Apr 5, 2018 · The resulting vehicle received the designation of 155mm Gun Tank T58. On the 10th of April 1952, a contract was drawn up with United Shoe Machinery Corporation of Beverly, Massachusetts for the design, development and manufacture of the two pilot turrets.

The T58 Heavy Tank was another 1950's oscillating turret design for a suitable heavy tank for the US Army. Unlike the T57 and T77, the size of the main gun meant the autoloader and ammunition drum were located in the turret bustle, much like the French AMX-13 and AMX-50.

DTIC AD0395259: Development of 155-mm Gun Tank, T58 by Defense Technical Information Center. Publication date 1954-04-01 Topics DTIC Archive, , PITTSBURGH UNIV WASHINGTON DC RESEARCH STAFF, *GUNS, ANTITANK AMMUNITION, ARMORED VEHICLES, FIRE CONTROL SYSTEMS, GUN MOUNTS, HIGH EXPLOSIVE AMMUNITION, PLASTIC EXPLOSIVES, TANK TURRETS, TRACKED VEHICLES,

The T57 heavy tank was an experimental heavy tank developed by the American military during the Cold War era as a further development of the M103 heavy tank. Featuring heavy armor and a long range 120 mm rifled gun, the T57 was supposed to serve as a replacement to the M103 in service with American heavy tank units in Europe.

A paper from April 1952 laid out recommendations for the T58’s build, which included a 155mm gun that could fire HEAT and HESH rounds, a six-round autoloader, and construction of two prototype oscillating turrets that could be mounted to a T43E1 chassis.

Oct 21, 2017 · The project for the T58 heavy tank opened in July 1952. The T58, like the T57, was to use an oscillating turret on the T43E1 chassis. The T180 gun was much shorter than the T57's 120 mm Gun T179, and therefore weighed less despite the larger caliber size.

Jul 19, 2023 · The 155mm Gun Tank T58 was an American prototype heavy tank made in the immediate postwar period. Like the British, the Americans were exploring ways to defeat the Soviet IS-3 heavy tank. These solutions generally fell into the line of, “have more armor and a bigger gun than they do”.

Oct 11, 2017 · The T58 program was, simply put, designing a new oscillating turret to handle a 155mm autoloading cannon to be mounted on the T43E1 (early M103 pilot) chassis.

Jul 19, 2021 · T58 Heavy Tank - US prototype based on the M103 hull with an oscillating turret and a 155 mm 6-round autoloader

Jan 9, 2016 · The T58 was a further development of the T57 (both tanks were experiments on the M103 platform), increasing the armament from an 8-round 120 mm autoloader to a 6-round 155 mm autoloader. It's way too OP for World Of Tanks.