I've started playing World of Tanks and have been impressed by the research the makers have done into obscure armoured vehicles. In particular I've been interested in the US T1 and M6 heavy tanks, which are killing me at this point in the game. Only 40 of of the planned 230 of these T1/M6 heavy tanks were produced from December 1942 because they offered few major advantages over the Sherman to warrant their mass production.
But WI the US Army fell arse backwards into the right formula from the very start, and equipped the very first T1 with the then new 90mm M1 AA gun? When late 1942 rolled around would this very powerful gun, allied with very thick armour, be enough to have all 230 of these tanks built and see combat? What about follow-on orders and combat up until D-day?