SPG mounting the 75 mm Gun M1920.

Holt constructed two Mk. VI vehicles at their Stockton factory between 1920 and 1921. However, rather than basing these designs off their preexisting tractors, these vehicles were designed from the ground up. Similar to the competing design by Christie, these tanks were designed to mount either a short 75 mm gun or a 105 mm howitzer.
Holt's Mark VI SPG mounting the 105 mm Howitzer M1920.

It was noted that the Mk. VI did not have the loud track noise of other tracked vehicles at the time, giving it a clear tactical advantage. There was also a removable armored enclosure, which could be deployed to protect the crew from small-arms fire while not interfering with the gun's elevation and traverse. The tank was advertised to be able to reach 30 mph for a limited amount of time, although 27 mph was the highest speed ever recorded on the vehicle.

 A surviving Mk. VI was on display at Aberdeen, Maryland, but it's now believed to be in storage at Fort Lee, Virginia.

Compared to the CMC 1920, this SPG is simply faster and more agile. It also has better gun characteristics, despite carrying over the same guns. The armored enclosure could also serve as an alternate hull option: it would severely increase the tank's profile and in turn make it an easier target, but it would also increase the tank's health so it could take more hits.
The Mark VI with the 105 mm M1920 and the armored enclosure erected.

In line with the rest of the Holt SPG branch, this tank should have above-average accuracy for its tier. This can be mitigated by giving it a poor reload speed and/or aim time. Armor on these "tanks", while unknown to me, should be practically nonexistent—even for something as commonly unarmored as an SPG.

 Guns: 75 mm Gun M1920; 105 mm Howitzer M1920

Engines: Cadillac V8 (70 hp); Holt V8 (75 hp)

Suspensions/Alternate Hulls, Total Weight (metric tons): Holt Mark VI (5.9); Holt Mark VI shielded (6)

Hull Armor (mm): ??/??/??

Top Speed: 43 km/h

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


Parent: CMC 1920
Children: Holt Mk. X
See Also: Holt Mk. VII

Sources:
http://landships.info/landships/tank_articles.html?load=tank_articles/Holt_SPGs.html#
http://aviarmor.net/tww2/tanks/usa/spg_holt_mk6.htm
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