DKTanker Posted July 16, 2020 Posted July 16, 2020 Why some M1s from early 80-s have welding line on the right rear hull plate and some not?​When I was in OSUT back in JAN to MAY1992 at Ft. Knox, What unit? I ask because I know that all the tanks of C 2/13 AR had operational APUs during that time frame (I was the senior instructor for the company). Now sometimes the TC instructor would let them run out of fuel, but that's a different issue.That weld line may indeed have been for those boxes, but not as a mount. Those boxes were hung from the top by two pins so they could swing freely when traversing broken terrain. So the weld line may have been for a bump stop, I just don't recall.
AETiglathPZ Posted July 17, 2020 Posted July 17, 2020 B 2/13, 4th Platoon, Drill Sergeants Fontaine(sp?), Marrero(sp?), Zinger I just remember one of the TCs putting something inside one of the APU boxes and talking about it. I got the impression the boxes lacked the generators at the time. So I might have got that wrong.
DKTanker Posted July 17, 2020 Posted July 17, 2020 B 2/13, 4th Platoon, Drill Sergeants Fontaine(sp?), Marrero(sp?), Zinger I just remember one of the TCs putting something inside one of the APU boxes and talking about it. I got the impression the boxes lacked the generators at the time. So I might have got that wrong. It's quite possible that the generator was out for repairs, they were notoriously low on the repair totem pole.
Mighty_Zuk Posted July 20, 2020 Posted July 20, 2020 https://breakingdefense.com/2020/07/omfv-army-wants-smaller-crew-more-automation/ So the US Army is making it a bit more official right now (still draft for the RFP) that they want a 2 man basic crew. It was the general idea from the beginning, but now they're reiterating it. I think the concept is viable, a significant professional base thinks it's viable, and the schedule is just right.
Adam Peter Posted August 1, 2020 Posted August 1, 2020 Convertible Medium Tank T3E2. Its maximum speed was 56 kph on tracks and 93 kph on wheels. USA, 1932. https://www.youtube.com/post/UgzCO5ETQylCl6KENAB4AaABCQ
Mikel2 Posted August 9, 2020 Posted August 9, 2020 Soviet evaluation of L&L M24s. http://www.tankarchives.ca/2017/07/m24-chaffee-test-drive-at-end-of-lend.html
Adam Peter Posted November 11, 2020 Posted November 11, 2020 Meet The Army’s Future Family Of Robot Tanks: RCV
DogDodger Posted February 14, 2021 Posted February 14, 2021 (edited) 7 hours ago, Adam Peter said: Some M3 show and advertisement included Wow, convertible medium tank M1 in the foreground and M2s in the background at 1:35? And although it (disappointingly) wasn't in the video, the video thumbnail teaser had an interesting direct-vision M4A1 with the early small-spring suspension bogies and gun mount M34 but a single-piece final drive and differential cover. Edited February 14, 2021 by DogDodger Trouble embedding; got it! :)
Rick Posted February 18, 2021 Posted February 18, 2021 Abott and Costello's movie "Buck Privates" made in 1941, has a few, quick scenes of early U.S. tanks in a field exercise about half-way through the film.
Jim Warford Posted March 26, 2021 Posted March 26, 2021 The armor school down at Fort Benning has accepted and christened their newly arrived M1A2 SEPv3 tanks. They're beauties!
Jim Warford Posted April 1, 2021 Posted April 1, 2021 The All Veterans Memorial - Emporia Kansas (Mar 2021):
Damian Posted October 6, 2021 Posted October 6, 2021 So going through archives I found two interesting publications. First is Ballisticians in War and Peace vol.3 where I found description of Ballistic Research Laboratory work on M1A2 (variant fielded in 1992) hull front armor, that had 35% increased protection vs KE and 25% increased protection vs SC threats compared to basic M1A1. I also found another publication, The US Army Laboratories at Watertown that provides description of work that Watertown and BRL done in 1988-1991 timeframe on Tandem Ceramic Armor, which provided 33% increase in KE protection. This is very interesting co-relation and both are in timeframe of M1A2 development. So perhaps hull front of the M1A2 used some sort of armor based on ceramics? Also Ballisticians in War and Peace vol.3 mentions something called KE Backpacks as improvement used in M1IP and M1A1 armor, to increase their KE protection. Perhaps these KE Backpacks were also some sort of steel/ceramic/steel armor, combined with existing NERA arrays? Food for thoughts. Links to sources: https://apps.dtic.mil/sti/pdfs/ADA300522.pdf https://apps.dtic.mil/sti/pdfs/ADA305301.pdf
Wiedzmin Posted October 14, 2021 Posted October 14, 2021 so...i found M60A1 mantlet cutaway blueprint, as all can see a lot of cavities inside...
DKTanker Posted October 14, 2021 Posted October 14, 2021 11 hours ago, Wiedzmin said: so...i found M60A1 mantlet cutaway blueprint, as all can see a lot of cavities inside... 🙄 One for main gun. One for the telescope and another for the coax. And of course the trunnions. Fairly typical of many tanks around the world.
shep854 Posted October 16, 2021 Posted October 16, 2021 Since the early '60s, when I had a toy based on this tank, I have been fascinated by it. Pity the Army brass had to play 'Me Too' with the Soviets:
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