In May 1952, Ordnance outlined the characteristics for a new light tank intended to replace the M41 Bulldog. Initial requirements specified a weight limit of 20 tons and a 90 mm gun. Detroit Arsenal presented a wooden model of a tank meeting these requirements in early 1953, designated as the T71. But Ordnance soon revised their requirements for an 18-ton vehicle with a 76 mm gun. DA would quickly revise their own proposal and have a new wooden model ready by July of that same year.
In World Of Tanks, the T71 DA is perhaps a little too powerful at Tier VII with its gun. I think we should be able to safely push it up a tier while making the top gun the stock option, and bringing over the 90 mm gun from the T69 for its top option. Equipped with the autoloader, the T71 DA should be just as dangerous at Tier VIII than at Tier VII. The module progression is kinda backwards, since we're going from a later design (stock) to an earlier one (elite). But it shouldn't be too much of an issue, I don't think.
Players who already own a T71 DA should just be given this new tank. It's still along the path to the T57 Heavy; they're just given a boost by having their Tier VII tank turned into a Tier VIII one.
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| Late-model variant of the T71 by Detroit Arsenal. |
Guns: 76 mm Gun T185 (autoloader); 90 mm Gun T178 (autoloader)
Engines: Continental AOI-628 (340 hp); Continental AOI-628-2 (400 hp)
Turrets (Turret Armor (mm)): T71 DA 18-ton (25/22/22); T71 DA 20-ton (32/25/25)
Turrets (Turret Armor (mm)): T71 DA 18-ton (25/22/22); T71 DA 20-ton (32/25/25)
Suspensions/Alternate Hulls, Total Weight (metric tons): T71 DA 18-ton (16.33); T71 DA 20-ton (18.14)
Hull Armor (mm): 25/22/19
Top Speed: 56 km/h
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