Source:http://ftr.wot-news.com/2014/12/19/m4-improved-upcoming-tier-5-us-premium/
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Hello everyone,
大家嚎，
another tier 5 medium tank appeared on the supertest – this time an American one, the M4 Improved. While we wait for the leaked photos and statistics, let’s have a look at the history of this vehicle (I sure hope it is the right one, but I think so).
另一辆5级中坦出现在了超测服上—这次是个美国的，M4增强版。在等待数据和具体截图泄露出的时候，先来看看这辆车的历史情况（我希望是同一个，但是我觉得就是） 继续阅读
Source:http://ftr.wot-news.com/2014/08/14/parade-of-broken-dreams/
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Hello everyone,
大家嚎，
exclusively for wot-news server (Edrard can into WG) – a parade of vehicles, that were planned, but never made it for one reason or another. Behold the steel monsters that were modelled, but never implemented and weep, for we shall likely not see their kind again.
wot-news专用的服务器（Edrard能进入WG）—那些曾经计划过要出的车，然而由于各种原因却无法出现的车辆的大游行。本次将着重讲述那些已经建模了的钢铁巨兽，却从未能够实装进游戏，而且我们应该没机会再看到了。
In case you are wondering, the map they appear on is the Imperial Border (Chinese server exclusive, not popular even there).
事先说一下，这些车的背景地图是那张钢铁长城（国服特供，当然就算如此人气也不高）
Warning, picture heavy post
注意，多图杀猫 继续阅读
Source:http://ftr.wot-news.com/2014/08/14/is-the-star-on-the-firefly-correct/
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Author: David “Listy” Lister
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With the recent WOT trailer for Gamescom, the sharp eyed amongst you have spotted the long awaited Sherman Firefly.
最近在Gamescom上放出了新的WOT宣传片，眼尖的群众一定发现了万众期待的谢尔曼萤火虫。
Now, I’ve noticed an outburst of people getting wound up by that photo. Claiming a British tank had “US Stars” on it. This is not the case, and WG haven’t dropped a clanger. It is historical… sort of.
我注意到很多人由于这张图片而变得很兴奋。他们表示为什么一辆英国车上会有个“美国的星星”。这其实不是什么大事，也不是WG犯了个什么错误。这个其实是史实的……某种程度上是的。 继续阅读
Source:http://ftr.wot-news.com/2014/08/02/t-34-85m-upcoming-soviet-premium-tank/
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Hello everyone,
大家嚎，
if you follow FTR, you already know that the Soviet tree will be not one, but two medium premium tanks richer. One is the tier 8 T-54 Mod.1945 and the other, recently unveiled, a tier 6 premium tank, the T-34-85M. The first one was already covered in an article, let’s have a look at the latter.
如果各位一直在读博客的话，你就会知道苏联树现在会再添新丁，还不是一个，是俩金币中坦。一个是8级的T-54 1945年版，以及最近才公布的6级金币车，T-34-85M。前面那辆早就说过了，我们来说说后者。
继续阅读
Source:http://ftr.wot-news.com/2014/06/28/t37-light-tank/
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Hello everyone,
大家嚎，
this morning, first pictures of the upcoming American light branch (coming in 9.3, unless something changes) were leaked, starting with the new tier 6 T37 light tank. Now, we are going to have a look at this interesting piece of engineering, its history and historical performance.
今天早上，一些关于即将实装的由新的6级轻坦T37打头的美国轻坦线（9.3实装，除非另有变动）的图片被泄露了。现在我们要看看这个有意思的工程，关于它的历史以及史实的表现。 继续阅读
Source:http://ftr.wot-news.com/2014/06/28/straight-outta-supertest-new-tier-6-us-lt/
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Hello everyone,
大家嚎，
as you know now, the American light tanks (T5: Chaffee, T6: T37, T7: M41, T8: T49) are coming in 9.3 (hopefully, they were postponed like a bazillion times in the past). First models are making it to the supertest. This is the tier 6, T37 light tank. The top turret you see in this case is apparently the elite one (T41, this would later on become the Walker Bulldog).
如你所知，美国轻坦们（5级：霞飞，⑥级：T37，7级：M41，8级：T49）将在9.3实装（当然是在理想状态下，这以前已经被推迟过无数次了）。第一批模型已经加入超测了。这辆是6级的T37轻坦。在这里你看到的顶级炮塔是完全体的那个（T41炮塔，后面会变成华克猛犬）
T37 was basically an attempt to upgrade the Chaffee to have superior mobility and firepower. To quote Priory_of_Sion:
T37其实就是尝试着把霞飞升级，让它具有更强大的机动以及火力时的产物。引用一下Priory_Of_Sion：
First off I would like to discuss the “missing link” between the M24 and the M41, the T37. Most of you should know a little about the T37 by WoT. It is the source for the M24′s upgraded turret, even though it is too large for the Chaffee’s turret ring(the US did have plans to enlarge the T24/M24 turret ring though which would allow the T37′s turret).
首先我想讨论下在M24和M41之间的“丢失的连接”，也就是T37.大多数人应该通过WOT都对T37有了一点了解。它就是M24的升级炮塔的来源，尽管对于霞飞的炮塔座圈来说还是太大了一些（美国人的确试图要把T24/M24的炮塔座圈搞大一点以便安装T37的炮塔）
Now to discuss the T37. In Jan. 1945 the Army Ground Forces Equipment Review Board and the War Dept. Equipment Review Board both decided the M24 wasn’t fit. They proposed a 25t vehicle that had superior firepower & mobility compared to the Chaffee. They called it the T37.
现在开始说T37.在1945年一月，陆军地面部队装备审查委员会以及战争部门装备审查委员会双双决定M24已经不行了。他们提议了一种25吨重的，相比霞飞具有更强大的火力以及机动性的坦克。他们管它叫T37。
Development began in 1946 and a pilot was produced in 1949. The T37 was split into 3 “phases”. Phase I was the turret and gun combination we see on the Chaffee in WoT. Phase II was mounted with a deadlier T91 76 mm gun (same gun as on the T71 LT) with a Vickers fire control system and became redesignated the T41 (direct precursor to the M41). Phase III was an autoloading variant which wasn’t built due to the Korean War. Some more advanced features of the T37 such as the rangefinders, the FCS and autoloaders were never fully developed due to the war in Korea. In 1950 orders were given to Cadillac to produce 100 T41E1s which became the famed M41 Walker Bulldog.
开发于1946年开始，在1949年产出了一辆原型车。T37被分成了三个“阶段”。第一阶段是我们在WOT中所看见的霞飞上的炮塔与主炮的结合。第二阶段是要加装一杆更厉害的，使用维克斯火控系统的T91 76mm炮（和T71轻坦上那杆一样），并改重命名为T41（也就是M41的直接前身）。第三阶段是要搞一个弹夹炮的版本，但是由于朝鲜战争的原因未能开发。T37的一些更加先进的功能，类似于测距器，火控系统以及弹夹炮由于朝鲜战争的原因从来没有被完全开发。在1950年，他们向凯迪拉克下达了生产100辆T41E1的订单，日后成为了声名远扬的M41华科猛犬。
I’ll see if I manage to find more info about it.
我会试着找到更多的信息的。
Source:http://ftr.wot-news.com/2014/06/19/japanese-tank-destroyers-part-i/
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Author: Daigensui (US server)
原作者：Daigensui（美服）
Today, we have another guest article, this time by Daigensui, who worked previously on getting info for the Japanese branch. She named the article…
今天博客上又有一位发表文章的嘉宾了，这次是Daigensui。她以前曾经为日系坦克情报收集做出了很大贡献。她管这篇文章叫……
Daigensui’s Rescript: Late Coming Early Days Japanese TD
Daigensui的布告：姗姗来迟的早期日本TD
译注：Daigensui为罗马音，汉字为’大元帥’
This is Part 1 of the Japanese Tank Destroyer Series, dealing with the origins of tank destroyer development and the first results. Before we look into the beginnings of the pretty meager collection of Japanese tank destroyers, we need to first understand how tank destroyers came about.
这是日系TD文章的第一部分，是关于TD开发的起源，以及最初的结果的。在我们开始讨论日系那本来就不多的TD之前，我们首先需要理解TD究竟是怎么来的。 继续阅读