Springtime for T110 and the Americas
Дата: 25.12.2014 20:46:23
shapeshifter, on Dec 25 2014 - 07:52, said: Hey Chief check this one out. 
Nvm I see, the watertown report was just the end result of
them testing the scraps left over after the firing test. ooo
T28 firing test. 
Tiger 2 testing 
The_Chieftain: Heh. You don't think we've trawled through those resumes
before to see what of interest may be out there? 
We found the first two, or at least, what's left of
them that we could find in the Archives. The M6A2E1 file has
fidelity thicknesses (You know, those squares that the US paints on
its turrets for measuring) for some reason for only the
turret sides and rear, nothing for the front. The 8" T28 ballistic
report is quite literally a firing report, and it has some written
specifications as to thicknesses at points of impact, but no
drawings or photographs, so we're sort of guessing. I think it's
enough for implementation, however. I don't recall the third one.
We found the first two, or at least, what's left of
them that we could find in the Archives. The M6A2E1 file has
fidelity thicknesses (You know, those squares that the US paints on
its turrets for measuring) for some reason for only the
turret sides and rear, nothing for the front. The 8" T28 ballistic
report is quite literally a firing report, and it has some written
specifications as to thicknesses at points of impact, but no
drawings or photographs, so we're sort of guessing. I think it's
enough for implementation, however. I don't recall the third one.
shapeshifter, on Dec 25 2014 - 09:02, said: You talked about them testing M26 suspension for the T29 before
chief on dtic, was it this report? 
The_Chieftain: Yes, I made reference to this test in the Sturer Emil video.
I did run across the actual test report, didn't have time to copy
it.
collimatrix, on Dec 25 2014 - 15:48, said: The_Chieftain mentions in voiceover that there is reference
to a rammer, it was either removed or never installed on that
particular IS-7. Ensignexpendable translated the instruction
placard for the loader thingie in IS-7, and it clearly references
turning the device on and there being a rammer. It probably
has a manual backup mode (T-72's autoloader does too), and I
suspect that The_Chieftain was using that when he rotated it over.
The_Warhawk mentioned that people have stolen bits out of
IS-7 while it's sat there all these years. Factory drawings
clearly show a roof-mounted sight for the gunner (The_Chieftain
correctly identifies where it used to live in the video), the
commander's optics are missing, and the miscellaneous electrical
bits and bobs near the gunner are most likely the remnants of
stabilization gear.The_Chieftain: No, the projectiles and charges are definitely cranked into
place onto the conveyor. I didn't see any indication of a motor, or
a place for a motor to have gone. Bojan agrees that the electonic
boxes are stabilisation gear.
Springtime for T110 and the Americas