Military Tuesday : Concepts from Codename Panzers : Cold War
Concepts and wallpapers of the US M103 heavy tank from Stormregion’s latest RTS – Codename Panzers : Cold War.
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Now, this tank is something new to me – I’ve never seen a model kit of it or even read about it before. Heavy tanks were never a major part of American armour doctrine during WWII unlike the Germans and Soviets so I was rather suprised that the Americans actually fielded a heavy tank during the early Cold War years.
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Note searchlight mounted on top of the main gun on the bottom M103
Sporting a larger 120 mm M58 main gun as opposed to the 105mm M68 gun of its successor, the M60 Main Battle Tank, the M103 was produced in very small numbers – a total of 300 – for service with the US Army and Marines to primarily counter the IS-3 heavy tanks in Soviet inventory at that time. A 120 mm main gun would not be fitted to any other American tank until the A1 variant of the M1 Abrams introduced in 1985. More detailed photos of a M103 at the Patton Museum of Cavalry and Armor can be seen by following this link.
Here’s some of the other concepts and walls from the official Codename Panzers : Cold War site.
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Objekt 416 (above) looks uncharacteristically Soviet but is probably a fictional or prototype design since I’ve never read about any Soviet heavy tank with that designation. It could be an experimental variant of the IS series of heavy tanks though, a selection which can be seen in this article The Last Tanks of the Soviet Union at battlefield.ru. Do leave a comment if you have additional info on this tank 
Download these wallpapers and concepts at the official Codename Panzers : Cold War site.
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