Time for a new American tank?

[321BAR]

I posted a thread a while back about the Char B1, no one said much about it. I would love to see the Italian P-40 added to the game.

Speaking of the M-18 where is 321BAR? 

right here!
I actually saw one Saturday July 3rd in the Sturbridge parade area in Massachusetts after coming back from a friend's house in Southbridge. BEAUTIFUL piece of work.

jacking: anybody know anything about the Northeast Military Vehicle Services WWII Military Vehicle Experts company? They set up shop next door to the warehouse i deliver my papers out of and i havent been able to contact them. They have an M4, a Sheridan, an M3 Stuart, an M8 turretless, a small version of the M3 with 4 wheels. and a German chassis i cant figure out... They also had an M3 and a Kfz 251 before they were shipped out. Cool place to go to.

[Ack-Ack]

I would love to see the Italian P-40 added to the game.

It would make a good mid-war medium tank addition that would be able to compete with the M4A3(75).  Even though the P.40 never saw action with the Italians, the Germans did use some captured P.40s and later started producing them as the Panzerkampfwagen P40 737(i) and some were used in combat.

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[EDO43]

The Mark V Panther would be a great addition.... 

[fbWldcat]

The Mark V Panther would be a great addition.... 

The Panther had an excellent suspension system which was way ahead of it's time. You could be in the turrent running full speed and oyu would see a jolt once in a while. Very steady, very accurate, very deadly. Gun was true up to about 3000 yds I believe.

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It would make a good mid-war medium tank addition that would be able to compete with the M4A3(75).  Even though the P.40 never saw action with the Italians, the Germans did use some captured P.40s and later started producing them as the Panzerkampfwagen P40 737(i) and some were used in combat.

Yes. I would also think it would help fill out gaps in the planesets used in FSO or what-have-you. I was also wanting to add the Type 97 Chi-Ni for Japanese-related FSO if there was ever a need for it.

I would also love to see the "first" (note it is in quotations for the M4/Sherman which some could argue is the first) British tank added, the Char B1.

[Rino]

     Um, the Char 1Bis is French 
Well, it was until May 1940, then the Germans used them 

[fbWldcat]

     Um, the Char 1Bis is French 
Well, it was until May 1940, then the Germans used them 

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Ohhh wow. Dear Lord I messed that one up. I read prophawk's post about a British tank and my mind focused on that. Wow, yeah I'm sorry. You're correct, it is French... for the most part. 

[Volron]

Don't forget about the SOMUA S35, a French cavalry tank.  This tank was said to be superior to the German tanks in 1940...

"The S 35s gave a good account of themselves, proving to be indeed superior to the German tanks in direct combat, but they were rather hesitantly deployed as the French High Command mistakenly supposed the gap was the German Schwerpunkt and tried to preserve their best tanks to block subsequent attacks by the rest of the Panzerwaffe."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somua_S35


The FCM 36 would also make an interesting Early War tank...

"The French tanks destroyed some lighter German armoured fighting vehicles, but their weak guns were insufficient to deal with the Panzerkampfwagen III, armoured with 30 mm plate, though the latter had likewise trouble in penetrating the FCM 36 armour, as the tungsten core APCR round was not yet made available. Both sides slugged it out, often engaging at the shortest possible distance. In the end the appliqué armour of the FCM 36 failed and the welds, being weaker points between the plates, were penetrated."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FCM_36

Of course we don't have to worry about this sort of problem with our tanks.  Remember, all of our equipment is "top of the line", so to speak.


7TP would be neat, a Polish tank...

"The combat experience proved that the Bofors wz. 37 anti-tank gun used in the 7TP was able to penetrate the armour of any of the German tanks of the time, including the modern Panzer IV. On the other hand, the tank was armoured too lightly, especially against aerial bombardment."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/7TP

It was said to be superior to the Panzer I and II.  Now, if we could get the Panzer I and II in here...

[jay]

i saw someone wanted a IJ tank if ur talking japenese....would u like to ride around the MA in a cardboard box and explode from 20mm strafing???

[DEECONX]

While I love my shermans, the next GV's should definitely be something different then US Armor.

I nominate the Churchill Tank. Specifically the Mk. 4, 7 and 8.

Mk. 4:(1,622) The IV was the most numerous Churchill produced, and was virtually identical to the III, the largest change being a return to the less costly cast turret. (Mk. III weilded a 6 pounder (84 rounds))

Mk. 7:( 1,600 with VIII) The second major redesign from previous models, the VII used the 75 mm gun, was wider and had much more armour. It is sometimes called the Heavy Churchill. This version of the Churchill first saw service in the Battle of Normandy, and was re-designated A42 in 1945.

Mk. 8: A Churchill VII which replaced the main gun with a 95 mm howitzer (47 rounds).
Refitted previous versions. (Could be usefull for knocking down buildings and hangars. I suggest it just be a different package for the 7 though, instead of being an entirely different slot.)

The reason I nominate this series of tanks, is because the Brits really only have one tank to call their own, even though it is just a variant really. This would give the Brits 2 tanks, the Germans 2 tanks, the Russians 2 tanks, and the Americans 2 (not including the M8)

[Boozeman]

I'm pretty sure that the Re 2005 was the lowest ranked of the 5 series, with the G.55 being the highest and the MC.205 being 'in the middle'.... there's surely more important Italian aircraft than last-ditch 5 series aircraft.

Actually no, the 2005 was ranked a close second to the G.55 in evaluations, with the C.205N (the one with an enlarged wing) coming in third.