Development Status #109

[h2]Dear Mechanics,[/h2]

Welcome to our one hundred and ninth development status update.

Today's development status is special. We publish it a day earlier than usual, on Thursday, to celebrate with you Veterans day, Remembrance day and Polish Independence day. We would like to express our sincere thanks to the fallen and war veterans around the world.

[h3]Ammo[/h3]



The tank gun 20-K was mounted in various early Soviet vehicles, and it was more than adequate in destroying German materiel. Rounds we'll be including in the game are BR-240SP armor piercing, being able to penetrate 73mm of armor at 10m, and the UO-243, a standard issue HE round.



The almighty KwK43 cannon of the King Tiger used evenly almighty ammunition. Our game will be having the PzGr 39/43, penetrating an almighty 237mm of armor at 10m, and Sprgr.43 HE as well, for softer targets.

[h3]M18 Hellcat[/h3]



A US armored vehicle will soon be added to the evergrowing TMS family - M18 Hellcat Gun Motor Carrier!



The vehicle was designed in 1942 and put up to production in 1943, Buick Motor Division produced around 2,507 of those, from July that year, to October of the next. The vehicle focused mainly on speed and armament, heeding no more attention than machine gun fire, which allowed the vehicle to reach ludicrous speeds. The armor all around reached from 4.8mm to 25.4mm (0.19-1.00 in).



Talking about its speed, we cannot skip the engine. While mere 19 tons helped to propel this tank up to 89km/h (55mph) on roads and 42km/h (26mph) off road, the main reason for it was the Continental R975-C1 radial engine, interchangeable with the C4 variant, giving it additional 50 horsepower. Paired with the radial 9-cylinder engine was the 900T Torqmatic automatic transmission, a rare commodity for tanks of those times.



Another focus was on the armament, and it went into the 76mm M1 cannon, an incredibly dangerous opponent to the German armor. It had the standard 76mm ammo choice: APHE, AP, HE, along with APCR and smoke rounds.

The suspension was a fairly standard one, single torsion bar per arm, along with shock absorbers for certain pairs of roadwheels. It gave a decent ride for the speed demon's crew.

Thanks for all the support and have a good weekend.
DeGenerals