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, August 30, 2017

M18(90M3)


By the end of the European Theater in WWII, both tanks and tank destroyers were being armed with 90 mm guns. It was also expected this more powerful weapon, the 90 mm Gun M3, would be necessary for the planned invasion of the Japanese mainland, particularly against bunkers and fortified positions. In this regard, it was sought to mount the 90 mm gun on a mobile, lightweight chassis.

 In June 1945, the turret from an M36 was installed on the M18 chassis at Aberdeen. Only minor modifications were required to make the two fit. So minor, in fact, it was concluded this modification could be made in the field. Later in the program, the wide tracks from an M26 Pershing were installed. While the new tank was deemed a success, the end of the war in the Pacific halted further development.

 This tank is really just a unification of the new M18 Hellcat I previously proposed, along with the top modules of the older design. In other words, this is the old M18 Hellcat with significant agility and handling improvements.

Guns: 90 mm Gun M3

Engines: Continental R-975-C4 (460 hp)

Turrets (Turret Armor (mm)): M36 (M18) (76/25/25)

Suspensions/Alternate Hulls, Total Weight (metric tons): M18 Modified (??)

Hull Armor (mm): 13/13/13

Top Speed: 80 km/h

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

See Also: M18 Hellcat

Sources:
Hunnicutt, R. P. Stuart. 1992. 
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