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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, March 26, 2018

M551 MBT


There were several proposals for new designs based on the chassis of the M551 Sheridan. One of these was aimed at utilizing as many Sheridan components as possible to create a lightweight interim main battle tank: something that could be expedited until the MBT-70 entered production. It would have featured an elongated hull to allow for a smoother front glacis and heavier armor.

 This tank probably would have taken advantage of a new gun and engine which were available at the time and already being considered as upgrades to the Sheridan. I can't find a suggested weight or armor values for the tank, so I've gone and left them blank. It would also probably be slower too, maybe around 56-64 kmh (or 35-40 mph).

 Truthfully, the M551 MBT is a medium tank in name only. It's essentially just a heavier Sheridan, which sees some improved armor and gun handling to make up for the undoubtedly worse mobility.




Guns: 152 mm Gun-Launcher XM81E6 (conventional)

Engines: Continental LVCR-465 (450 hp)

 Turrets (Turret Armor (mm)): ??/??/??

Suspensions/Alternate Hulls, Total Weight (metric tons): M551 MBT (??)

Hull Armor (mm): ??/??/??

Top Speed: ?? km/h

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




See Also: Sheridan, M551A1

Sources:
Hunnicutt, R. P. Sheridan, 2015. 
AD 821500, Engine-Transmission Power Plants for Tactical Vehicles 
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