The new Tier 9 premium tank M103M (USA, Tier-9, HT, premium) will be released in January 2025 as part of the Special Winter Chapter of the Battle Pass (this will be a collaboration).

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Pz.Kpfw. 38 (K) (Germany, Tier-5, MT, premium)

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An option for modernizing the Panzerkampfwagen 38(t) tank, proposed in November 1944 by the Krupp company. The project’s goal was to increase firepower by mounting a simplified turret of the Pz.Kpfw. IV tank with a 7.5 cm Kw.K. 40 L/48 gun. The project was terminated during the design phase.

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M3A3 Stuart (USA, Tier-3, LT, premium)

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A further development of the M3 light tank with a differently shaped welded hull that made the volume of the fighting compartment significantly larger and improved the crew’s comfort. Meanwhile, removing the glacis plate with huge hatches gave the hull greater shell resistance.

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T3E2 Medium Tank (USA, Tier-3, LT, premium)

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In October 1932, the Munitions Board completed the specifications for the Medium Tank T3E2. The first prototype was built two years later, but after testing, it was sent to be reworked.

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SU-100I (USSR, Tier-5, TD, premium)

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The Soviet Central Artillery Design Bureau was working in several areas simultaneously, one of which was an initiative of A. S. Chasovnikov to reequip foreign vehicles. A number of reequipment options were proposed for the American M4A2, including repurposing it as an SPG. The project was considered in February 1944 but was not adopted, primarily because there was no requirement for modernization.

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Type 1 Ho-Ni II (Japan, Tier-4, TD, premium)

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A tank destroyer based on the Type 97 Chi-Ha, built by the Mitsubishi company. Around 60 units were produced up to 1945, making the vehicle one of the most mass-produced Japanese tank destroyers of World War II.

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Char Murat (France, Tier-9, MT, premium, mechanics: 3-round drum)

Historical Reference:

This tank project had two key features—a new fighting compartment configuration and a dual-loop caterpillar propulsion system, which, according to the developers, could boost firepower and mobility. A divider split the fighting compartment into separate crew and gun compartments.

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