Patton Troubles
Дата: 07.03.2016 20:37:39
cscottyd, on Mar 07 2016 - 18:17, said: If I remember correctly, most modern American tanks turn
shorter to the right (so... clockwise, i think). And, I
believe this is the result, in part, to the vehicle having a
shorter track on the right side. My Troop's BFVs usually had, on
average, two less track shoes on the right track. This was also
true in my experience with the M113 family of vehicles and the
tankers said that their M1A2s were the same way as well. I
do not know the true reason for the shorter track but I have
heard some pretty interesting ones... ...because of
the torsion bar suspension configuration. ...because of the
difference in the torque from the transmission to the final drives.
And probably one of the best things I heard out of a
soldier's mouth... ...so that the vehicle pulls to the right
to prevent running into oncoming traffic during road marches if the
driver dozes off!The_Chieftain: Torsion bar is correct. If you look at the Bradley or
Abrams, you'll see that one roadhweel is further forward than the
other, resulting in a shorter overall track length on the other
side, because that side can 'cut the corner.' However, it's not a
given. Abrams is 78 track links per side (when new tracks are
installed: As the track stretches, one link can be removed without
a requirement to remove one on the other side). Then again, the
angle of the run from the idler to the near arm is much
shallower than that of the Bradley or M113, so the corner-cut isn't
as pronounced.
Patton Troubles