Springtime for T110 and the Americas
Дата: 15.06.2015 21:50:04
Vollketten, on Jun 13 2015 - 02:30, said: Seems the British did use the names 'General Stuart' and 'General
Grant' in the Western Desert at least. Found 1 x 'General Stuart'
and half a dozen 'General Grant' references so far. The_Chieftain: It does seem to have been of common use, but as to 'official
naming status', the Americans still seem to have it.
SoukouDragon, on Jun 13 2015 - 13:50, said: I thought that might be the case, thanks LoooSeR78V. Yea in
OTT, along with Zaloga in Part 8, Doyle also said that the Germans
tested track links in mid 1944 and their reports indicated that it
actually increased the risk of penetration. It's in interesting
that it said track plates made it worse, I wonder why.The_Chieftain: Two reasons. Firstly, it increases the standoff distance for
the shaped charge warheads. Secondly, the softer steel could well
normalise the round before it hits the main armour plate.
Daigensui, on Jun 14 2015 - 16:49, said: Don't know if this is real, but what happened while refueling:
The_Chieftain: That video has been around many, many years. The problem is
that the blades flexed slower than the fuselage and probes pitched
up.
Super_Noodle, on Jun 14 2015 - 23:59, said: This job is so boring. 
The_Chieftain: What did they do to the engine deck of that T29? At
least, I presume it's a T-29.
Life_In_Black, on Jun 15 2015 - 05:31, said: Is there something concrete about what upgrades were planned for
the T14? I found a report from 1944 which mentions it expects at
least a 76mm or 90mm should the vehicle see service, but nothing
more definite than that.The_Chieftain: Not to my knowledge. The US never really wanted the vehicle
to begin with, it's not surprising that they didn't give upgrades
much thought.
Springtime for T110 and the Americas