Chinese Low-Tier Wishlist

[Delta_Furey]

To start off, I like the Chinese tech tree quite a bit as it is (I main USA and Russia mainly), but in looking up the historical basis, I’ve found some issues.

Firstly, I cannot find any sources that back up the presence of M8 Greyhound armored cars in China. As fun as the vehicle is (especially with the .50-cal), I think its role in the Chinese tree would be better filled by the BT-5, a vehicle which was reportedly sold to China early in WW2 by multiple sources (though no pictures exist). Chinese mechanized forces apparently used significant numbers of BA-6 and BA-20 armored cars as well, which could replace the Greyhound as a wheeled scout vehicle. This would be a unique element for the Chinese tree, which otherwise lacks a lot of originality at low tiers.

Secondly, I can find no record of any T-34 model being used by Chinese forces except the T-34-85. Similarly, no Sherman variants other than the M4A4 were supplied to Chinese forces, though there are photographs of M4A2s–with non-standard main guns–in Chinese service.

Thirdly, some additional vehicles that were heavily utilized by Chinese forces (and are already in the game) include:

• Type 95 Ha-Go
  https://tanks-encyclopedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Ha-GoscapturedbytheChinese-1.jpg
• CV-35 (variant of L3/33)
  https://i.imgur.com/HfOXjoX.jpg
• US M2A4 - no pictures

Finally, the T-26 in Chinese service often sported an AA machine gun; this would be a nice feature to have on the Chinese version of this tank in game. See:

Anyway, open to thoughts & suggestions!

[BatjeMB]

@Delta_Furey

Firstly, I cannot find any sources that back up the presence of M8 Greyhound armored cars in China.

Both Wikipedia and the WT wiki say that multiple M8 Greyhounds have been used.

https://wiki.warthunder.com/M8_LAC_(China)

[BatjeMB]

@Delta_Furey

Secondly, I can find no record of any T-34 model being used by Chinese forces except the T-34-85.

According to the Tank Encyclopedia, China didn’t use the T-34. Only the T-34-85.
“Almost certainly a fake made up by Kongzhong (a company involved with Wargaming) for the video game “World of Tanks”. North Korea is the only operator of T-34/76 in this region”

@Delta_Furey

Similarly, no Sherman variants other than the M4A4 were supplied to Chinese forces, though there are photographs of M4A2s–with non-standard main guns–in Chinese service.

Same about the M4A2, it probably didn’t use the standard gun.

[MirageTank1]

@BatjeMB

China didn’t use the T-34. Only the T-34-85.

yes, but China has a specially modified T3476. At first, it may have been gifted by North Korea

Spoiler

[MirageTank1]

@BatjeMB

by Kongzhong (a company involved with Wargaming)

there is one more question. Some people say:
when WOT just launched the China TT, Kong Zhong led the WG team to visit museums and provided a lot of historical materials.
WG deliberately fabricated some fictional vehicles because they felt it was more unique (bad idea).
even WZ131/WZ132 with historical images have many errors

[141_allen]

I am correct to say the Chinese TT came in Chinese server first right?

[一弹定天下]

I found a photo proving that the tank had been fitted with a 76mm gun.If you look in the background, you can be sure it’s the same tank.

[JapanWeeb89]

The M10 with the captured Japanese cannon

It would bring a pretty unique vehicle to the game and it would boost lower tier lineups(it looks weird too)

also while technically not a new vehicle it would be good if the M36 would finally be switched with the correct M36 that the RoC operated, similar treatment as to what happened with the chinese PT-76