Another US concept vehicle – HIMAG (HIgh Mobility and AGility vehicle) I personally was the Driver on “Maggie” from 1980–82 Some older armored vehicles from WW1 TO WW2 did not have turrets for a variety of reasons, the first tanks, the Mark series made by the British, did not have turrets because they were envisioned as mobile bunkers which would use their side mounted weapons (also known as sponson guns) to engage entrenched enemies However, during WW2 there was a trend of making vehicles that usually mounted a more powerful we we se this in vehicles like the SU-100 and as apon in an armored box called a “casemate” with limited traverse due to it being cheap and not requiring the research or resources to manufacture turrets. We see this in vehicles like the SU-100 and Sturmgeshutz III. They are usually designated as tank destroyers but there are cases where they are referred to as an “assault gun.” These are usually light of medium tanks converted for this purpose. Other times, these vehicles will be open topped and mount normally towed anti-tank guns. For example, the British mounted the 17-pounder on the valentine chassis with the Archer and the Germans mounted the PAK 36 on the Marder III.
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