M6A2E1

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M6A2E1

USA

Heavy Tank

Tier VIII

Totals


Cost	--

Health	1500

Weight/Load Limit	66.96/70.5t

Crew
5

Mobility

Engine Power	960hp

Speed Limit	29km/h

Traverse Speed	24deg/s

Armor

Hull Armor	191/44/41mm

Turret Armor	191/89/208mm

Armament

Damage	270-450HP

Penetration	149-248mm

Rate of Fire	4.8r/m

Accuracy	0.37m

Aim time	2.0s

Turret Traverse	26deg/s

Gun Traverse Arc	gunTraverseArc

Gun Vertical Limits	gunVerticalLimits

Ammo Capacity	ammo

General

Chance of Fire	20%

View Range	430m

Signal Range	650m

Parent	none

Child	none

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The M6A2E1 is a premium tier 8 heavy tank for USA. It is a basically an up-armored M6 with a T29 turret. It is equipped with the 105mm T5E1 gun. In comparison with the T29 it has a smaller mantlet, so it is easier to damage the turret. And although it has same gun as T29 and T32, its reload time is significantly higher. It has good maneuverability for a heavy tank but the speed is limited to 29km/h and while it has more frontal armor than any US heavy tank, it has paper thin sides, so flank this tank at every opportunity.

This tank was only available as a part of the game's pre-order heavy package.

Modules

Tr	Nm	Dam	Pen	RoF	Acr	Aim		Pr	Wt
09IX	105mm Gun T5E1E	360/360/450(HP)	198/245/53(mm)	4.8(r/m)	0.37(m)	2.0(s)		0	2400 2400(kg)

Tr	Nm	Arm	T.Tr	VR		Pr	Wt
08VIII	M6A2E1D4	0191 191/89/208(mm)	0026 26(d/s)	0430 430(m)		0	12000 12000(kg)

Tr	Nm	Pw	CoF		Pr	Wt
10X	Wright G200 M781 C9GC5	0960 960(h.p.)	020 20%		0	0612 612(kg)

Tr	Nm	LL	Tv		Pr	Wt
08VIII	M6A2E1HVSS	70.5 70.5(t)	024 24(d/s)		0	15 000 15 000(kg)

Tr	Nm	SR		Pr	Wt
08VIII	SCR 508/1	0650 650(m)		0	0100 100(kg)

Gallery

Historical Info

M6A2E1 on testing ground

After the invasion of Europe, the US Army expected that there would be a requirement for a limited number of tanks with extremely thick armor and powerful armament to break through heavily fortified areas. It was proposed that the T1E1s be modified by removing the bow machine gun mounts and the driver's vision door and then welding additional steel plate on the front to provide protection equivalent to 190mm of vertical armor. A new turret was to be installed mounting the high velocity 105mm gun T5E1. This turret, designed for the new heavy tank T29, required an 203cm diameter turret ring compared to the 175mm ring on the T1E1. However, it was considered feasible to modify the hulls to accept the larger ring. It was believed that 15 of the T1E1s could be modified in 90 days, if the required high priorities could be obtained. Out of the 20 production T1E1s available, the remaining five were to be used for spare parts. On 14 August 1944 modification of the 15 tanks was recommended, they were designated as the heavy tank M6A2E1. The goal for delivery was set as 15 November. The Army Ground Forces had been cool toward the project from the first and the Army Service Forces had referred the matter to General Eisenhower in a cablegram dated 2 August 1944. His reply on 18 August stated that the 15 modified tanks were not wanted as they were considered impractical for use in the European Theater of Operations. This effectively killed the project and probably it was a very good thing. Tests at Aberdeen on a T1E1 loaded to the expected 77-ton weight of the M6A2EI showed that it could not climb a 40 per cent slope. Since it was not considered practical to change the final drive reduction in the time available, the M6A2E1s would have been limited to operation on favorable terrain.

M6A2E1 Prototype-technical drawings

After cancellation of the project, it was requested that two M6A2E1 s be completed to test the turret and armament for the new heavy tank T29. This request was approved and two turrets, gun mounts, and fighting compartments armed with the 105mm gun T5E1 were completed and proof fired at Aberdeen Proving Ground. The two M6A2E1s were not fitted with the additional hull armor specified in the original project since it was not required for this test program. On 14 December 1944, US Army classified the heavy tanks M6, M6A1, and T1E1 obsolete and subsequently the tanks were scrapped except for a single T1E1 on display today by the Ordinance Museum at Aberdeen.

American Heavy tank comparision
	Mk.VII	M6	T28	T29	T30	T32	T34	M103A2
Crew	8	6	4	6	6	5	6	5
Lenght	10,43m	8,43m	11,12m	11,56m	10,9m	10,83m	11,77m	11,23m
Width	3,66m	3,12m	4,54m	3,8m	3,8m	3,76m	3,8m	3,63m
Height	3,12m	3,00m	2,86m	3,22m	3,22m	2,81m	3,22m	3,56m
Weight	39,5t	57,4t	86,3t	64,25t	64,74t	54,5t	65,2t	58,1t
Engine power	Liberty 338hp	G-200 960hp	GAF 500hp	GAC 770hp	AV1790 810hp	GAC 770hp	AV1790 810hp	AV1790 750hp
Max. speed	8,8km/h	35km/h	12,8km/h	35km/h	35km/h	35km/h	35km/h	37km/h
hull armour (angle)	12mm (28)	83mm (30)	305mm	102mm (54)	102mm (54)	127mm (54)	102mm (54)	127mm (60)
side armour	12mm	70mm	152mm	76mm	76mm	76mm	76mm	51mm
Turret armour (mantlet)	16mm	83mm (102mm)	-	178mm (279mm)	178mm (279mm)	298mm (298mm)	178mm (279mm)	127mm (254mm)
top armour	6-10mm	25mm	38mm	38mm	38mm	38mm	38mm	38mm
bottom armour	6-8mm	25mm	25mm	25mm	25mm	25mm	25mm	38mm
Gun	2x57mm Hotchkiss	75mm M7 37mm MB	105mm T5E1	105mm T5E2	155mm T7	90mm T15E2	120mm T53	120mm M58
Secondary armament	5x7,62mm Hotchkiss	2x12,7mm HB M2 2x7,62mm M1919A4	12,7mm HB M2	3x12,7mm HB M2 7.62mm M1919M4	2x12,7mm HB M2 7.62mm M1919M4	12,7mm HB M2 2x7.62mm M1919M4	3x12,7mm HB M2 7.62mm M1919M4	3x12,7mm HB M2 7.62mm M37

Sources and External links

* R.P. Hunnicutt - Firepower: A History of the American Heavy Tank, 1988 Presidio Press, ISBN 0-89141-304-9.

[M6 / M6A1 technical manual]

External links

[Wikipedia]
[WWII vehicles]

American Tanks

Light Tanks	T1 Cunningham • M2 Light Tank • T1E6 • T2 Light Tank • T7 Combat Car • M22 Locust • M3 Stuart • MTLS-1G14 • M5 Stuart • M24 Chaffee • T21 • T71
Medium Tanks	T2 Medium Tank • M2 Medium Tank • M3 Lee • M4 Sherman • M4A2E4 Sherman • M7 • Ram II • M4A3E2 Sherman Jumbo • M4A3E8 Sherman • T20 • M26 Pershing • T23 • T26E4 Super Pershing • T69 • M46 Patton • T54E1 • M48A1 Patton • M60
Heavy Tanks	T1 Heavy Tank • T14 • M6 • T29 • M6A2E1 • T32 • T34 • M103 • T57 Heavy Tank • T110E5
Tank Destroyers	T18 • T82 • M8A1 • T40 • M10 Wolverine • T49 • M18 Hellcat • M36 Jackson • T25 AT • T25/2 • T28 • T28 Prototype • T30 • T95 • T110E3 • T110E4
Self-Propelled Guns	T57 • M7 Priest • M37 • M41 • M44 • M12 • M40/M43 • M53/M55 • T92

Heavy Tanks

USA	V T14 • V T1 Heavy Tank • VI Pawlack Tank • VI M6 • VII King Tiger (Captured) • VII M-II-Y • VII T29 • VIII Chrysler K • VIII Chrysler K GF • VIII T26E5 • VIII T26E5 Patriot • VIII M54 Renegade • VIII T77 • VIII M-III-Y • VIII M-IV-Y • VIII M6A2E1 • VIII T32 • VIII T34 • VIII T34 B • IX AE Phase I • IX Concept 1B • IX M-VI-Y • IX M103 • IX T54E1 • X M-V-Y • X T110E5 • X T57 Heavy Tank
UK	V Churchill I • V Excelsior • VI Churchill VII • VI TOG II* • VII Black Prince • VII FV201 (A45) • VIII Charlemagne • VIII Caliban • VIII Gonsalo • VIII Caernarvon • VIII Caernarvon Action X • IX FV4201 Chieftain Proto • IX Conqueror • X FV215b • X Super Conqueror • X T95/FV4201 Chieftain
Germany	IV Pz.Kpfw. B2 740 (f) • IV Durchbruchswagen 2 • VI Tiger 131 • VI VK 30.01 (P) • VI VK 36.01 (H) • VII VK 45.03 • VII Tiger I • VII Tiger (P) • VIII VK 100.01 (P) • VIII VK 168.01 (P) • VIII VK 168.01 Mauerbrecher • VIII VK 75.01 (K) • VIII E 75 TS • VIII Löwe • VIII Tiger II • VIII VK 45.02 (P) Ausf. A • IX E 75 • IX Mäuschen • IX VK 45.02 (P) Ausf. B • X E 100 • X Pz.Kpfw. VII • X Maus • X VK 72.01 (K)
France	IV B1 • V BDR G1 B • VI ARL 44 • VII AMX M4 mle. 45 • VIII AMX 50 100 • VIII AMX M4 mle. 49 • VIII AMX M4 mle. 49 Liberté • VIII AMX 65 t • VIII Somua SM • VIII FCM 50 t • IX AMX 50 120 • IX Lorraine 50 t • IX AMX M4 mle. 51 • X AMX 50 B • X AMX M4 mle. 54
USSR	V Churchill III • V KV-220-2 • V KV-220-2 Beta Test • V KV-1 • V KV-1 shielded • VI KV-1S • VI KV-2 • VI KV-2 (R) • VI KV-85 • VI Object 244 • VI T-150 • VII IS • VII KV-3 • VII KV-122 • VII IS-2M • VII IS-2 shielded • VII IS-2 • VIII IS-3 • VIII IS-6 • VIII IS-6 B • VIII KV-5 • VIII KV-4 • VIII IS-5 (Object 730) • VIII IS-3A • VIII IS-3A Peregrine • VIII Kirovets-1 • VIII KV-4 Kreslavskiy • VIII Object 252U Defender • VIII Object 252U • VIII IS-M • VIII Object 703 Version II • VIII IS-2-II • IX T-10 • IX Object 777 Version II • IX Object 257 • IX Object 705 • IX IS-3-II • IX ST-I • X IS-4 • X IS-7 • X Object 260 • X Object 705A • X Object 277 • X Object 279 early • X ST-II • X Object 780
China	VII IS-2 • VIII WZ-111 • VIII WZ-111 Alpine Tiger • VIII 110 • VIII 112 • IX WZ-111 model 1-4 • IX WZ-114 • X 113 • X 113 Beijing Opera • X WZ-111 model 5A • X WZ-111 Qilin
Japan	III Type 91 Heavy • IV Type 95 Heavy • V O-I Experimental • VI Heavy Tank No. VI • VI O-I • VII O-Ni • VIII O-Ho • IX Type 4 Heavy • X Type 5 Heavy
Czechoslovakia	VII Škoda T 45 • VII Vz. 44-1 • VIII Škoda T 56 • VIII TNH 105/1000 • IX TNH T Vz. 51 • X Vz. 55
Sweden	VIII Emil I • VIII EMIL 1951 • VIII Bofors Tornvagn • IX Emil II • IX Strv K • X Kranvagn

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-|content= The '''M6A2E1''' is the premium tier 8 heavy tank for USA. It is a basically [[M6]] hull with [[T29]] turret and more armor. It's equipped with 105mm T5E1 gun. In comparision with [[T29]] it has smaller mantlet, so it is easier to damage turret. And although it has same gun as [[T29]] and [[T32]], it's reload time is significly higher. It have good maneuverability for a heavy tank but the speed was limited to 29km/h and while it have more frontal armor than any US heavy tank but it have paper thin side, so flank the tank at every opportunity.
+|content= The '''M6A2E1''' is a premium tier 8 heavy tank for USA. It is a basically an up-armored M6 with a T29 turret. It is equipped with the 105mm T5E1 gun. In comparison with the T29 it has a smaller mantlet, so it is easier to damage the turret. And although it has same gun as T29 and T32, its reload time is significantly higher. It has good maneuverability for a heavy tank but the speed is limited to 29km/h and while it has more frontal armor than any US heavy tank, it has paper thin sides, so flank this tank at every opportunity.
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-This tank was only available as a part of game pre-order heavy package.
+This tank was only available as a part of the game's pre-order heavy package.
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