The M46 was an American tank designed to replace the M26 Pershing and M4 Sherman. It was one of the U.S Army's principal medium tanks of the early Cold War, with models in service from 1949 to the mid-1950s. It was not widely used by U.S. Cold War allies, being exported only to Belgium, and only in small numbers to train crews on the upcoming M47 Patton.
The M46 was the first tank to be named after General George S. Patton Jr., commander of the U.S. Third Army during World War II and one of the earliest American advocates for the use of tanks in battle.
After World War II, most U.S. Army armored units were equipped with a mix of M4 Sherman and M26 Pershing tanks. Designed initially as a heavy tank, the M26 Pershing tank was reclassified as a medium tank postwar. The M26 was a significant improvement over the M4 Sherman in firepower and protection. Its mobility, however, was deemed unsatisfactory for a medium tank, as it used the same engine as the much lighter M4A3 and was plagued with an unreliable transmission.
Work began in January 1948 on replacing the original power plant with the Continental AV1790-3 engine and Allison CD-850-1 cross-drive transmission. This design was initially called the M26E2, but modifications continued to accumulate; eventually, the Bureau of Ordnance decided that the tank needed its own unique designation. When the rebuild began in November 1949, the upgraded M26 received not only a new power plant and a main gun with a bore evacuator, but a new designation M46. In total, 1,160 M26s were rebuilt: 800 to the M46 standard, 360 to the M46A1.

Tiger II is the common name of a German heavy tank of the Second World War. The final official German designation was Panzerkampfwagen Tiger Ausf. B, often shortened to Tiger B.The ordnance inventory designation was Sd.Kfz. 182. It is also known under the informal name Königstiger (the German name for the Bengal tiger), often translated literally as Royal Tiger, or somewhat incorrectly as King Tiger by Allied soldiers.
The Tiger II was the successor to the Tiger I, combining the latter's thick armor with the armor sloping used on the Panther medium tank. The tank weighed almost 70 metric tons, and was protected by 100 to 180 mm (3.9 to 7.1 in) of armor to the front. It was armed with the long barreled 8.8 cm KwK 43 L/71 gun. The chassis was also the basis for the Jagdtiger turretless tank destroyer.
The Tiger II was issued to heavy tank battalions of the Army (Schwere Heerespanzerabteilung – abbreviated s.H.Pz.Abt) and the Waffen-SS (s.SS.Pz.Abt). It was first used in combat with s.H.Pz.Abt. 503 during the Normandy campaign on 11 July 1944; on the Eastern Front, the first unit to be outfitted with Tiger IIs was the s.H.Pz.Abt. 501 which by 1 September 1944 listed 25 Tiger IIs operational

The AMX-13 is a French light tank produced from 1953 to 1985. It served with the French Army, as the Char 13t-75 Modèle 51, and was exported to more than 25 other nations. Named after its initial weight of 13 tonnes, and featuring a tough and reliable chassis, it was fitted with an oscillating turret built by GIAT Industries (now Nexter) with revolver type magazines, which were also used on the Austrian SK-105 Kürassier. Including prototypes and export versions, there are over a hundred variants including self-propelled guns, anti-aircraft systems, APCs, and ATGM versions. Total production of the AMX-13 family is approximately 7,700 units, around 3,400 of which were exported.

e Type 74 (74 式戦車 nana-yon-shiki-sensha) is a main battle tank (MBT) of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF). It was built by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries as a replacement for the earlier Type 61. It was based on the best features of a number of contemporary designs, placing it in the same class as the US M60 or German Leopard 1. Like these designs, it mounts the Royal Ordnance L7 105 mm gun. The design did not enter widespread use until 1980, by which point other western forces were starting the introduction of much more capable designs.

The Type 59 (Chinese: 59式; pinyin: Wǔjiǔ shì; industrial designation: WZ-120) main battle tank is a Chinese-produced version of the Soviet T-54A tank, the earliest model of the ubiquitous T-54/55 series. The first vehicles were produced in 1958 and it was accepted into service in 1959, with serial production beginning in 1963. Over 10,000 of the tanks were produced by the time production ended in 1980 with approximately 5,500 serving with the Chinese armed forces. The tank formed the backbone of the Chinese People's Liberation Army until the early 2000s (decade) with an estimated 5,000 of the later Type 59-I and Type 59-II variants in service in 2002.
The Type 59 was modified several times during its service with the replacement of the 100 mm Type 59 rifled gun with a 105 mm rifled gun. It was also the basis of several later Chinese tank designs including the Type 69 and Type 79 tanks.

The T-72 is a Soviet second-generation main battle tank that entered production in 1971.About 20,000 T-72 tanks were built, making it one of the most widely produced post–World War II tanks, second only to the T-54/55 family. The T-72 was widely exported and saw service in 40 countries and in numerous conflicts. Improved variants are still being built for export customers.

The M48 Patton is a main battle tank that was designed in the United States. It was the third tank to be officially named after General George S. Patton, commander of the U.S. Third Army during World War II and one of the earliest American advocates for the use of tanks in battle. It was a further development of the M47 Patton tank. The M48 Patton was in U.S. service until replaced by the M60. The M48 served as the U.S. Army and Marine Corps's primary battle tank in South Vietnam during the Vietnam War. It was widely used by U.S. Cold War allies, especially other NATO countries.
The M48 Patton tank was designed to replace the previous M47 Pattons and M4 Shermans. Although largely resembling the M47, the M48 Patton was a completely new tank design. Some M48A5 models served well into the 1980s with American forces, and many M48 Patton models remain in service in other countries. The M48 was the last U.S. tank to mount the 90 mm tank gun, with the last model, the M48A5, being upgraded to carry the new standard weapon of the M60, the 105mm gun.
The Turkish Army has the largest number of modernized M48 MBTs, with more than 1,400 in its inventory. Of these, around 1,000 have been phased out or are in storage, or have been modified to ARVs.

This is a really cool little series you've got going here Grim.  Well done!

Yeah, he is very detailed and active. Thank you for this @grimknight666, #NiNFTW   #NiNGamers   #NiNWOWS   #NiNWOWSers  #NiNWOWSSeals

[th]Type[/th][th]Place of origin[/th][th]Production history[/th][th]Designer[/th][th]Specifications[/th][th]Weight[/th][th]Length[/th][th]Width[/th][th]Height[/th][th]Crew[/th][th]Armor[/th][th]Main armament[/th][th]Secondary armament[/th][th]Engine[/th][th]Ground clearance[/th][th]Operational range[/th][th]Speed[/th]

Project super-heavy tank

Nazi Germany

Krupp

1,000 tonnes (1,100 short tons; 980 long tons)

35 m (115 ft) hull 39 m (128 ft) guns forwards

14 m (46 ft)

11 m (36 ft)

20+, possibly as many as 41

150–360 mm (5.9–14.2 in)

2 × 280 mm 54.5 SK C/34

1 × 128 mm KwK 44 L/55 8 × 20 mm Flak38 2 × 15 mm MG 151/15

8 × Daimler-Benz MB501 20-cylinder marine diesel engines, or 2 × MAN V12Z32/44 24-cylinder marine diesel engines 12,000 to 13,000 kW (16,000 to 17,000 hp)

2 m (79 in)

~190 kilometres (120 mi)

40 km/h (25 mph)

The Landkreuzer P. 1000 "Ratte" (English: Land Cruiser P. 1000 "Rat") was a design for a super-heavy tank for use by Nazi Germany during World War II, proposed by Krupp director Edward Grotte in June 1942, who had already named it "Landkreuzer". Submitted designs and drawings of the tank went under the names OKH Auftrag Nr. 30404 and E-30404/1, which were presented in December 1942. The tank was planned to be 1000 metric tonnes, being far heavier than the Panzer VIII "Maus", the heaviest tank ever built (weighing 188 tonnes).
The project gained the approval of Adolf Hitler, who had expressed interest in the development of the tank. However, its huge size would have resulted in destruction of roads and bridges if it were to travel on them, but could cross rivers because of its height of 11 metres (36 ft). Further problems included its general ground pressure and vulnerability to enemy aircraft and artillery, and the project was canceled by Albert Speer in early 1943, with no prototype tank ever built

Holy cow.  Can you imagine how you'd have felt if the Germans had actually built that thing and it was coming down the road at you?

[th]Type[/th][th]Place of Origin[/th][th]Specifications[/th][th]Weight[/th][th]Length[/th][th]Width[/th][th]Height[/th][th]Crew[/th][th]Armor[/th][th]Main Armament[/th][th]SecondaryArmament[/th][th]Engine[/th][th]OperationalRange[/th][th]Speed[/th]

Proposed Super Heavy Landship/Self-propelled artillery

Nazi Germany

1,500 t (1,700 short tons; 1,500 long tons)

42 metres (138 ft)

18 metres (59 ft)

7 metres (23 ft)

100+

250 millimetres (9.8 in) (hull front)

1 × 800 mm K (E) gun

2 × 15cm sFH 18/1 L/30 (howitzer) Multiple 15 mm MG151/15

4 × MAN M9v 40/46 U-boat diesels 2,200 hp

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15 km/h (9.3 mph) The Landkreuzer P 1500 Monster was a German pre-prototype super-heavy artillery designed during World War II, representing the apex of the German extreme artillery designsThe Landkreuzer P 1500 Monster was a German pre-prototype super-heavy artillery designed during World War II, representing the apex of the German extreme artillery designs This "land cruiser" was a self-propelled platform for the 800mm Schwerer Gustav artillery piece also made by Krupp—the largest artillery guns ever fired for effect. Their 7-tonne projectiles fired up to 37 km (23 mi) and were designed for use against heavily fortified targets. This prototype only shot ! shell before being destroyed by Allied bombers.

Crew: 15 men and one Commissar
Length: 51 feet, 4 inches
Height: 15 feet, 3 inches Width: 10 feet, 10 inches
Height/tower raised: 37 feet, 8 inches
Weight: 138 tons
Engine: 3 X V-2 at 600 horsepower each
Max Speed: 13 mph
Max Range: 98 miles road; 43 miles cross country
Armor: 160mm maximum; 7mm minimum
Armament: 2 X 152mm; 2 X 76.2mm; 1 X 45mm; 2 X 12.7mm DShK; 2 X 7.62mm Maxim; 14 X 7.62mm DT; 16 X BM-13 Rockets; 2 X Model 1933 Flamethrowers
Operational History
The first prototype (rockets not added until 3rd prototype) was completed in December 1941 and was rushed into the defense of Moscow. In its first action during a dense winter fog, the rear turret accidentally fired into the center turret. The resulting explosion completely destroyed the vehicle. The second prototype was completed in January 1942, and was sent to the Leningrad front. This one had indicators installed to show whe another turret was in the line of fire. In its initial attack on the Germans, the tank broke in half when crossing a ravine. A spark ignited the leaking flamethrower fuel and the resulting explosion completely destroyed the vehicle. The third prototype had a reinforced hull and was also sent to the Leningrad front in early 1942. It did manage to shoot down three German aircraft. In its first ground engagement, the KV-VI was firing on German positions when coincidentally all of the guns fired from the 3 O'Clock position a the same time. The tremendous recoil tipped the tank into a ditch and the severe jostling set off the 152mm ammunition, which completely destroyed the vehicle. After these failures, Stalin cancelled the project, and many of the design team members spent the rest of their lives in the Gulags of Sibera. The KV-VI was nicknamed "Stalin's Orchestra" by the few Germans that encountered it because of the variety of weapons it deployed

[th]Type[/th][th]Place of origin[/th][th]Service history[/th][th]In service[/th][th]Wars[/th][th]Production history[/th][th]Designer[/th][th]Designed[/th][th]Manufacturer[/th][th]Produced[/th][th]Number built[/th][th]Specifications[/th][th]Weight[/th][th]Length[/th][th]Width[/th][th]Height[/th][th]Crew[/th][th]Armor[/th][th]Main armament[/th][th]Secondary armament[/th][th]Engine[/th][th]Power/weight[/th][th]Suspension[/th][th]Operational range[/th][th]Speed[/th]

Heavy assault gun

Nazi Germany

August 1944 - 1945

World War II

Alkett

1943–1944

Alkett

October 1943 – January 1945

19 (1 prototype and 18 production)

68 tonnes (75 short tons; 67 long tons)

6.28 m (20 ft 7 in)

3.57 m (11 ft 9 in)

2.85 m (9 ft 4 in)

5 driver machine gunner / radio operator loader 2nd loader commander / gunner

max. 150 mm (superstructure front, at 47° from vertical) min. 62 mm

380 mm RW 61 rocket launcher L/5.4 (14 rounds)

100 mm grenade launcher (using SMi 35 leaping mines) 7.92 mm (0.312 in) MG 34 machine gun

V-12, water-cooled Maybach HL230P45 engine 700 PS (690 hp, 515 kW)[1]

10.77 PS/tonne

torsion-bar

120 km (75 mi)

40 km/h (25 mph) Sturmtiger (German: "Assault Tiger") was a World War II German assault gun built on the Tiger I chassis and armed with a large rocket launcher. The official German designation was Sturmmörserwagen 606/4 mit 38 cm RW 61. Its primary task was to provide heavy fire support for infantry units fighting in urban areas. The few vehicles produced fought in the Warsaw Uprising, the Battle of the Bulge and the Battle of the Reichswald. The fighting vehicle is also known under a large number of informal names, among which the Sturmtiger became the most popular.

RE: The KV-VI

Man, you talk about terrible luck.  Shooting yourself and causing the whole thing to explode...breaking in half and causing the whole thing to explode...everyone shooting at once in the same direction and causing the whole thing to explode.

This experimental tank was a further development of the AMX 13. The tank underwent trials, but never entered mass production nor saw service.
Two vehicles were manufactured. Built by the Sociètè Batignolles-Châtillon â Nantes.
Pros:
*High burst damage
*Amazing acceleration and top speed
*Low profile and excellent camo rating
Cons:
*Poor armor, bounces are very rare
*Slow drum reload time; low ammo stock
*Low weight, prone to ramming damage
*Low HP
*Long aiming time and low accuracy

In 1952, with the launch of the AMX 50 120 tank project, the French discontinued development
of the AMX 50 Foch tank destroyer. A tank destroyer having the same 120-mm gun armament
as the tank was thought unnecessary.
Firepower:
*Mid Damage 750/750/1,100
*Penetration,mm 293/395/90
*Rate of Fire,r/m 2.86
Survivability:
*Hit Points 1,850
*Hull Armor (Front/Sides/Rear,mm) 180/40/40
*View Range,m 380
Accuracy:
*Aim Time,s 2.88
Mobility:
*Max Speed Forward, km/h 50
*Max Speed Backward, km/h 13
*Weight, kg 57,600
*Weight Limit, kg 59,560
*Power, hp 1,000
Miscellaneous:
*Signal Range, m 750
*Min repair cost of destroyed tank, credits 20,942
*Max repair cost of destroyed tank, credits 28,202

Not much is known about this experimental tank destroyer, no prototypes were built. Only existed on blueprints
Firepower:
*Mid Damage 750/750/1,100
*Penetration,mm 295/375/90
*Reload Time,s 16.3
*Rate of Fire,r/m 3.68
Survivability:
*Hit Points 2,050
*Hull Armor (Front/Sides/Rear,mm) 305/76/38
*View range,m 390
Accuracy:
*Aim Time,s 2.4
Mobility:
*Max Speed Forward,km/h 24
*Max Speed Backward,km/h 8
*Weight,kg 74,731
*Weight Limit,kg 78,000
*Power,hp 875
Miscellaneous:
*Signal Range,m 745
*Min repair cost of destroyed vehicle,credits 22,591
*Max repair cost of destroyed vehicle,credits 29,256

Development of the Object 268 was started in the Summer of 1952 at the Kirov Plant, Leningrad, under the supervision of Joseph Kotin.
The vehicle was developed on the basis of the T-10 heavy tank. A prototype was manufactured in 1956, the vehicle passed trials but was
never mass produced.
Firepower:
*Mid Damage 750/750/1,100
*Penetration,mm 303/395/90
*Reload Time,s 15.82
*Rate of Fire, r/m 3.79
Survivability:
*Hit Points 1,950
*Hull Armor (Front/Side/Rear,mm) 187/100/50
*View Range,m 370
Accuracy:
*Aim Time,s 2.59
Mobility:
*Max speed forward,km/h 48
*max speed backwards,km/h 15
*Weight,kg 50,974
*Weight Limit,kg 53,900
*Power,hp 800
Miscellaneous:
*Signal Range,m 730
*Min repair cost of destroyed vehicle,credits 21,275
*Max repair cost of destroyed vehicle,credits 29,875

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hawkwingx2 wrote:

who those are cool thinks to know

Yeah, very informative

chaoscontrollertx wrote:

Holy cow.  Can you imagine how you'd have felt if the Germans had actually built that thing and it was coming down the road at you?

lol, the blueprints itself are scary 

Prototype tank destroyer proposed by the Chrysler Corporation in 1954, based on the TS-31 project, however the project was cancelled and no prototypes were manufactured. Only existed on blueprints.
Firepower: (All stats based on a vehicle with 100% crew)

• Mid Damage- 750/750/1,100
  
• Penetration,mm- 295/375/90
  
• Reload Time,s- 18.7
  

• Rate of fire Fire,r/m- 3.21
  

Survivability:

• Hit Points- 2,000
  
• Hull Armor (Front/Sides/Rear),mm- 254/76/38
  
• Turret Armor (Front/Sides/Rear),mm- 203/152/152
  

• View Range,m- 390
  

Accuracy:

• Aim Time,s-2.78
  
• Gun horizontal traverse speed,°/s- 19
  
• Gun vertical traverse speed,°/s- 25
  

Mobility:

• Max speed forward,km/h- 35
  
• Max speed backward,km/h- 10
  
• Weight,kg- 64,031
  
• Weight Limit,kg- 67,000
  
• Power,hp- 875
  
• Hull Traverse,°/s 28
  

Miscellaneous: (Repair cost are based on premium accounts)

• Signal Range,m- 745
  
• Min repair cost,credits- 21,880
  
• Max repair cost,credits- 28,615
  

Tank destroyer project based on the basis of the Centurion MK3 tank in the early 1950s.The vehicle was initially tested with a mechanized
ammo rack.However, the ammo rack did not fit in the turret,and it was cancelled .One prototype was manufactured and underwent trials,
but the vehicle never entered mass production.
Firepower:

• Mid damage- 1,150/1,750/1,750
  
• Penetration,mm- 310/230/92
  
• Reload time,s- 28.76
  
• Rate of fire,r/m- 2.09
  

Survivability:

• Hit points- 1,850
  
• Hull armor (Front/Sides/Rear),mm- 76/50/38
  
  
• Turret armor (Front/Sides/Rear),mm- 14/14/14
  
• View range- 390
  

Accuracy:

• Aim time,s- 2.88
  
• Gun horizontal traverse speed,°/s- 13
  
• Gun vertical traverse speed,°/c- 25
  

 Mobility:

• Max speed forward,km/h- 35
  
• Max speed backward,km/h- 12
  
• Weight,kg- 50,802
  
• Weight limit,kg- 54,000
  
• Power,hp- 650
  
• Traverse,°/s- 32
  

Miscellaneous:

• Signal range,m- 750
  
• Min repair cost of destroyed vehicle credits - 20,350
  
• Max repair cost of destroyed vehicle,credits- 27,940
  
  

This proposed heavy self-propelled gun utilized components of the Mk.II Conqueror.The vehicle featured the 183mm gun in a rear mounted rotating turret.The project was cancelled shortly after a dummy vehicle was built, the vehicle never saw service nor mass production.
Firepower:

• Mid damage- 1,150/1,750/1,750
  
• Penetration,mm- 310/230/92
  
• Reload time,s- 28.76
  
• Rate of fire,s- 2.09
  

Survivability:

• Hit points- 2,000
  
• Hull armor (Front/Sides/Rear),mm- 152/50/76
  
• Turret armor (Front/Sides/Rear),mm- 254/101.6/76.2
  
• View range,m 390
  

Accuracy:

• Turret traverse angle- -45°...45°
  

• Aim time,s- 3.26
  
• Gun horizontal traverse speed,°/s- 17
  
• Gun vertical traverse speed,°/s- 25
  

Mobility:

• Max speed forward,km/h- 34
  
• Max speed backward,km/h- 12
  
• Weight,kg- 60,000
  
• Weight limit,kg- 64,000
  
• Power,hp- 800
  
• Traverse,°/s- 26
  

Miscellaneous:

• Signal range,m- 750
  
• Min repair cost of destroyed vehicle- 22,000
  
• Max repair cost of destroyed vehicle- 30,870
  

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The development of a heavy tank destroyer on the basis of the IS-7 heavy tank was started in 1950. Three design projects
were developed, one of which resulted in a full sized wooden prototype. However, further development was discontinued due
to phasing out the IS-7 mass-production.


Firepower:

• Mid damage- 550/550/750
  
• Penetration,mm- 290/330/75
  
• Reload time,s- 10.26
  
• Rate of fire,r/m- 5.85
  

Survivability:

• Hit points- 1,900
  
• Hull armor (Front/Sides/Rear),mm- 250/80/50
  
• View range,m- 390
  

Accuracy:

• Aim time,s- 2.4
  
• Gun arc- -7º...7º (←...→)
  
• Elevation arc- -4º...18º (↓...↑)
  
• Gun horizontal traverse speed,º/s- 28
  
• Gun vertical traverse speed,º/s- 28
  

Mobility:

• Max speed forward,km/h- 55
  
• Max speed backward,km/h- 20
  
• Weight,kg- 60,010
  
• Weight limit,kg- 62,500
  
• Power,hp- 1,050
  
• Travers,º/s- 34
  

Miscellaneous:

• Signal range,m- 720
  
• Min repair cost of destroyed vehicle, 20,520
  
• Max repair cost of destroyed vehicle, 29,045
  
  

grimknight666 wrote:

The T-72 is a Soviet second-generation main battle tank that entered production in 1971.About 20,000 T-72 tanks were built, making it one of the most widely produced post–World War II tanks, second only to the T-54/55 family. The T-72 was widely exported and saw service in 40 countries and in numerous conflicts. Improved variants are still being built for export customers.

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great topic and very informative

yay  now i got some knoeldge of history

yay im learning history ;PPP

COOL information on these tanks

hope i can learn more :3