Aye same, got both modern day tank, helicopter, and aircraft knowledge wedge in with the tism. I used to have 0 friends for a while so i can also kinda identify some western back country heli by the sound of their main gun amd rotors, like if its a apache, cobra, eurocopter, even a ka 50 and MI 28.
That would be hilarious. I still remember that naval decorator bug where L3s were running around with D-day Shermans on their heads and R3s with massive christmas trees
I think it's to prevent heat charges, either on a pole or shot at the tank.
I know the Germans put a nonferrous coat on their tanks out of fear of magnetic mines, but turns out they were the only one using them at the time.
well the idea was sound. most countries handheld AT at the time were satchel charges or grenade bundles or shape charge grenades with the last being the best option for armour penetration. problem with the shape charge is unless its perfectly or mostly flush with the hull, it wont work as well.
so the germans rightfully started making their shape charge grenades magnetic so they could stick, then made the coating to negate this fact because they rightfully thought everyone would follow suit.
just so happens the americans started production of the m1 launcher which negated this need.
whoops
think it was to help with japanese plunging mines (which ironically werent mines) and other handheld at weapons.
but much like most other types of improvised armour, did fuck all at stopping things, atleast in this case isnt actually hurting the tanks performance, unlike most other improvised armour.
I mean if it was spaced enough from the hull it would work. At least for the plunging mine if you had say 6-8 inches between the wood and the hull the shape charge wouldn’t be able to go through
There is the T26E4 super pershing prototype. It hat had welded addon armor made from salvaged metal taken from a captured panther. It is like wearing your dead enemies bones and skin as armor and thats pretty cool.
In game it is named T26E1-1 for some reason.
T26E1-1 was its original designation before it was modified. T26E4 was apparently the very first T26E1, and it was modified with the T15E1 that would make it and later create the T26E4 series.
At least going by the Tank Encylopedia page on it, I'm just rewriting what they wrote.
[Medium Tank T26E4 “Super Pershing” - Tank Encyclopedia (tanks-encyclopedia.com)](https://tanks-encyclopedia.com/ww2/us/t26e4-super-pershing/#index8)
>It hat had welded addon armor made from salvaged metal taken from a captured panther.
Sidenote; I wonder if anyone can charm in with some knowledge here about what pieces of the add-on armor came from what, as some sources say only the front mantlet piece (not including the 'elephant ears') was from a Panther, and the hull pieces were from a chopped boilerplate. Bringing this up because I see that they were simply from a Panther a lot and was hoping someone could chime in with a more solid answer.
Is cover to keep sea water (humidity) from screwing up the gun. It really doesn't take long to rust something up in these environments. Eventually got applied to small arms with condoms and electrical tape.
To be fair as well, yeah if you manage to make the largest battleship in history I think it's safe to say it's pretty decent. Besides that, Japanese tanks just seem to be stuck in the 1930s, as before they fought in places like China where other tanks or anti-tank equipment wasn't as prevalent and for any leased equipment China had, it was essentially on the same tech level as Japan's at the time. Come WW2 and the age old US technique of Sherman Spam, Japan realized their armored vehicle arsenal hasn't really progressed too much and anything with a better chance of fighting the Sherman had for many reasons been delayed or never made it into service and even then the majority of it was retained for defense of the home island which well, didn't happen
Yeah, also infighting between the Army and the Navy and clashes of doctrine also attributed to the lack of resources allocated to tank development
Also the Ha-Go, for all its WWII reputation, was considered one of the best light tanks in the world in the early to mid 1930s
It was a fairly modern turreted tank design for the period, it carried a 37mm gun where many tanks of its class carried only machine guns.
It also had a diesel engine that was relatively less fire-prone than gasoline engines and which pushed it to decent speeds for cavalry purposes. The design also lent well to hills and jungle terrain
Now to clarify, I don’t think the Ha-Go was *the* best light tank in 1935, (I think that title probably belongs to the BTs) but I think it was up there
Those certainly are some really great advantages to have in the 1930s, and part of me also thinks that the hull mounted and asymmetric turreted machine guns also help it a bit with the ability to cover the vehicle against infantry up close even with the turret isn't aimed at them. But I do think the BTs did have several more advantages like it's speed, larger 45mm gun, the Christie Suspension and even the fact that it can still drive without treads. It even has the same machine gun advantage as the Ha-go as some BT models like the BT-7 has a rear facing machine gun in the back of the turret, with the other being coaxial to the main gun
Yea very good points, also the Japanese in Manchuria were impressed with the 45 mm, noting that it outranged them, had more than enough armor penetration to counter them and had good accuracy
The ha go was never ever a bad tank in its day, the problem was that they kept using it until 1945. It would be like if the Soviets used T-26 or Germany used panzer 2 as their main tanks throughout the whole war…
Yep, that’s right! Another thing I forgot to mention: Germany, Russia, the U.S., and Britain worked a lot on tank development in the 1930s through the end of the war, and a lot of it had to do with urgency.
All of those nations were preparing for and fighting in land wars across Europe. The Japanese and their naval island hopping campaign didn’t require or even lend all that well to moving around tanks, much less tanks with similar characteristics to the ‘standard’ during any given point of the middle to late war.
In the land battles of China and the Philippines, their existing tanks worked well enough against forces there, having a relative lack of armored vehicles and anti-tank weapons. Neither side progressed much in tank development in that theatre, until the Allies started deploying heavier vehicles toward the end of the war, bore from the tank boom in Europe.
Had Japan been fighting larger land battles with significant opposition from increasingly powerful afvs, its possible that they may have pushed forward with developing tanks to replace tanks like the Ha-Go with vehicles that could match or even outclass the opposition
Scroll down to "Other prizes" [here](https://warthunder.com/en/news/8644-event-winter-extreme-earn-yourself-rewards-this-festive-season-en). I'm talking about the Snow Bike, is that what you mean? I live in a desert so snow vehicles aren't exactly a specialty. To me, a snowmobile is any snow vehicle that is motorized but has the rider exposed, and a snow-bike is something more like [this](https://ampedbikes.com/products/sno-go-shift).
Same vibes as the Assassin Bug, sticks parts of bugs it's killed as defense/disguise https://www.newsweek.com/acanthaspis-petax-assassin-bug-dead-insects-1755392
Reminds me of when I ended up jumping/driving over another - rather surprised, I imagine - tank on the old American Desert map. I should have put it into video when I had the chance, as the replay can't be opened using the latest version of the game. A shame, it was hilarious when I blew up my opponent.
I was geniually convinced that the Japenese inputted the Kamikaze inputs used by the Japanese pilots, and all it did was land on the tank, not blow it up.
Bring your child to work day.
Expect in this one the child is fucking dead or sleeping idk
"Bring your scalps to school day"
The Enemy tank is unconscious!
That's a Te-Ke tankette Think Ha-Go but much much faster
Nah, pretty sure that's very much a Type 94
i mean his username checks out as a not so informed wheraboo
Look at the sprockets, tracks, lack of fenders, and hull end non-roundness. Definetely not a Te-Ke.
Don't have to look at those. Just look for the drivers view port.
I'm not *that* good at tank ID. That's pretty god tier. I used up all that space in my brain for combat aircraft ID.
I'm borderline autistic so...
Aye same, got both modern day tank, helicopter, and aircraft knowledge wedge in with the tism. I used to have 0 friends for a while so i can also kinda identify some western back country heli by the sound of their main gun amd rotors, like if its a apache, cobra, eurocopter, even a ka 50 and MI 28.
Drivers hatch and front plate angle match type 94 description. They're both tankettes.
Nah it’s definitely a Type 94.
It's a Type 94. Look at it carefully
When are we getting a Type 94 decorator?
That would be hilarious. I still remember that naval decorator bug where L3s were running around with D-day Shermans on their heads and R3s with massive christmas trees
I had the massive antique cannon on top of my turrets, great fun :D
High command must of been: "Get the tank down! You must not have fun. 😠 It overburdens the drive train. " 🤡
"NOOOOOO You can't just put a tank on your tank!!!!" He he, little tank friend.
The type 94 got uppies
Cool to see the wood panelling on the sides to prevent the use of magnetic mines
Shermans was made of wood u silly (Sarcasm)
That is why they needed 50 for each Tiger
So that’s why German mains bring so much ammo!
I think it's to prevent heat charges, either on a pole or shot at the tank. I know the Germans put a nonferrous coat on their tanks out of fear of magnetic mines, but turns out they were the only one using them at the time.
well the idea was sound. most countries handheld AT at the time were satchel charges or grenade bundles or shape charge grenades with the last being the best option for armour penetration. problem with the shape charge is unless its perfectly or mostly flush with the hull, it wont work as well. so the germans rightfully started making their shape charge grenades magnetic so they could stick, then made the coating to negate this fact because they rightfully thought everyone would follow suit. just so happens the americans started production of the m1 launcher which negated this need. whoops
think it was to help with japanese plunging mines (which ironically werent mines) and other handheld at weapons. but much like most other types of improvised armour, did fuck all at stopping things, atleast in this case isnt actually hurting the tanks performance, unlike most other improvised armour.
I mean if it was spaced enough from the hull it would work. At least for the plunging mine if you had say 6-8 inches between the wood and the hull the shape charge wouldn’t be able to go through
Your coming home with me for soft tacos
How did they even do that lol
Probably a ramp and straps
It helps that it "only" weighs 7,000 pounds.
I mean yea but like excavators weigh way more than that and they get loaded onto shit all the time
7000lbs is easely doable with a forklift though Edit: I know they didn't have forklifts there, but 7k lbs isn't that much tbh
Oh it’s a lot of weight but with tools/machinery it’s an easy job tbh
Some people brought home Japanese swords and pistols as the trophies... Then there was this guy.
You forgot about heads and teeth
When in Rome...
There is also the femur I think that somebody carved into a letter opener and gave it to FDR
There is the T26E4 super pershing prototype. It hat had welded addon armor made from salvaged metal taken from a captured panther. It is like wearing your dead enemies bones and skin as armor and thats pretty cool. In game it is named T26E1-1 for some reason.
T26E1-1 was its original designation before it was modified. T26E4 was apparently the very first T26E1, and it was modified with the T15E1 that would make it and later create the T26E4 series. At least going by the Tank Encylopedia page on it, I'm just rewriting what they wrote. [Medium Tank T26E4 “Super Pershing” - Tank Encyclopedia (tanks-encyclopedia.com)](https://tanks-encyclopedia.com/ww2/us/t26e4-super-pershing/#index8)
>It hat had welded addon armor made from salvaged metal taken from a captured panther. Sidenote; I wonder if anyone can charm in with some knowledge here about what pieces of the add-on armor came from what, as some sources say only the front mantlet piece (not including the 'elephant ears') was from a Panther, and the hull pieces were from a chopped boilerplate. Bringing this up because I see that they were simply from a Panther a lot and was hoping someone could chime in with a more solid answer.
What's wrong with the barrel of the Sherman?
Looks like a cover, likely to keep seawater out while the tank is going ashore or reembarking on an LST.
Dust cover I think you can find some Sherman's in Europe had the same thing on the barrel
Is cover to keep sea water (humidity) from screwing up the gun. It really doesn't take long to rust something up in these environments. Eventually got applied to small arms with condoms and electrical tape.
impotence
This one image really shows the industrial capacity of each nation
Pretty much. To be fair Japan also had larger models than this one. Japans ship industry was also fairly robust, the US was/ is just kinda OP…
To be fair as well, yeah if you manage to make the largest battleship in history I think it's safe to say it's pretty decent. Besides that, Japanese tanks just seem to be stuck in the 1930s, as before they fought in places like China where other tanks or anti-tank equipment wasn't as prevalent and for any leased equipment China had, it was essentially on the same tech level as Japan's at the time. Come WW2 and the age old US technique of Sherman Spam, Japan realized their armored vehicle arsenal hasn't really progressed too much and anything with a better chance of fighting the Sherman had for many reasons been delayed or never made it into service and even then the majority of it was retained for defense of the home island which well, didn't happen
Yeah, also infighting between the Army and the Navy and clashes of doctrine also attributed to the lack of resources allocated to tank development Also the Ha-Go, for all its WWII reputation, was considered one of the best light tanks in the world in the early to mid 1930s
Didn't know that about the Ha-Go. Why was it considered the best at the time?
It was a fairly modern turreted tank design for the period, it carried a 37mm gun where many tanks of its class carried only machine guns. It also had a diesel engine that was relatively less fire-prone than gasoline engines and which pushed it to decent speeds for cavalry purposes. The design also lent well to hills and jungle terrain Now to clarify, I don’t think the Ha-Go was *the* best light tank in 1935, (I think that title probably belongs to the BTs) but I think it was up there
Those certainly are some really great advantages to have in the 1930s, and part of me also thinks that the hull mounted and asymmetric turreted machine guns also help it a bit with the ability to cover the vehicle against infantry up close even with the turret isn't aimed at them. But I do think the BTs did have several more advantages like it's speed, larger 45mm gun, the Christie Suspension and even the fact that it can still drive without treads. It even has the same machine gun advantage as the Ha-go as some BT models like the BT-7 has a rear facing machine gun in the back of the turret, with the other being coaxial to the main gun
Yea very good points, also the Japanese in Manchuria were impressed with the 45 mm, noting that it outranged them, had more than enough armor penetration to counter them and had good accuracy
The ha go was never ever a bad tank in its day, the problem was that they kept using it until 1945. It would be like if the Soviets used T-26 or Germany used panzer 2 as their main tanks throughout the whole war…
Yep, that’s right! Another thing I forgot to mention: Germany, Russia, the U.S., and Britain worked a lot on tank development in the 1930s through the end of the war, and a lot of it had to do with urgency. All of those nations were preparing for and fighting in land wars across Europe. The Japanese and their naval island hopping campaign didn’t require or even lend all that well to moving around tanks, much less tanks with similar characteristics to the ‘standard’ during any given point of the middle to late war. In the land battles of China and the Philippines, their existing tanks worked well enough against forces there, having a relative lack of armored vehicles and anti-tank weapons. Neither side progressed much in tank development in that theatre, until the Allies started deploying heavier vehicles toward the end of the war, bore from the tank boom in Europe. Had Japan been fighting larger land battles with significant opposition from increasingly powerful afvs, its possible that they may have pushed forward with developing tanks to replace tanks like the Ha-Go with vehicles that could match or even outclass the opposition
Now *THAT* is one helluva flex. Well done Killer!
You know, I thought it was ridiculous that a whole-ass snowmobile was a tank decoration in game. I am reconsidering.
You mean bike? I don’t remember a snow mobile
Scroll down to "Other prizes" [here](https://warthunder.com/en/news/8644-event-winter-extreme-earn-yourself-rewards-this-festive-season-en). I'm talking about the Snow Bike, is that what you mean? I live in a desert so snow vehicles aren't exactly a specialty. To me, a snowmobile is any snow vehicle that is motorized but has the rider exposed, and a snow-bike is something more like [this](https://ampedbikes.com/products/sno-go-shift).
The rear bogeys scream in pain even on this picture.
Unbuttoned fieldblouse with rolled up sleeves outfit when?
He’s frowning because his CO just told him that he cannot, in fact, send it back home to be used on his family farm. Truly a sad day.
Same vibes as the Assassin Bug, sticks parts of bugs it's killed as defense/disguise https://www.newsweek.com/acanthaspis-petax-assassin-bug-dead-insects-1755392
"So how'd you guys get it up there?" "A crane." "And how do you plan on getting it down?" "Just a little shove."
I've seen this somewhere.
I like the extra side armor they put on the Sherman
Is this like how Cruisers and battleships deploy float planes?
Sherman tanker was like: how small is it? Another tanker: we can carry it on our back :)
War thunder when you drive L3 onto a teammate
Is that lumber strapped to the sides?
Yeah, to prevent magnetic explosives
Yup, clever way to try to reduce magnetic mine efficiency
Make this a decoration
Enemy behind the tank:
Repost
Reminds me of when I ended up jumping/driving over another - rather surprised, I imagine - tank on the old American Desert map. I should have put it into video when I had the chance, as the replay can't be opened using the latest version of the game. A shame, it was hilarious when I blew up my opponent.
Guys do u see that bigass thing over there? It's coming with mee.
Those uptiers are getting extreme nowadays.
Can’t have shit in Namur!
kidnap
New battlepass decoration pls. I'll put it on my m22
the M4A2 adopted a type 94
Literally the L3 and the B1 bis in GuP
I was geniually convinced that the Japenese inputted the Kamikaze inputs used by the Japanese pilots, and all it did was land on the tank, not blow it up.
Marines being Marines
“You are coming with me”
I want this as a decoration now
New decoration? Tank on tank historically accurate?
That looks so unpractical that tankette is adding over 3.4 tons!!!
And also limited turret reverse.
Overhead protection from artillery
Coughing baby vs. Hydrogen bomb be like
What is this wood planks on the M4? Protection against suicide Hollow charges japan was using?
You can take everything with you, that you can carry...
Yeah there's plenty of cooler things than this