Ok guys pick one...which would you incorporate into your military. M-103 5 man crew. 56,700 Kg heavy. 130km range. 34kph. 120mm main gun. T-10M 4 man crew. 36,000 Kg heavy. 400km range. 48kph. 122mm main gun. Kym
M-103 5 man crews perform better in combat than 4 man crews thus giving them the edge with regards speed and observation. Plus it's the heavier tank so it would presumbly be bettered armoured. Finally I would never be able get the T-10 working as I wouldn't be able to read the manual. FNG
T-10M Better mobility, longer range, better design (as in the shape, height etc) and (as far as I know) without the constant mechanical problems of the M103
I think I would go for the T-10M myself. Not as cumbersome, easier to transport around the place. Better range and it's track record seems better compared to the M-103. Though having said that as cool and menacing looking that they both are, the M-103 in the right colour scheme would make for an interesting vehicle. How did it fare in Marine Corps service ? As I remember reading that it was not phased out of Marine service until the early 1970s. Kym
Those specs are surely wrong for the T-10M Weight of only 36t It's was a heavy weight tank these specs make it look like the ugly and nastier brother of the T-34! Weight of the T-10M was 51.5t (T-10 was 50) Range 350Km (T-10 200Km) Max Speed 50 (T-10 42Km/h) M103A2 (also a modification!) Weight 58t Range 480km (M103 130 km) Max Speed 37 km/h (M103 40 km/h) I would definitely go for the M103A2 as it's newer (not an upgrade of the IS3!!), beter range, suspension, optics, electronics etc. etc.
Some pics T-10 http://walkarounds.airforce.ru/armour/r ... /index.htm M103a2 http://www.toadmanstankpictures.com/m103a2.htm Both look incredible so for looks there is no choice (must love them both )
Well, if the choice is between those two particular tanks, I'd choose the one that doesnt look like it has been rusting at the bottom of a lake since 1962 (i.e. the M-103)
