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| - The T29 Super Heavy Tank was a prototype heavy tank developed by the United States during World War II.
- After the American T26E1 prototype was deemed a succesful design, and the M26 Heavy Tank began development, there was thought that even more heavily armed tanks would be needed. So, in early 1944, a new super heavy tank was designed to counter the new German heavy tanks, such as the Tiger II. With a 105mm high velocity gun, three .30 caliber machine guns (two coaxial and one mounted in the bow), a roof-mounted .50 caliber machine gun, very thick armor (279 mm on turret, 102 mm on hull), a crew of six, and a weight of 69.5 tons, the T29 was a true monster of a vehicle. The prototype had the same forward hull as the T26E3, but extended, with the addition of two more road wheels and a new engine, the Ford GAC 770hp. The top speed was 22mph, but the range, like the armor thickness, is now unkn
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| - After the American T26E1 prototype was deemed a succesful design, and the M26 Heavy Tank began development, there was thought that even more heavily armed tanks would be needed. So, in early 1944, a new super heavy tank was designed to counter the new German heavy tanks, such as the Tiger II. With a 105mm high velocity gun, three .30 caliber machine guns (two coaxial and one mounted in the bow), a roof-mounted .50 caliber machine gun, very thick armor (279 mm on turret, 102 mm on hull), a crew of six, and a weight of 69.5 tons, the T29 was a true monster of a vehicle. The prototype had the same forward hull as the T26E3, but extended, with the addition of two more road wheels and a new engine, the Ford GAC 770hp. The top speed was 22mph, but the range, like the armor thickness, is now unknown. The T29 was not the only tank of this basic design however; it had two other 'siblings', as well as two improved variants, the T29E2 and E3. The specifications of the E2 have been lost to history, but it is known that the E3 model added a stereoscopic rangefinder to the turret, with two projector boxes mounted on the turret sides to assist in long range targeting.
- The T29 Super Heavy Tank was a prototype heavy tank developed by the United States during World War II.
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