one i want added into the game is the T37 light tank that was intended to replace the chaffee
as far as i know there were 3 built so gaijin COULD technically add this into the game, either event or tech tree. (they are adding a prototype t44 into the game so y’know why not. plus also the HO-RI proto and production exists in the game when they aren’t even real.)
there’s an issue with US ground that it literally has almost no 4.0 tanks in the game, i’d like to see how the T37 could maybe by any chance go into 4.0-4.7 (my opinion) obviously also balancing it. depends on how gaijin would do this.
as from what i know the armor should be somewhat similar to the Chaffee but higher mobility and more powerful gun (76mm), it had great armor,
taken from its historical page the Upper front plate was 25mm (Angled at 60 degrees, 50mm Effectiveness) Lower front plate was 32mm (Angled at 45 degrees, 45mm Effectiveness) Hull sides we’re 19-25mm. the Hull rear was 19mm
The Turret front armor was 32mm (at 55 degrees, 55mm Effectiveness) The mantlet armor was 25 to 32mm, Turret armor on both sides we’re 25mm and the turret rear was 25mm
this thing could also shoot 12 rounds per minute historically. It has -9/+20 of gun depression and elevation
Armed with the dangerous 76mm T94 gun, Rounds had a muzzle velocity of 2600 (792 m/s) for AP (or and APCBC with explosive filler if it had it) I’m unsure of HE
The T37 is powered by the Continental AOS-895-1 engine (air-cooled six cylinder supercharged 8,2 liter engine) providing 500 gross horsepower at 2800 RPM making its top speed 41 miles per hour (66 km/h)
Aswell as that the T37 Weighed 21,9 tons. i would love to see this in the game or the Phase II variant that is the T41 (T37 just Phase II)
T37 Images:
Phase II had a few changes
Gun was the T91 76mm (Still had the same 12 rounds per minute aswell as the same depression and elevation.
Turret looked a bit different.
Its weight went up by 1,5 making it 23,4 tons instead of 21,9
everything else was about the same.
i think these both were stabilized aswell, This also ended up becoming the well known M41A1.
T41 images:
Maybe the T41 should be put into tech tree and T37 as an event or battlepass vehicle. but that is Gaijin’s decision.
Let me know down below on other prototype tanks you’d like to see in War Thunder i’m curious so please do tell!
This has a source: R.P.Hunnicutt: A History of the American Light Tank Vol.2 – Sheridan
