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Developers about M2A4 tank
Historical record and screenshots of M2A4 Vyacheslav BVV_d Bulannikov, game-designer "This is probably the best candidate for a US reserve tank....
  • 18 December 2014
Steel Generals: T32
The T32 Heavy Tank was developed from the M26 Heavy Tank. It had a Ford GAC Engine that was able to drive it to speeds of up to 36 km/h (22 mph). It a...
  • 15 December 2014
Steel Generals: M4A3E2
The Allies needed a "breakthrough tank" for the Normandy campaign. In response, the M4A3E2,(Jumbo) was converted from the M4A3 at the Fisher Tank Arse...
  • 15 December 2014
Steel Generals: M13 MGMC
The M13 MGMC(Multiple Gun Motor Carriage) was built as the result of the US army’s ongoing need for an anti-aircraft vehicle to protect its ground bas...
  • 12 December 2014
Steel Generals: M4 Sherman
After it saw the effectiveness of the Blitzkrieg in Europe, the US army started an emergency improvement of it's armed forces. the M4 came as a direct...
  • 12 December 2014
Steel Generals: M5A1
The M5 was first used in the invasion of Casablanca in French North Africa. By 1943, during the invasion of Sicily, the M5A1 was becoming the standard...
  • 11 December 2014
Steel Generals: M4A3(105)
To provide heavy fire support for allied assaults on enemy outposts, the powerful 105mm howitzer was adopted on the M4A3. It could fire M1 shells at a...
  • 11 December 2014
Steel Generals: M4A2(76)W
The M4A2(76)W was built by Fisher Tank Arsenal, Pressed Steel Car Co. 2915 were produced between May 1944 and May 1945. The Primary armament was a 76m...
  • 10 December 2014
Steel Generals: M3 Light Tank
The M3 light tank design emerged as the result of an event in France where Germans proved how efficient tanks can be.The M3 was an upgrade of the M2 i...
  • 10 December 2014
Steel Generals: M2A4 Light Tank
After the Spanish Civil War, most armed forces, including the U.S. Army, realized that they needed combat tanks armed with proper guns, not only machi...
  • 6 December 2014
New Location: “Moscow”
The Location “Moscow” has been recreated based on the memories of participants of WW2 and documents of the Moscow defense operation in the winter of 1...
  • 5 December 2014
Upcoming new features
Towing cable In the heat of a ground vehicle battle, vehicles sometimes roll over after a collision or encountering a rock unexpectedly, this can lea...
  • 4 December 2014
Steel Generals: M19
The M19 self-propelled anti-aircraft gun was based on a lengthened M24 Chaffee chassis. The engine was moved to behind the drivers' compartment, and t...
  • 4 December 2014
F2H-2 Banshee
The F2H-2 Banshee was developed from the FH1 Phantom. A Single-seat, two engine fighter, it was developed as a carrier fighter for the US Navy. The...
  • 4 December 2014
White Stone Fortress
The White Stone Fortress was initially built to protect the river, now it's a battle ground for Ground Forces! ...
  • 4 December 2014
The SMK
The SMK (named after Sergei Mironovich Kirov) was a prototype tank made to answer requirements for a successor for the T-35. The design team in Kirovs...
  • 3 December 2014
I-16 Type 10

The four-gun Type 10 was nicknamed "Super Mosca" or simply "Super". A total number of 276 aircraft were delivered to Spain from 1936 to 1938. Another ...

  • 3 December 2014
Panzerbefehlswagen VI Tiger (P)
The Panzerkampfwagen VI Tiger (P) or Porsche-Tiger (after it's designer Ferdinand Porsche) was the rival design to the later favored Henschel-Tiger. A...
  • 2 December 2014