{"product_id":"us-heavy-tanks-of-world-war-ii-by-steven-j-zaloga-illustrated-by-felipe-rodriguez","title":"US HEAVY TANKS OF WORLD WAR II BY STEVEN J. ZALOGA, ILLUSTRATED BY FELIPE RODRÍGUEZ","description":"\u003cdiv data-expanded=\"true\" class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content a-expander-content-expanded\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eThrough World War II\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ethe US Army worked on projects for new heavy tanks\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e, which are\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003echarted in\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ethis\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eillustrated\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003estudy\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eof\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ethe M6 and the never-built T14, T28, and Pershing-derived designs.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this book, world-renowned armour expert Steven J. Zaloga examines the US Army's efforts to field a heavy tank in World War II. The first design was the M6, which never saw combat use despite being type classified. The heavy T14 assault tank, earmarked for the British under Lend-Lease, was also developed, while the M4A3E2 assault tank went into production as a stopgap for the 1944 campaign in France. The most outrageous US tank project of the war was the T28\/T95 superheavy tank, which was so large that it required four sets of suspension bogies instead of the usual two.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe M26 Pershing medium tank program also spawned a number of heavy tank projects, such as the T29, T30 and T34, which are also examined. Although production of these was envisioned in 1945–46, the end of the war put an end to any possibility of serial manufacture. Nevertheless, these tanks were heavily influenced by World War II lessons and their development and technical features are examined.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIllustrated with rarely seen archive photos and meticulously illustrated new profiles of the key designs, this book traces the US Army's efforts to develop heavy tanks comparable to the German Tigers, and the reasons why such monstrous machines were never required.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-expander-header a-expander-partial-collapse-header\"\u003ePaperback Book\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Games and Stuff","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51102142234870,"sku":"OSPNVG348","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0484\/3303\/7465\/files\/81hF31WOXoL._SL1500.jpg?v=1782861772","url":"https:\/\/www.gamesandstuffonline.com\/products\/us-heavy-tanks-of-world-war-ii-by-steven-j-zaloga-illustrated-by-felipe-rodriguez","provider":"Games and Stuff","version":"1.0","type":"link"}