WW2 Tanks

    WW2 saw the major developments in tanks from the traditional landships of WW1. Tanks saw their first appearance by the British when they manufactured tanks for the first time. One of the ways tanks became more influential and be a bigger part of the military was the Christie Suspension. The Christie Suspension added a longer suspension then the traditional leaf spring suspensions which increased the speeds of tanks. Even after this improvement the allies and the axis were in a arms race improving their armor and weapons of a tank. Even during these advancements, there were testings on amphibious tanks which could work on water.

The Churchill tank was a British model of a heavy infantry tank. The British made sure that their tanks supported their infantry advancements thus making them good for all terrain. Also, the Churchill was adequate since it could move up on steep terrain, but the only downside to the tank was that it was slow which made it an easy target to shoot.

While the British had the Churchill the Americans had the M4 Sherman. The reason that this is an iconic and useful tank of WW2 is that America could make them fast, cheap, and reliable which allowed this tanks to outnumber its competitors. Also due to its simple design, it was reliable and easy to fix.

The Tiger Tank is a heavy German tank with a lot of issues. Even tho for the time period the tank was technologically advanced and very superior tank but it had a lot of downsides since the production cost was relatively high. The tank was also prone to issues due to it being complex in nature with it having so many moving parts. The Tiger was also reliant on gasoline and couldn't operate well due to it having constant track failures.