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.

Sunday, September 10, 2017

T78 GMC



In July 1943, a new tank destroyer with a 90 mm gun was proposed based on the chassis of the T24 light tank and fitted with the turret of the M36 tank. The proposed vehicle was designated as the T78 gun motor carriage. However, the T24 had as of yet even left the earliest stages of development. It was believed the T24 light tank should be adequately tested before any modifications of its chassis were considered. The T78 project would be cancelled in August 1943 awaiting trials of the T24. But for whatever reason, it was never revived after the development and standardization of the M24 Chaffee, despite the successful production of several other vehicles based on the light tank chassis.

 The T78 GMC should be a direct replacement for the T25/2. The T25/2 is a fictional design based on the T25 medium tank chassis (as is the T25 AT). This is a more historical design and an authentic followup to the M18 Hellcat.

The decision of whether or not the M18 Hellcat would be a light tank or a tank destroyer had been tossed around throughout its development, up until its inevitable production. The T78 continues this indecision by being based on a light tank chassis. Compared to the M18, the T78 is considerably slower, yet it's far more agile and would have better soft stats. While I think the T15E2 isn't entirely necessary for this tank, it could be used to help balance it better against higher tiers.

 These images were created by the user ramp4ge on the North America forums. This model is not actually in the game, rather it's simply a construction of what the T78 may have looked like.


Guns: 76 mm Gun M1A2; 90 mm Gun T7; 90 mm Gun M3; 90 mm Gun T15E2

Engines: Twin Cadillac, Series 44T24 (296 hp)

Turrets (Turret Armor (mm)): M36 (T78) (76/25/25); T78 Improved (76/25/25)

Suspensions/Alternate Hulls, Total Weight (metric tons): T78 GMC (??); T78 GMC Improved (??)

Hull Armor (mm): 25/25/19

Top Speed: 56 km/h

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

Parent: M18 Hellcat
Children: M41A1 Exp.
See Also: M24 Chaffee

Sources:
Hunnicutt, R. P. Stuart. 1992.
http://forum.worldoftanks.com/index.php?/topic/260473-90mm-gmc-t78-for-tier-7-us-premium-td/

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