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Overview[]

The Heavy Tank, M6 is an American heavy tank developed in the early 1940s.

Variants[]

Heavy Tank, M6
Prototype. Cast hull, Wright G-200 engine, Twin disc torque converter. Trialed as T1E2.
Heavy Tank, M6A1
Welded hull, Wright G-200 engine, Twin disc torque converter. Trialed as T1E3.
Heavy Tank, M6A2E1
Up-gunned model with 105mm T5E1 cannon. Additional hull armour was developed but not fitted to either of the trial models.
Heavy Tank, T1
Prototype. Cast hull, Wright G-200 engine, Hydramatic transmission. Cancelled after M6 and M6A1 were adopted.
Heavy Tank, T1E1
Prototype. Cast hull, Wright G-200 engine, General Electric electronic transmission.
Heavy Tank, T1E2
Prototype. Cast hull, Wright G-200 engine, Twin disc torque converter. Standardized as M6.
Heavy Tank, T1E3
Prototype. Welded hull, Wright G-200 engine, Twin disc torque converter. Standardized as M6A1.
Heavy Tank, T1E4
Prototype. Welded hull, four General Motors 6-71 diesel engines, two Hydramatic transmissions. Cancelled after M6 and M6A1 were adopted.
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Land Vehicles
Interwar & World War II Period (1919 — 1945)
Tracked Vehicles
Light Tanks Tankettes CTL (11TB1233A3M3TBD4TAC4TAY6)
Standard Light Tanks M1 (E2A1A1E1)M2 (A1A2A3A4)M3 (A1A2A3)M4M5 (A1)M22M24T1 (E1E2E3E4E5E6)T2 (E1E2)T3T5 (E1E2)T7 (E1E2E3E4E5)T9 (E1)T13 (E1)T16T21T24 (E1)T37
Amphibious Light Tanks LVT(A)-1LVT(A)-1/M24 TurretLVT(A)-4 (early)LVT(A)-4 (late)LVT(A)-5
Flamethrower Light Tanks M3 SatanT65
Medium Tanks Standard Medium Tanks M1M2 (A1)M3 (A1A2A3A4A5)M4 (Hybrid(105)(105) HVSSA1A1E9A1(76)WA1(76)W HVSSA2A2E4A2(76)WA2(76)W HVSSA3A3E2A3(76)WA3(76)W HVSSA3(105)A3(105) HVSSA4A5A6)M7T2T3 (E1E2)T4 (E1E2)T5T6T15T20 (E3)T22 (E1)T23 (E3HVSS)T25 (E1)T26 (E1E2E3E4E5)M26M27M45
Flamethrower Medium Tanks M4A3 (CrocodilePOA-CWS-H5R3R5)
Heavy Tanks Standard Heavy Tanks T1 (E1E2E3)M3M6 (A1A2A2E1-1)T14T28T29T30T32T34
Gun Carriages SPAA T19M19 (A1)T52T53 (E1)T65T77 (E1)T77E1T85 (E1)
SPG 37mm T4237mm T5647mm M2A157mm T4957mm T5675mm M375mm T6776.2mm M576.2mm M976.2mm M10 (A1)76.2mm M1876.2mm T7076.2mm T3590mm M36 (B1B2)90mm T53105mm M37105mm T95114.3mm T16155mm M12155mm M40203.2mm T93
SPH 75mm Christie75mm Holt75mm T175mm T375mm M875mm T1875mm T4175mm T47T51M7 (B1B2)105mm M37105mm T76105mm T82105mm T88155mm Christie155mm M41155mm T64 (E1)203.2mm M43240mm T92
SPM 81mm T27107mm T1107mm T2107mm T29107mm T38107mm T81
SPRA M17T34T39T72T73T76T99T105Sd.Kfz. 251 with T34 Calliope
Utility APC T13 AUV
Cargo Carrier T22 (E1)T23
Tractor Allis Chalmers HD10WCaterpillar D7Ford T16Heavy Tractor, M1High Speed Tractor, M4High Speed Tractor, M5High Speed Tractor, M29International Harvester TD-18Light Snow Tractor, T15Light Snow Tractor, T24Light Tractor, T18LVT-1LVT-2LVT(A)-2LVT-3LVT-4
Prime Mover M33M35
Reconnaissance T8 (E1
Recovery & Engineering M31 (B2B3)T6 (E1)
Utility M39T41 (E1)
Half-Tracked Vehicles
Combat Vehicles AC/SC/other DHT-5
T14
GMC T12T48T54 (E1)T59 (E1)T60 (E1)T68
M3 (A1)M34
HMC T19T30T38
CGMC/MGMC T1 (E1E2E3E4)T10 (E1)T58
M2 Half-Track (B-6)M13M14M15 (A1)M16 (A1A2B)M17
MC T19T21 (E1)
M4 (A1)M21
Utility Transport T7T16
M2 (A1E1E2E3E4E5E6)M3 (A1A2E1E2)M5 (A1A2)M9 (A1A2)
Trucks T9 (E1)T15T16T17T18T19
Amphibious Transport T32
Utility Patton's Command VehicleT17 Radio CarrierT18 Instrument Carrier
Wheeled Vehicles
Combat Vehicles Armoured Cars T17 (E1E2E3)T18
M8
Scout Cars T6T7T8T9T10T11 (E1E2)
M3(A1)
Gun Motor Carriages (GMC) M6T66T55 (E1)
Multiple Gun Motor Carriage (MGMC) T69
Utility Transport & Towing M20
Trailers M15 Trailer
Sources
Books Online Documents
• "Firepower" - R.P. Hunnicutt
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