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The M64 is a Chinese light tank developed during the mid 1970s by combining the hull of the M42 Duster SPAAG with the turret of previously decommissioned M18 Hellcat tank destroyers. The heavily armed yet nimble M64 will become available as one of the main prizes awaiting players in the upcoming War Thunder battle pass!
Briefly: A hybrid Chinese tank design, combining the turret of the M18 Hellcat with the hull of the M42 Duster tank.
M64, light tank, China, III rank. Premium
Features
- Excellent mobility
- Powerful 76mm cannon
- Light armor protection
- Exposed fighting compartment
In the early 1950s, armed forces on Taiwan obtained a large number of armored fighting vehicles from the U.S. and South Korea, mainly consisting of M18 Hellcat and M24 Chaffee tanks as well as a few dozen Shermans. In October 1958, they also managed to obtain a number of American M41 Walker Bulldog light tanks. However, despite more advanced vehicles becoming available, the military retained even the older vehicles in active service, leading to some vehicles even exceeding the service life of their original design. By 1969 however, the military decommissioned and scrapped several dozen M18 Hellcats. This in turn, created a gap in the fighting strength and a stopgap solution had to be formulated.
The solution came in the form of the M64 light tank, developed in 1975. It was conceived on the basis of the M42 Duster chassis which were obtained alongside the M41 Walker Bulldogs in the late 1950s. Engineers then combined the chassis with the turret of the previously decommissioned M18 Hellcats to form a new highly mobile light tank, designated the M64. Entering service in 1975, around 53 M64 light tanks were built. These vehicles didn’t see any combat use and were retired from active service in 1981.
The M64 will be one of the main prizes awaiting War Thunder players in the new Battle Pass season, launching in the upcoming days. Being built from components of the American M41 Walker Bulldog and M18 Hellcat tanks, the M64 expectedly fuses the features of both vehicles and combines them into a new design. Tankers who have experience with both of the vehicles may expect a highly capable hybrid and they won’t be mistaken.
The M64 is armed with a 76mm M1 cannon, which will make seasoned American tankers feel right at home with the new tank. Unlike the M18 Hellcat on the other hand, the M64 does feature an additional 7.62mm machine gun, mounted coaxially in the turret. This small addition may prove itself handy when the heavier .50 cal roof-mounted MG is unavailable after the commander gets knocked out.
Being based on the M42 Duster chassis, tankers can rightfully expect the M64 to be highly mobile. In fact, thanks to its very capable 500 horsepower engine, the vehicle can reach a top speed of up to 72 km/h on paved roads, while also remaining quite agile in less accommodating terrain. However, as neither of the two vehicles the M64 is made out of is exactly renowned for superb armor protection, it too unfortunately can’t boast great protection.
In fact, the M64 only features up to 25.4mm or armor plating on its front portions of the hull, meaning that the tank can only effectively withstand damage from machine gun fire and shrapnel. On top of this, the open fighting compartment also exposes the crew and modules in the turret to strafing runs by aircraft. Therefore, tankers ought to best use the vehicle’s excellent mobility to dodge enemy fire, both the one coming from other ground vehicles as well as from aircraft!
Be sure to add the unique and powerful M64 to your in-game collection by completing tasks and leveling up your Battle Pass. More information about other prizes and conditions of the upcoming Battle Pass season will follow soon, so stay tuned to the news. Until then, good hunting tankers!
Comments (119)
This is a great addition! Long live the ROC!
Agreed. Gotta love the ROC.
ROC above all
Math of the military engineers :) M42+M18=M64
o.O? Must be Common Core
M42 + M18 + 4 crew = M63
Finally, after two years, China has an event vehicle!
I'm glad that finally a minor nation gets something, but I already have awful experience with the regular M18 in the China tree, where 1st it has no lineup for it besides another TD, and it gets bullied to crap by arty, planes, and even SPAAs (as other open-tops that i try to avoid playing recently, for that reason)!
PrickVixen, What are you talking about, the M18 is at 5.7 and China has arguably the best 5.7 lineup in the game, with the M18, IS-2, T-34-85, T-34-85 Gai, M36, AA T-34 (or the duster), and even 2 more premium 5.7s (idk if anybody would buy the premium IS-2 though). The hellcat is also a really good vehicle, and if you're getting bullied in it, its probably your fault.
Could be worse... a ship for example.
well, yiis.
British PT Boat: *sweats nervously*
Unique minor nation vehicle, very cool!
what exactly is unique about this? it's a m18 with another hull, and a hull that is no better than the original
thehelio33, This is exactly the kind of vehicle that should be in the Battle Pass or in events, a rather unknown, unique vehicle that isn't ridiculously OP.
> The M64 is a Chinese light tank > armed forces on Taiwan So it's Taiwanese? Why not just say that 🇹🇼
The armed forces of Taiwan are called the Republic of China Army.
Taiwan is also called "The Republic of China." Communist China, on the other hand, is "The People's Republic of China."
Nice. I'll take it.
It seems the free Battle Pass to those who get to level 125 for River Hunter does not include the 500GE upgrade option of +150 levels. Why are those who participate punished with less options?
TrawlingOne, The upgraded battlepass disappears 30 days into the battlepass season and it is replaced by the single level purchase. Every season has been like this. No one is getting punished.
Duster is considered "nimble"? soo when does the actual Duster get this feature?
WTF, that thing belongs in the Tech Tree.
This looks interesting, this is the type of vehicle that should be in events or the Battle Pass.
no it should be in the tech tree, as it is a unique tank for ROC and should be available for all players, even the future ones
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