T110's Olympian Thread of Comfort
Дата: 30.03.2018 10:10:31
DerViktim, on Mar 29 2018 - 17:16, said: I prefer "Hold my beer!" or just "CHARGE!!!"The_Chieftain: I presume it is nation specific. Hold my beer being USian,,
Charge, British, etc...
DerViktim, on Mar 29 2018 - 17:49, said: I figured the cars would be crushed and recycled. Looks like VW has
different plans for its "diesel-gate" cars. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-volkswagen-emissions-storage/vw-storing-around-300000-diesels-at-37-facilities-around-u-s-idUSKBN1H50GQThe_Chieftain: No no reason for them to crush them all. Recently used
diesel VWs on the used market were costing more than they did new,
as there is such a scarcity on the market. I am quite sure that CPO
TDis will sell very well, so at least the cars which are under
50,000 miles. A friend of mine just bought a brand new 2015 A7 Audi
TDi which had been sitting in storage for a couple of years before
the dealers received permission to sell them again with the fix.
Since it seems unlikely that VAG will bring diesels back the same
levels as before the Dieselgate, what is already in the Us is
likely what is going to fuel the diesel demand for the next few
years. Since I am no longer commuting, I’m turning my diesel in for
the cash, but Dieselgate or no, it’s still a damned practical car
with no real equivalent, There will be demand.
MarshHagFilly, on Mar 29 2018 - 18:28, said: Hey Chieftain, I had a question I'd like to ask, I once read
through the book "American Tanks & AFVs of World War 2" by Michael
Green, where he mentions of a T2 medium tank armed with an
experimental 47mm gun mounted in the turret. According to
the book and I quote, "Testing of the T2 between 1930 and 1932
produced positive results as the vehicle possessed a fair degree of
mobility with its front hull-mounted gasoline-powered Liberty
engine, which gave it a maximum speed of 25mph. The turret-mounted
47mm main gun provided an outstanding level of firepower for its
time. Due to limited funding available to the U.S. Army during the
Great Depression (which began in 1929) the tank was never proposed
for series production. It was, however, retained for testing
components and accessories for possible use in future tank
designs." That question being why didn't the U.S.
Army keep and use 47mm guns instead of the 37mm gun that's
mounted on many future U.S. tanks, Armored cars (for
example the Greyhound), and the various Gun Motor Carriage jeeps.
Since it was bigger wouldn't it be more effective and the U.S.
could keep it around longer.The_Chieftain: Probably refers to the old Navy 3pr. Bigger shell, but not
necessarily a better gun, especially for anti-tank work.
T110's Olympian Thread of Comfort