T14 Assault Tank

The T14 Assault Tank was a joint attempt at developing a tank between the United States of America and Great Britain meant to produce a tank for both nations to use in combat. The head of the american Ordnance Department met with Brritish officials in late 1941 to dicuss tanks that were better armed and armored than the Chuchill tank, which was proving to be a failure after the disasterous Dieppe Raid. In December of that year, work began on designing a tank mounting either an American 75mm gun or a British 6 pounder, with 50 rounds of ammunition stowed for either, as well as provisions for the american 76mm gun or 105mm howitzer. Two .30 caliber machine guns were mounted, one i nthe bow and one in the turret, as well as a roof mounted .50 caliber machine gun. The design was supposed to use as many M4 Medium Tank components as possible. Some features from the M6 Heavy Tank were also included, such as armor protection for the suspension. Although the British ordered 8,500 examples in March of 1942, pilot production was very slow, and by the tiem an exampel was prouced to evaluate in 1944, the Churchill had redeemed itself. So, in December 1944, the design was scrapped. Weighing 41 tons, and with heavily sloped 4 inch armor, it was 'a lot of tank for only a 75mm gun'. It was also very slow, reaching speed of only 18mph with its 520hp Ford GAZ engine.