In this episode we take a look at even more US Tanks that still need adding to War Thunder, from the M6A2 heavy tank, representing a massive increased in firepower for the T1E1, the T40 Whizzbang, a rocket tank armed with monstrous T37 HE rockets and the M37 HMC, a somewhat forgotten vehicle that was the replacement for the much more famous M7 Priest.
US Tanks That Need Adding to War Thunder:
Part 1: https://youtu.be/hBOhJGn3q6Q
Part 2: https://youtu.be/FckSnnrUcHs
Information sources
Zaloga, S. J. (2013). M7 Priest 105mm Howitzer Motor Carriage.
Zaloga, S. J. (2003). M24 Chaffee Light Tank 1943-85.
Hunnicutt, R. P. (1992). Stuart: A History of the American Light Tank.
Technical manual: "7.2-INCH MULTIPLE ROCKET LAUNCHER M17." Retrieved from Internet Archive: https://ia600206.us.archive.org/32/items/TM9-296/TM9-296.pdf
Technical manual: "TM 5-220 Passage Of Obstacles Other Than Mine Fields." Retrieved from Internet Archive: https://archive.org/details/TM5-220/mode/1up?q=rocket
Cartridge information: "57mm APC-T M86." Retrieved from Bullet Picker: https://www.bulletpicker.com/cartridge_-57mm-apc-t_-m86.html
Research report: "NATIONAL DEFENSE RESEARCH COMMITTEE ARMOR AND ORDNANCE REPORT NO. A-23U (OSRD NO. 3010)." Retrieved from Defense Technical Information Center: https://apps.dtic.mil/sti/pdfs/ADA800213.pdf
Technical manual: "Ammunition Inspection Guide." Retrieved from Bullet Picker: https://www.bulletpicker.com/pdf/TM%209-1904,%20Ammunition%20Inspection%20Guide.pdf#page=386
Catalog: "Catalog Of Standard Ordnance Items, Volume 1." Retrieved from Internet Archive: https://archive.org/details/CatalogOfStandardOrdnanceItemsVolume1/page/n45/mode/1up?q=M37
Publication: "United States Army Motor Vehicles (1953)." Retrieved from Internet Archive: https://archive.org/details/1953UnitedStatesArmyMotorVehicles/mode/1up?q=TM+%229-717%22
Technical manual: "Carriage, Motor, 105-mm Howitzer, M7." Retrieved from Internet Archive: https://archive.org/details/TM9-731E/mode/1up
Forum post: "FWD: Nov292017 105-mm T24E1 APBC-HE." Retrieved from War Thunder Forum: https://forum.warthunder.com/index.php?/topic/387704-fwd-nov292017-105-mm-t24e1-apbc-he/
"M37 105mm HMC Information." Retrieved from M24 Chaffee website: http://www.m24chaffee.com/m37-105mm-hmc--information.html
"105mm Howitzer M37." Retrieved from AFV Database: http://afvdb.50megs.com/usa/105mmhmcm37.html
Field manual: "105-mm Howitzer M52 Self-propelled." Retrieved from Bits.de: https://www.bits.de/NRANEU/others/amd-us-archive/Fm6-77%2856%29.pdf
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US Tanks That Need Adding to War Thunder:
Part 1: https://youtu.be/hBOhJGn3q6Q
Part 2: https://youtu.be/FckSnnrUcHs
Information sources
Zaloga, S. J. (2013). M7 Priest 105mm Howitzer Motor Carriage.
Zaloga, S. J. (2003). M24 Chaffee Light Tank 1943-85.
Hunnicutt, R. P. (1992). Stuart: A History of the American Light Tank.
Technical manual: "7.2-INCH MULTIPLE ROCKET LAUNCHER M17." Retrieved from Internet Archive: https://ia600206.us.archive.org/32/items/TM9-296/TM9-296.pdf
Technical manual: "TM 5-220 Passage Of Obstacles Other Than Mine Fields." Retrieved from Internet Archive: https://archive.org/details/TM5-220/mode/1up?q=rocket
Cartridge information: "57mm APC-T M86." Retrieved from Bullet Picker: https://www.bulletpicker.com/cartridge_-57mm-apc-t_-m86.html
Research report: "NATIONAL DEFENSE RESEARCH COMMITTEE ARMOR AND ORDNANCE REPORT NO. A-23U (OSRD NO. 3010)." Retrieved from Defense Technical Information Center: https://apps.dtic.mil/sti/pdfs/ADA800213.pdf
Technical manual: "Ammunition Inspection Guide." Retrieved from Bullet Picker: https://www.bulletpicker.com/pdf/TM%209-1904,%20Ammunition%20Inspection%20Guide.pdf#page=386
Catalog: "Catalog Of Standard Ordnance Items, Volume 1." Retrieved from Internet Archive: https://archive.org/details/CatalogOfStandardOrdnanceItemsVolume1/page/n45/mode/1up?q=M37
Publication: "United States Army Motor Vehicles (1953)." Retrieved from Internet Archive: https://archive.org/details/1953UnitedStatesArmyMotorVehicles/mode/1up?q=TM+%229-717%22
Technical manual: "Carriage, Motor, 105-mm Howitzer, M7." Retrieved from Internet Archive: https://archive.org/details/TM9-731E/mode/1up
Forum post: "FWD: Nov292017 105-mm T24E1 APBC-HE." Retrieved from War Thunder Forum: https://forum.warthunder.com/index.php?/topic/387704-fwd-nov292017-105-mm-t24e1-apbc-he/
"M37 105mm HMC Information." Retrieved from M24 Chaffee website: http://www.m24chaffee.com/m37-105mm-hmc--information.html
"105mm Howitzer M37." Retrieved from AFV Database: http://afvdb.50megs.com/usa/105mmhmcm37.html
Field manual: "105-mm Howitzer M52 Self-propelled." Retrieved from Bits.de: https://www.bits.de/NRANEU/others/amd-us-archive/Fm6-77%2856%29.pdf
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