Hello everybody. I’d like to suggest the early production version of the M8 Greyhound as a potential researchable vehicle for the US ground forces tech tree in War Thunder. Currently, the game includes the M8 LAC, a late-production version that was only available through a past event. While it can still be purchased via the Gaijin Market, I believe that adding the early production M8, distinctly different in features, would warrant a worthy addition to the regular tech tree.
This early version was equipped with a M49 ring mount for the .50 caliber machine gun and had mine racks on each side capable of carrying up to six M1A1 anti-tank mines in total. In contrast, the M8 LAC in-game has a folding mount and lacks these mine racks. These differences, though subtle, are historically significant and warrant the inclusion of the early production variant as a unique and researchable vehicle.
Sources
Armored Car: A History of American Wheeled Combat Vehicles - R.P. Hunnicutt (2002)
US Armored Cars in Action - Armor Number 37 (1998)
An absolute +1 from me! The fact that the US doesn’t have a TT M8, despite being the original producer and user of the thing, is simply astounding to me. This is a long overdue addition and is one I (along with many others, most likely) would love to see in the TT
