[CONCEPT] WoT: Thunder of Tomorrow Roadmap 2027-2039 - PART 3: WWII Tech Trees (GR, TR,) updated
If Wargaming ever decided to introduce a joint Greek-Turkish Tech Tree, showcasing the combined armored heritage and custom mercenary cooperation of these two nations using this exact philosophy... **would you like to see it in-game?**
# 🇬🇷🇹🇷 Hellenic & Anatolic Forces: A Joint Greek-Turkish Tech Tree Proposal
Hi everyone! Today I want to share a passion project I’ve been working on: a fully fleshed-out, horizontal joint Tech Tree for Greece and Turkey, built under the Mercenaries logic for World of Tanks: Modern Armor.
# 📜 The Historical Blueprint Behind the Concept
While high-tier Frankenstein hybrids are purely fictional, this entire tree is rooted in fascinating real-world history:
\- **Greece 🇬🇷** historically had no native tank production during WWII. Instead, they relied on captured enemy material. During the Albanian Campaign, Greek forces successfully captured and repurposed numerous Italian assets (like the L3/35 and L6/40). Later, they integrated German and Allied tanks left behind or bought post-war.
\- **Turkey 🇹🇷** maintained a strategic neutrality for most of WWII. As a result, they were heavily "courted" by both the Axis and the Allies. Germany sent Panzer IIIs and IVs to keep them neutral, Great Britain sent Valentines, and the Soviets supplied T-26s and T-28s. Post-war, their entry into NATO brought a massive influx of American Patton armor.
# ⚙️ How the Hybrids Were Built
To solve the absolute lack of historical high-tier candidates for these nations, I embraced the Mercenary "Frankenstein" style.
\- **Unique Assets:** Some hybrids utilize entirely unique hulls or turrets that are **not yet present in the game** (such as the French Char AMX 45 hull or the British FV300 turret), making them highly requested historical blueprints.
\- **Classic Mixes:** Other tiers are a wild mix of **already existing fan-favorite vehicles** combined in ways that completely alter their playstyle—like putting a massive, sloped Italian Progetto 65 turret onto a nimble German Leopard 1 chassis, or an American M4 Improved turret on a British Valentine hull.
\- **Cultural Identity:** Every single name given to these tanks isn't random. They are deeply rooted in the history, mythology, linguistic concepts, and cultural identity of both countries. You will see Greek tiers named after Termopylae heroes (*Dienekes*) and Titans (*Prometheus*), alongside Turkish tiers named after monumental historic rulers (*Atatürk* *and* *Süleyman the Magnificent*) or aggressive local wildlife terms (*Akrep**,* *Pars**,* *Aslan*).
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Let me know your thoughts on the tiers, the multi-turret light tank mechanics, or the autoloader heavy line below!
# 🇬🇷🇹🇷 JOINT TECH TREE: HELLENIC & ANATOLIC FORCES (WoT Modern Armor Concept)
This is a comprehensive, finalized proposal for a joint Greek and Turkish horizontal Tech Tree, built around the logic of the Mercenaries gamemode. Progression moves from left (Tier I) to right (Tier X).
In-game Class Symbols (Unicode representation):
\- Light Tank = ◆
\- Medium Tank = ◆◆
\- Heavy Tank = ▰▰▰
\- Tank Destroyer = ▼
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# 🇬🇷 GREEK TANK BRANCHES (Horizontal Progression)
# Regular Medium Tank Line
\- **Tier I: Minerva** 🇧🇪 ◆ — Belgian post-WWI historical armored car, serving as the universal tier 1 starting point.
\- **Tier II: Vickers Mk. E** 🇬🇧 ◆ — Famous British export light tank historically used to build early armored experience.
\- **Tier III: L3/35** 🇮🇹 ◆ — Historical Italian light tank. Main tech tree hub: splits into the Greek and Turkish regular branches.
\- **Tier IV: L6/40** 🇮🇹 ◆ — Italian-made light armor integrated into Greek armored operational units.
\- **Tier V: P26/40 Archí** 🇮🇹 🇬🇷 ◆ — The peak of Italian line design. "Archí" means "Beginning/Foundation" in Greek, serving as the split point between Greek Mediums and advanced Light tanks.
\- **Tier VI: Pz.Kpfw. IV S.** 🇩🇪 ◆◆ — Regular post-war German medium tank variant featuring the Schmalturm turret.
\- **Tier VII: Panther/M10** 🇩🇪 ◆◆ — Iconic German Panther disguised as a US Tank Destroyer, acting as a bridge to late-war Allied assets.
\- **Tier VIII: Prototypo Panther Διηνέκης** 🇮🇹 🇩🇪 🇬🇷 ◆◆ — Frankenstein Hybrid: Italian Prototipo 6 hull paired with the German Panther II turret. Modified in Greece. Named after *Dienekes* (The brave Spartan officer at Thermopylae).
\- **Tier IX: Schedio Leopard Προμηθέας** 🇩🇪 🇮🇹 🇬🇷 ◆◆ — Frankenstein Hybrid: German Leopard Prototyp A hull paired with the Italian Progetto 46 turret. Modified in Greece. Features a secondary functional flamethrower. Named after *Prometheus* (Who stole fire).
\- **Tier X: Leopard M40 Εφοδιστής** 🇩🇪 🇮🇹 🇬🇷 ◆◆ — Frankenstein Hybrid: German Leopard 1 hull paired with the hydrodynamic, elongated "octopus-head" Italian Progetto 65 turret. Modified in Greece. Meaning *Assaulter*.
| Regular Branch | Tier I | Tier II | Tier III | Tier IV | Tier V | Tier VI | Tier VII | Tier VIII | Tier IX | Tier X |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| **Regular Mediums** | 🇬🇷 Minerva ◆ | 🇬🇷 Vickers E ◆ | 🇬🇷 L3/35 ◆ | 🇬🇷 L6/40 ◆ | 🇬🇷 P26/40 Archí ◆ | 🇬🇷 Pz. IV S. ◆◆ | 🇬🇷 Panther/M10 ◆◆ | 🇬🇷 Prototypo Panther Διηνέκης ◆◆ | 🇬🇷 Schedio Leopard Προμηθέας ◆◆ | 🇬🇷 Leopard M40 Εφοδιστής ◆◆ |
# Regular Multi-Turret Light Tank Line (Branches from Tier V)
Every vehicle features a central main weapon turret paired with a rapid-fire, fully functional automated sub-turret system.
\- **Tier VI: AMX Chaffee Phobos** 🇫🇷 🇺🇸 🇬🇷 ◆ — French AMX 13 hull with a central M24 Chaffee turret and an automated 20mm autocannon sub-turret. Modified in Greece. Meaning *Terror*.
\- **Tier VII: Walker Spähpanzer Deimos** 🇺🇸 🇩🇪 🇬🇷 ◆ — American M41 Walker Bulldog hull with a central German Spähpanzer SP I.C. turret and a twin 12.7mm MG sub-turret. Modified in Greece. Meaning *Panic*.
\- **Tier VIII: FV Kydoimos** 🇬🇧 🇬🇷 ◆ — British Scorpion/LHMT hull with a squashed, low-profile dome turret produced locally in Greece and a recon sub-turret. Meaning *Tumult*.
\- **Tier IX: FV Spähpanzer Ker** 🇬🇧 🇩🇪 🇬🇷 ◆ — British GSOR light hull with a central German Rheinmetall Panzerwagen turret and a remote-controlled sub-turret cupola. Meaning *Destruction*.
\- **Tier X: Manticore Rheinmetall Ares** 🇬🇧 🇩🇪 🇬🇷 ◆ — Small British Manticore hull with a central German Rheinmetall Panzerwagen turret and a rear combat assault sub-turret. Meaning *God of War*.
| Regular Branch | Tier I | Tier II | Tier III | Tier IV | Tier V | Tier VI | Tier VII | Tier VIII | Tier IX | Tier X |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| **Regular Lights** | ─ | ─ | ─ | ─ | 🇬🇷 P26/40 Archí (Split) | 🇬🇷 AMX Chaffee Phobos ◆ | 🇬🇷 Walker Spähpanzer Deimos ◆ | 🇬🇷 FV Kydoimos ◆ | 🇬🇷 FV Spähpanzer Ker ◆ | 🇬🇷 Manticore Rh. Ares ◆ |
# Greek Premium Vehicles (Separated in-game)
\- **Tier III: L3/35 LF Ekdikitís** 🇮🇹 🇬🇷 ◆ — Captured Italian shoe-box vehicle reconfigured with a close-range flamethrower (LF). Modified in Greece. Meaning *The Avenger*.
\- **Tier V: P26/40 mit Pz.IV Keravnos** 🇮🇹 🇩🇪 🇬🇷 ◆ — Field-modified Italian P26/40 hull mounting the boxy German Panzer IV H turret. Modified in Greece. Meaning *Thunderbolt*.