Category: War Thunder
M18 Hellcat in Action
Yep, it actually shoots!
Centurion Moving
American FT-17 Moving
BattleBots – Robot Tanks in Close-Combat: First 3 Episodes
They really do seem like tiny tanks to me! The new BattleBots reminds me of my beautiful early childhood – with awesome robot fights I used to watch. I am 99% sure that you will LOVE this stuff (like I did, it is one of the most cool things that exist currently on Earth to me), check it out:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_pSreVFcrzM
War Thunder – Ace of the Month: Captain Alexandru Șerbănescu
Born on May 17th 1912 in Coloneşti, Olt county in eastern Romania, Alexandru Şerbănescu was the third of six children. His father, Alexandru, worked as a notary. A dedicated student, Şerbănescu marked himself out from his peers during education with his enthusiasm and positive attitude, and a love of sport. Upon finishing secondary education in Iasi, he enrolled at the ‘Nicolae Filipescu’ Military High School at the age of 15 before progressing on to the Prince Charles Infantry School in Sibiu four years later. In 1933, at the age of 21, Şerbănescu was commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant and posted to the 3rd Battalion Mountain Troops at Brașov in central Romania. Continue reading “War Thunder – Ace of the Month: Captain Alexandru Șerbănescu”
War Thunder – [Development] T-10M
T-10M
T-10M
An improved model of the series-produced T-10 heavy tank, a tank that was in service for around 40 years. Has a new 122 mm rifled M62-T2 cannon, two high-calibre 14.5 mm machine guns and a powerplant with a capacity of 750 horsepower. This tank’s fin-stabilized High Explosive Anti Tank projectiles can penetrate 400 mm of armour at all ranges, while it’s sub-calibre APDS shells can penetrate 290mm at about two kilometers. Continue reading “War Thunder – [Development] T-10M”
War Thunder – [Development] Ki-44-1 and SU-100Y
SU-100Y
Vyacheslav Bulannikov, game-designer.
An SPG based on the experimental T-100 heavy tank. Designed to destroy pillboxes and other fortified structures. The necessity of such vehicles became clear during the Winter War.
An experimental SPG prototype designated SU-100Y was complete by March the 14th, 1940. Because combat operations on the USSR-Finland front had ended, testing the new SPG in combat conditions was impossible. After undergoing tests, the vehicle was sent to the NII BTT testing ground in Kubinka. Further work on this vehicle was stopped.
In the game, this SPG, armed with a powerful 130 mm cannon, can destroy practically any tank. Its downside includes its large dimensions and not particularly strong armour plating. Continue reading “War Thunder – [Development] Ki-44-1 and SU-100Y”
Chrysler T110 Heavy Tank
Source: Yuri Pasholok – Chrysler T110 Heavy Tank
Speaking about the T110 Heavy Tank series, these vehicles successfully raised many questions among people, especially about their existence. Even after deploying the M103 Heavy Tank, the Americans were still not satisfied with its performance on the battlefield. Thus, it was decided to recreate it again with 2 methods – evolutionary and revolutionary ones. The former was an attempt to improve its performance by mounting an autoloader system, eventually resulting in the development of the T57 (120 mm) and T58 (155 mm, also a derivative from the T30 Heavy Tank). And the latter was an attempt to create the tank from scratch.
The T110 series’ history began in June 1954, when Detroit Arsenal had a conference concerning the further development of heavy tanks. The conference presented several options for development, including projects named TS-2, TS-5, TS-6 and TS-31. The TS Tank Concepts were supposed to achieve the most optimum design of a heavy tank, which was planned to bring them to the prototype stage within 2 years. The first basis on this matter was the TS-31, originally built as a combat vehicle armed with the 120 mm T123E1 gun, and it didn’t have a fully rotating turret.
The TS-31 idea was picked up by Chrysler Corporation to unfold the production of the M103 Heavy Tank. As a result, Chrysler Corporation and Detroit Arsenal cooperated to develop a new heavy tank, and it received the index “T110 Heavy Tank”. It should be noted that the US Heavy Tank designation was very conditional at the time, because the original T110 looked like this:
