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

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