The Tank for 1945: A Tale of Demand, Supply and Capacity.
In early 1944, it was time to decide what tank to build for 1945 service, and also to decide what modifications to ship for tanks already fielded. These readings from the archives should give an idea of why the European Theater wanted a 90mm gun Sherman, why Armored Force wanted a 90mm gun Sherman, and why it wasn't going to happen. T-shirt link. (Good only for two or three days after this release, got to ship by Christmas) https://everpress.com/the-chieftain For other financial contributions, check out the Teespring shop below, or try one of these Patreon: / the_chieftain Direct Paypal https://paypal.me/thechieftainshat Subscribestar: https://www.subscribestar.com/the_chi...
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A Reading from the Book of Armaments, North African Equipment Reports, 1943.
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The Development of the North Carolina class - The Nelson that never was
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A Less-Awful Marmon-Herrington Tank.
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How to Design a Tank Destroyer
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The Worst Tank You Never Heard Of
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SF-3 1971: The Soviet Union's Worst Criticality Accident
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Developing the T26 Pershing
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A Nightmare for "Tigers"? The Truth About the Super Pershing
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Armoured Vehicles of the Invasion of France 1940, by The Chieftain - WW2 Special
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US Autoloaders, Part 1. 37mm T16 through T54E1
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Manstein's StuG Memo
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Winchester: The Rifles That Built America
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The US Army's Christie Tanks, and why they failed to take hold.
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America's Trash Became The Soviets' Treasure: Bell P-39 Airacobra and P-63 Kingcobra
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Hellkitten | 75 mm Howitzer Motor Carriage (HMC) M8
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The Museum Asked Us to Rescue This Armoured Vehicle… It Was Worse Than We Thought
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How Bad Is Exotic Self Defense Ammo?
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The G36 - Hot or Not?
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A Deep Dive into the Tiger I, by the Chieftain
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