The VK 100.01 (P) Mammut was a German heavy tank project. The tank is a predecessor to the Panzerkampfwagen VIII Maus. The tank weight was increased per Hitler's order. The tank had an alternative designation of Typ 205.
Monday, February 29, 2016
Friday, February 26, 2016
T2 Medium Tank
The T2 was an American medium tank based off the the Vickers Medium Mk. II. The tank did not service and at least one prototype was made.
KV-220/Object 220/T-220 Heavy Tank
The KV-220 was a prototype heavy tank of the Soviet Union. Two prototypes were built KV-220-1 and KV-220-2.
Thursday, February 25, 2016
IS-7/Object 260
The IS-7 was a Soviet heavy tank project that had one or two wooden mockup built and a number of prototypes. The tank was rejected either for weight or for the expense.
T4 Tank Destroyer
The obscure T4 tank destroyer was an American gun motor carriage based on the M5A1 chassis. The tank was rejected in favor of the M18 Hellcat. Hardly any "stats" are available for the vehicle.
Sturmgeschütz VIII Maus Assault Tank
The Sturmgeschütz (StuG) VIII Maus was an assault tank project built on the chassis of the Panzer VIII Maus. The tank was the counter design to the Sturmgeschütz E 100. All pictures used are historian(s)' or artist(s') impressions.
T49 Tank Destroyer
The T49 is the successor to the T42. The T49 was part of the line of tanks that led to the development of the M18 Hellcat. The project was continued no further in favor for the T67.
T42 Tank Destroyer
The T42 was a the first in a line of tanks that led to The M18 Hellcat. The tank was cancelled in favor of the T49, the next step towards the M18 Hellcat.
Wednesday, February 24, 2016
Sturmgeschütz E 75 Assault Tank
The elusive Sturmgeschütz (StuG) E 75 was an assault tank based upon the chassis of the E 75. The tank never got past the planning stage. The tank would have been standardized for ease of production. No one knows what the tank looked like. The pictures used are just historians' impressions.
T28/T95 Super-Heavy/Tank Destroyer
The T28 super-heavy tank and T95 tank destroyer (gun motor carriage to be exact) was a very heavyweight tank project. The tank was built to break thru Nazi defenses. The tank was originally named T28 super-heavy but then changed to T95 gun motor carriage then back to T28 super heavy again. 2 were built total with one survivor.
Tuesday, February 23, 2016
ARL 44 Heavy Tank
The ARL 44 was a transitional heavy tank designed in France but slowed due to the German occupation and was to be replaced by the AMX 50. This did not happen as the tank was replaced by AMX 30 and M47 Patton II tanks instead. The prototype had the ACL-1 turret and the original armor plan only went up to 60 mm thick but increased to 120 later.
Monday, February 22, 2016
T-19 Light Tank
The T-19 was to be a successor to the T-18. The T-26 tank was chosen over the T-19 as it was faster and cheaper. The tank had slopped armor and was to be able to move thru obstacles at top speed as well as have a gun better than all other tanks of its size.
Friday, February 19, 2016
Skink Self Propelled Anti-Aircraft
The Skink anti aircraft tank was a successful Canadian air defense tank built off of the Grizzly tank. Used against infantry when air dominance was taken from Germany. The tank has no surviving models.
Grizzly Cruiser Tank
The Grizzly cruiser tank was essentially a Canadian built M4A1 Sherman. There were also Grizzly Firefly tanks.
Thursday, February 18, 2016
Ram Cruiser Tank
The Ram tank is a Canadian cruiser tank based off of the M3 American medium tank. The tank had two main variants the Ram Mk. I and Ram Mk II. Other vehicles were based off of the Ram chassis as well. The tank was not used in combat due to the M4 Sherman being favored therefore being used a training tanks or encased in concrete as pillboxes.
Birch Gun Self Propelled Artillery
The Birch Gun is a British self propelled artillery piece that has multiple variants. The tank was not serviced not because of performance but for other more political reasons. The tank was built on the chassis of the Vickers Medium Mk. II. Seven in total were built. The Birch Gun Mk. IE had the installation of an enclosed cabin.
Wednesday, February 17, 2016
Type 5 Chi-Ri Medium Tank
The Type 5 Chi-Ri was a Japanese medium tank project that had two plans. The tank was part of the 75 mm tank project portion and was very large to accommodate a belt fed autoloader.
Tuesday, February 16, 2016
Type 4 Chi-To Medium Tank
The Type 4 Chi-To part of the tank project with a 57 mm gun class which was later upgraded to a 75 mm.
Sunday, February 14, 2016
Type 3 Chi-Nu Medium Tank
The Type 3 Chi-Nu was a tank produced in response to the M4 Sherman due to the anticipation that the Chi-To and Chi-Ri would take too long to produce. The tank also had a variant called the Type 3 Chi-Nu-Kai.
Type 2 Ho-I Tank Destroyer
The Type 2 Ho-I was a tank developed with larger caliber guns. The tank did not service due to lack of resources.
Friday, February 12, 2016
Type 59/WZ-120/VT-3 Main Battle Tank
The Type 59 was a Chinese main battle tank basically copied from the T-54A. The tank featured multiple variants.
Thursday, February 11, 2016
T9/M22 Locust Light Tank
The M22 Locust was to be a air-portable light tank. The tank was to be carried in a C-54 Skymaster and had a removable turret to allow for easier transport. Used mainly by British and Egyptians.
Wednesday, February 10, 2016
K2 Black Panther Main Battle Tank
The K2 Black Panther is the successor to the K1 . It was to mount a 140 mm gun but used a 120 after the gun program was cancelled. This tank can also wade thru rivers with a snorkel.
Tuesday, February 9, 2016
Type 1 Chi-He Medium Tank
The Type 1 Chi-He was an improvement to the Type 97 Chi-Ha Medium tank. The tank had increased armor as well as a more powerful engine.
M1 Combat Car Light Tank
The M1 Combat Car was a precursor to the M2 light tank. It was also related to the T7 Combat Car. Most future American tank designs sprouted from this tank. About 113 total built across all variants.
The vehicle had a manual turret traverse with 360° traverse. The tank housed four guns. Most variants just had modifications to engine.
The vehicle had a manual turret traverse with 360° traverse. The tank housed four guns. Most variants just had modifications to engine.
Friday, February 5, 2016
Carro Armato M14/41 Medium Tank
The Carro Armato M14/41 was an Italian tank that was basically an improvement of the Carro Armato M13/40 medium tank. It was also put under the designation of Panzerkampfwagen M14/41 736 (i) by the Germans.
Carro Armato M15/42 Medium Tank
The Carro Armato M15/42 was first built in 1942. Serviced in World War II against the Germans. The tank in German service became the Panzerkampfwagen M15/42 738 (i).
Thursday, February 4, 2016
Wednesday, February 3, 2016
WZ-111 Heavy Tank
The WZ-111 was a Chinese heavy tank that looks similar to the Russian Heavy tank designs.
Škoda T-14 Light Tank
The Škoda T-14 was an improvement of the Škoda T-13M and was "tropicalized" for Africa. It also got improved armament.
Škoda T-13 Light Tank
The Škoda T-13M (Mechanical) is a Czechoslovakian light tank. Another "Mechanical" tank was the Škoda T-23M.
Tuesday, February 2, 2016
Škoda T-12 Light Tank
The Škoda T-12 was a Czechoslovakian tank that meant to correct issues of an earlier Škoda tank.
Type 58 Medium Tank
The Type 58 was basically a Chinese copy of the Soviet T-34-85. There were 4 variants. 800 total were produced.
Panzerkampfwagen VII/VK 70.01 (K) Löwe Super-Heavy Tank
The Panzerkampfwagen VII Löwe (Can be shortened to Panzer VII Löwe) was a German Super-Heavy Project. It was only a prototype. It is also known as VK 70.01 (K)
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