1/21/2024 0 Comments Super battle tank![]() The 105mm T5E1 gun selected was known to have very good performance against concrete and "expected to be extremely effective at reducing heavy fortifications". The T28/T95 was designed to be used for attacking the heavy defenses expected of the Siegfried Line along the western borders of Germany. However, due to its heavy armor and armament-while self-propelled guns in United States service were lightly armored-it was renamed Super Heavy Tank T28 in June 1946 by OCM 37058. As it did not have its armament in a revolving turret, Ordnance requested a name change to 105 mm Gun Motor Carriage T95, the change becoming official in March 1945. Initially named Heavy Tank T28 when construction was authorized in 1944, the design did not fit in the usual categories of vehicles leading to reclassification. Only two prototypes were built before the project was terminated. It was re-designated as the 105 mm Gun Motor Carriage T95 in 1945, and then renamed in 1946 as the Super Heavy Tank T28. The near 100-ton vehicle was initially designated a heavy tank. ![]() ![]() It was originally designed to break through German defenses of the Siegfried Line, and was later considered as a possible participant in the planned invasion of the Japanese mainland. The T28 Super Heavy Tank was an American heavily armored tank/ assault gun designed for the United States Army during World War II. ![]()
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