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, March 28, 2018

X1A


Following the end of WWII, the Brazilian government bought 350 used M3 Light tanks from the United States. As the decades passed, the tank's obsolescence became increasingly obvious. During the 1970s, the local Bernardini vehicle manufacturing company sought to upgrade the fleet of light tanks to modern standards. This produced the "X1A" program, which spawned three noteworthy designs.

The first was the X1A, which emerged in 1973. While the chassis of the M3 Light was retained, the upper hull was completely redesigned. The engine was a diesel Saab-Scania which could output 280 horsepower, and it mounted the rifled 90 mm DEFA D-921F1 (later known as the GIAT F1) gun. This was a low-pressure weapon which could fire HEAT, HESH, and APFSDS ammunition. The tank also received an all new turret and 80 models would be produced. The modernization started in 1975 and ended in 1978.

 This tank is functionally a shorter, stock version of the X1A2.


Guns: 90 mm DEFA D-921F1

Engines: Saab-Scania D223L (280 hp)

Turrets (Turret Armor (mm)): X1A (??/??/??)

Suspensions/Alternate Hulls, Total Weight (metric tons): X1A (15)

Hull Armor (mm): 20/??/??

Top Speed: 55 km/h

Crew: 3 (Driver; Gunner; Commander/Radio/Loader)

See Also: X1A2

Sources:
https://www.militaryfactory.com/armor/detail.asp?armor_id=861
http://www.tanks-encyclopedia.com/coldwar/Brazil/Bernardini-X1A.php 

Chant, Christopher. A Compendium of Armaments and Military Hardware (Routledge Revivals), 2014

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