Why does USF only have one heavy tank?

[Rayvenge]

Weren't there more tanks close to being classified as a heavy tank or in between medium tanks with at least bigger guns?

[Archaon The Never-Chosen]

pershing and Jumbo are the only things that come to mind, the sherman was already one of the most heavily armored medium tanks of world war 2 comparatively

[KVNEN | 박정식]

In WWII, the Americans focused on rapid production and cheap yet reliable tanks, hence why most tanks that the americans produced during WWII were considered either light or mediums.

[V0lcanF1re]

he looks heavy, in fact is medium tank that 'turned' to be heavy, sad.
tanks battle always brutal.

[Private twinkle toe 1010011]

Most of tanks heavier than Pershing didn't even saw service. They're either:
-too heavy. Tanks from US had to be shipped with cranes with about 40 ton weight limit.
-too big. Rail transport's still big deal in WW2.
-broke down a lot. Look no further than "big cats" for examples.

[Felinewolfie]

Originally posted by Rayvenge:

Weren't there more tanks close to being classified as a heavy tank or in between medium tanks with at least bigger guns?

I demand super-pershing non-doc for america as the only us vehicle!

[dt Walter Robinson]

A lot of the American tanks needed to be brought over via ship, thus they had a specific size requirement that forced the form of the tank design that was ultimately used.

In the later stages of the war of course, some battalions would up-armour their Shermans to create the Rhino or the Jumbo.

[Crumb]

Originally posted by Felinewolfie:

Originally posted by Rayvenge:

Weren't there more tanks close to being classified as a heavy tank or in between medium tanks with at least bigger guns?

I demand super-pershing non-doc for america as the only us vehicle!

Why are your comments always super condescending, no one else is laughing at your lame jokes...

[Felinewolfie]

Originally posted by Crumb:

Originally posted by Felinewolfie:

I demand super-pershing non-doc for america as the only us vehicle!

Why are your comments always super condescending, no one else is laughing at your lame jokes...

Don't be so negative :)
I would, however, love for Jumbo Shermans to be in-game.

[Le Negev]

Because USF was designed without heavy tanks. Pershing may have been an asset made during the WFA development, but aside from that, the devs never planned for the AEF to have a heavy tank

[Felinewolfie]

Also, USF had no Heavy skins in the beginning.

[ck00021]

Originally posted by Crumb:

Originally posted by Felinewolfie:

I demand super-pershing non-doc for america as the only us vehicle!

Why are your comments always super condescending, no one else is laughing at your lame jokes...

Maybe he's condescending because new people come on steam and whine the same whine, whine after whine.

If one can whine, one can be condescending. I dunno which world you live on but consdescention was never meant to be funny....

Btw I think the word you are looking for is sarcastic

[Katitoff]

Originally posted by Rayvenge:

Weren't there more tanks close to being classified as a heavy tank or in between medium tanks with at least bigger guns?

In active combat use?
No.

[Aethrys]

Bear in mind that the Pershing was so rare that a Panther commander recorded in his memoirs that his tank was knocked out because he hesitated to engage a pershing because he was convinced a tank that size had to be German.

[Izayo]

closest thing for a jumbo is a sherman + bulldozer

[Elric of Melnibone]

Medium tank with bigger gun was the Sherman with 76mm long gun i think, firefly in Commonwealth. The pershing was the heavy tank it arrived very late, just a couple saw action in Germany during the last months of the war.