The Chieftain's Random Musings Thread

Strv74, on Dec 10 2015 - 02:31, said: Chief,   I heard that the T29 and T30 were anticipated to take par in Operation Downfall had threw readhced service and had downfall. Is this true?   Given that Japanese armor in no way would bounce a 75mm M3, and the fact that the M4 was already in mass producing with nice versions on the way, I seem to doubt this. Plus, T29 and T30 were slower, and the extra armor was not really needed.    If I were prepping Downfall all I would ask for asides from 75mm Shermans are Skinks (with a hull flamethrower instead of a machine gun). 


shapeshifter, on Dec 08 2015 - 21:31, said: Chief any idea if for the T29/T30/T34 tanks, did they ever finish the 30 inch track?   There was a blurb in early 1945 about how the 23 inch track + 5 inch end connectors were insufficient for the T29 and development of a 30 inch track would be started. Hunnicutt only lists the 23 + 5 inch track.