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General Forums => Aircraft and Vehicles => Topic started by: Sarge1 on November 06, 2003, 10:01:57 AM
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1 hint = it's a tank...lol
(http://www.332nd.org/dogs/sarge/tanks/tank.jpg)
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M6A2 heavy tank, experimental
50 tons
3 in gun with a 37MM coaxial.
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1941 - USA M6A2 Heavy Tank
Armament: 1 - 3" gun (modified AA gun)
1 - coaxial 37mm AT gun
3 - 0.5" MG
1 - 0.3" MG
Engine: Wright G-200, radial, 9 cyl, air
cooled, 800 hp
Speed: 22 mph
Range: 100 miles
Crew: 6
Weight: 50 tons
Only 40 built. Trials led to M-26 tank series. Designed
to break through defenses in the European theater. Used
GE electric transmission. This is a sole survivor.
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(http://www.332nd.org/dogs/sarge/tanks/M18_Hellcat-2.jpg)
1943 - USA M18 Gun Motor Carriage "Hellcat"
Armament: 1 - 76mm gun
1 - 0.5" MG AA
Engine: Continental, 9 cyl., radial air-
cooled, gas, 340 or 400 hp
Speed; 55 mph
Range; 105 miles
Crew: 5
Weight; 17 tons
Much smaller and lighter than M-10. Over 2,500 built.
Only AFV designed specifically for TD. Excellent
power-to-weight ratio. Fastest production AFV of WWII .
Used "shoot and scoot" tactics. Also used as an assault
gun and Self-Propelled Artillery. Used the same 76mm gun
as the Sherman. Light weight and a 400 hp engine gave it
excellent speed and mobility. One of the best Tank Destroyers
of WWII
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Looks pretty fast/cool!
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Also looks like one hit and it's dead. While the same may hold true for the Sherman I'll stick with petitioning for it and the T-34. There's definately a need for both since they were out in numbers and would fill in the main gap in a tank vs tank portion of most scenarios.
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It is as fast as the M8 but with more punch and the US during the war went with numbers when it came to tanks. thats why the m4 was famous. M4 was dead with one shot had a weak 76mm than the panzer, was slow and with the gas engine burst into flames alot, Used too many types of engines and they were on short demand to rplace them. wasnt that good but you cant kill 50,000. when your tank production gets shut down from airraids, they would win from shere numbers not for advancement in tank technology, But it had numbers to overwhelm the enemy to attack pnzrs and tigers and the panther,
well we did have the halftrack with the arty piece in it for antitank too
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Sarge, do you have details of armor protection of that experimental heavy tank ?
Looks quite small for it`s weight, I`d guess it was well armored.
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Date of first acceptance January 1943 Total acceptances 12
Manufacturer · Fisher Tank Arsenal · Baldwin Locomotive Works
Crew 6 men:· Commander in turret · Gunner in turret ·
Loader in turret · Driver in hull left front · Assistant driver in hull right front ·
Bow machine gunner in hull right front
M6A1: Dimensions
Combat weight 126,300lbs 57,300kg Height 127" 323cm
Length without gun 297" 754cm Gun overhang forward 35" 89cm
Width 122.5" 311.2cm Tread 93" 240cm
Ground clearance 21" 53cm Turret ring diameter 69" 175cm
M6A1: Armament
Type Mount Ammunition Traverse Elevation
3" Gun M7 In turret 75 rounds 360°(manual or electrical) +30° to -10
37mm Gun M6 Coaxial to 3" gun 202 rounds 360°(manual or electrical) +30° to -10
.50cal M2HB MG AA mount 5700 rounds Manual Manual
Two .50cal M2HB MGs Right bow Manual Manual
Stabilizer
Elevation only
M6A1: Armor
Assembly
Welding
Maximum 4" 10cm Minimum 1" 2.5cm
Hull Rolled homogeneous steel
Turret Cast homogeneous steel
M6A1: Automotive
Engine Wright G-200; 9 cylinder, 4 cycle, radial gasoline
Horsepower Gross: 900@2300rpm Fuel capacity 477gal 1810L
Transmission Torqmatic
M6A1: Suspension
Type Road wheels
Horizontal volute spring 4 double bogies/track;4 wheels/double bogie
Drive sprockets Idlers
Rear drive Adjustable at front of track;auxiliary track tension wheel behind idler
M6A1: Track
T31
Dual outside guide, double pin, steel
Width 25.75" 65.41cm Pitch 6" 15cm Shoes/track 99 Ground contact length 188" 478cm
M6A1: Performance
Max level road speed 22mph 35kph Max trench 132" 335cm
Max vertical obstacle 36" 91cm Max fording depth 48" 120cm
Cruising range ~100mi, roads ~160km, roads
The M6A1 was identical to the M6 except for the M6A1's welded versus cast hull.
Although never standardized, twenty heavy tanks T1E1 were built and were unofficially called "M6A2." This variant had a cast hull like the heavy tank M6, but was built with an electric transmission that was later tested in the medium tank T23.
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Originally posted by Arlo
Also looks like one hit and it's dead. While the same may hold true for the Sherman I'll stick with petitioning for it and the T-34. There's definately a need for both since they were out in numbers and would fill in the main gap in a tank vs tank portion of most scenarios.
Yes, it wasn't heavily armored. However, it was the fastest armored vehicle (tracked) on the planet (55 mph cross country, 65 on roads). It was faster than the M2 and M3 halftracks of the support units. In addition, its 76mm gun firing HVAP ammo could kill anything it might encounter. Finally, it is a Tank Destroyer, not a tank, and it was the best TD of WWII, bar none. German tankers positively feared and hated the M18. It would fire from concealment and scoot to a new location at breakneck speeds. Even in open country, its speed was such that German tanks couldn't not track it even at 2,000 yards (turret rotation speed was far too slow for that). It was sometimes used as a breakthrough vehicle, simply because nothing else could maneuver into the enemy's rear as quickly. At the end of the war, the M18 had the best kill to loss ratio of any allied armored vehicle, including the newly arrived M26 Pershing.
The best way to deal with the M18 was to ambush it, usually with shoulder launched weapons like the Panzerfaust or Panzerschrek.
My regards,
Widewing
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I would be happy with the M18.. that would cause some of the feerless tigers in game that up with not much fear of being taken out. and in defense of tiger guys if you can hit it it is dead so both could win and bring balance to GV game.. you would see less use of M8 that is for sure for anti tank. and the T34 for a russian era tank. the Panther came out to get the t 34 pic of t34's killer below
(http://www.battletanks.com/images/PzKw_VI_Panther_G-2.jpg)
1943- German PzKw V Panther Model G
Armament: 1 - 75mm gun KwK 42 L/70
1 - 7.92mm MG
Engine: Maybach HL230P30, V-12 gas, 700 hp
Speed: 28.6 mph
Range: 125 miles
Crew: 5
Weight: 50.2 tons
Developed in response to Russian T-34. One of the best tanks of WWII. Had much influence on post-war tank design. Ausf G was the final model of this tank. Early versions suffered from mechanical problems, due to lack of adequate testing. Produced until 1945. Saw action on all fronts. Gun had excellent anti- armor capability. Could out duel T-34 at long range. Excellent suspension system . Could traverse rough terrain at speed. Over 5900 built. Served with the French army after the war
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wish i could skin and make a protype of that tank for ah. but dont know how to do that. and i heard it isnt easy to make a funtional tank. well for me anyways i thkn if people made some of the ones they wanted better chance of seeing it. the less they do the more we can get maybe.. dont know much about the programing of it. i think if you modify the othe tanks codes and change the settings to match the m18 it coudl work. but then i could be wrong about programming...lol
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m-18:aok
i sugested it long ago, AH2 comes first. then i hope we get new stuff like the m18. GVs will get some demention in ah2.
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Got nothin' against the M-18 being added .... after the Sherman and the T-34. :D
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<--- Agrees
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yes the M4 too, with M18 and T34 those would be the best. I would never be in a german tank once a US tank comes in.
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.... any thread that supports the Shermie, baby ....
(http://www.homevideos.com/photosaction/kelys.jpeg)
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I would like to see a T34 modeled before any American tanks. The T34 was excellent against Panzers and Tigers, while American tanks were more 'quantity over quality'.
Hell, I'd be happy with any new GV.
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Sherman would be allright yes.
or a Catalina?
Btw, 2000 posts!!! :)
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Sherman should be in cause it was used the most in ww2 than any other tank.. (allies) but just will get K/D ratios for the pnzr/tiger guys a boost in perks and kills. why pass up a 55mph tank that could serve to help stop taking of bases and also kill tanks and the M8 and the M18 could chase down those pnzr/tiger and it could keep up with the M3 and kill it, also for those m3 that race to the town to beat out tanks ..guys in tgr/pnzr that run out of ammo and try to retreat..lol thinking of the all around the M18 could do/ with the higher velocity round and speed
If the M4 is modeled correctly it can be taken out in any angle 1 shot and tiger has distance where the m4 has shorter range and has to get closer to those two german tanks and if the t 34 if it gets in which is not good for m4, But if it is used in Historical sceneros would be great..
the other reason I want a US tank in it cause I really dont like having a swastika associated with my name...it bugs me when i forget it is a game...lol
tanks to put in should be
t 34
m 18
m 4 cause it was the most widely Used
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no more gv's until we have all WW2 planes modeled.
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Silly Furry-fuss. :D
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<--- agrees with Furie, the tanks come in 2nd place
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To modeling every single airplane that flew in WWII?
Naaaah! :D