This near-100ton behemoth was initially called Heavy Tank T28, but the project was reclassified 105mm Gun Motor Carriage T95.⁠ The vast majority of this weight came from the massive 12 inches of frontal armour! By contrast Shermans had 2" thick front hull.⁠ A 105mm main gun in a heavily protected ball mount didn't exactly help with the weight issue either.⁠ All this was powered by a 410ph V8 giving the T95 a less than rapid top speed of 8mph.⁠ ⁠ One really interesting feature was the outer set o

The monstrosity that was the American T28 Super Heavy Tank (also known as the Gun Motor Carriage T95) this 86 metric ton monster was designed to breach the Siegfried Line defences in the second half of WWII. Due to its weight, the T28 featured extra sets of tracks (so four tracks in total) to properly distribute its mass. To allow the vehicle to be transportable the outside tracks were detachable and could be towed behind the vehicle. Once near its objective the T28 was capable of attaching its

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