The M4A6 is one of the rarest production variants of the Medium Tank M4 series. Built between late 1943 and early 1944 at the Detroit Tank Arsenal (Chrysler), only 75 units were produced before production was halted in favor of standardizing engine types.
Mechanically, the M4A6 utilized the lengthened hull of the M4A4 (composite cast front / welded armor) but was powered by the innovative Caterpillar D200A (RD-1820) turbocharged multi-fuel radial engine, producing around 450 hp. It was equipped with the standard 75mm M3 gun mounted in the M34A1 gun mount.
It mounts the standard 75mm M3 gun with the exact same ammunition choices (M61 APCBC, M48 HE), matching the combat capability of the M4A2 already present at BR III. And also the M4A6 uses a composite hull with a cast front section angled at 56° and welded sides/rear, functioning almost identically in effective protection to the welded front plate of the M4A2 (56°). It has no wet ammo storage, retaining similar crew survivability characteristics to existing BR III Shermans.
The 450 hp Caterpillar RD-1820 provides power output on par with the twin General Motors 6046 diesel engines in the M4A2 (~375–410 hp net / 450 hp gross), resulting in a nearly identical top speed and power-to-weight ratio despite the slightly longer hull.
Geniune question. why do we need almost copy paste vehicles in same BRs? shouldn’t we keep request and suggest for different vehicles instead of 4 sherman, 4 PZ4. 3 T34 in same BR?
So its a reskin of something that already exists… Why should we want that instead of someting that actually would provide a new experience when playing?
They could just add a new reskin for the M4A2 and deliver the same product at a tenth of the cost. There are still plenty of tanks better suited to be added than a what amounts to be a gloryfied reskin.
Stuh 42, hetzer, comet, cromwell, sherman variants that actually are diffrent and the list is far from exhaustive. Or even invest that devtime into new planes/guns instead.
You need to compare it directly to the m4a2 we have already so I can see how different it is… I’m not doing to the work as that’s your job to incentivize my vote… otherwise it’s no because it’s just yet another variant of the Sherman we have what 4 variants of in 3?
Normally Im very supportive of people’s suggestions but I’m afraid I have to be one of those guys that question the need for this.
There doesn’t appear to be any major differences, certainly not in terms of gameplay or ability.
If they added it I wouldnt complain and its better than all the fantasy crap but to me it’s more logical to suggest things like:
M4A3E8, a regular WWII tank oddly absent from the game that is also one of the very few tech tree items missing from the game necessary for a Korean War mode [if they hopefully added that one day given the devs have zero interest in giving new WWII campaigns]
Or various WWII British tanks. Do we even have the Sherman Firefly yet?
There are two different Firefly models in War Thunder, only one of which is a premium. The other one could easily be added as Tech Tree (and it should be added too).
The only nation that can have a proper brv lineup with stuff actually used in ww2 is Germany so… if other nations have to get prototypes to compete then so be it.
Please do describe the difference that makes it so different from the premium one we have.
M4A2 76 W already does the job firefly can do… I mean if you want British one then I guess… but really this just seems like wanting premium thing for free… which heavily diminishes the value of the squad which people already purchased.
