How Bad Were American Heavy Tanks?

When thinking about famous American vehicles, heavy tanks usually aren't the first thing that spring to mind. It seems like the US Army never had much interest in heavy tanks historically, but this isn't entirely true. The US experimented with them quite a lot during World War II. So were these tanks better or worse than their contemporaries? Today we'll be taking a quick look at the T29, T30, T34, T32, and M103.

Sources:
Firepower: A History of the American Heavy Tank by R.P. Hunnicutt
Pershing: A History of the Medium Tank T20 Series by R.P. Hunnicutt
The Chieftain's Hatch: Testing T29, T30 by Nicholas Moran
M103 Heavy Tank 1950–74 by Kenneth Estes
American Tanks & AFVs of World War II by Michael Green

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