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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 SPH



There were several proposals for new designs based on the chassis of the M551 Sheridan. One of these was a heavy self-propelled howitzer manned by a crew of five and mounting an unspecified 155 mm weapon. It had an estimated combat weight of 27,000 pounds and was expected to have similar performance to the Sheridan.

 While I can't find which specific weapon is used in this proposal, the gun does bear a striking resemblence to the 155 mm Howitzer T186E1 used in the T196E1 (early M109 prototype), just without the muzzle brake. Considering this is essentially the stock gun on the M109 itself I'm proposing, that's what I've elected to use here.




Guns: 155 mm Howitzer T186

Engines: GM 6V53T Late (300 hp)

Suspensions/Alternate Hulls, Total Weight (metric tons): M551 Self-Propelled Howitzer (12.24)

Hull Armor (mm): 15/32/13

Top Speed: 69 km/h

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




See Also: Sheridan, M551 105

Sources:
Hunnicutt, R. P. Sheridan, 2015. 
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