shep854 Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunday Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 Nice video in the Churchill, that one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stefan Kotsch Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 I always found the Churchill a bit strange in its conception. Especially the guidance of the tracks at the front. But I think this tank is underestimated. 👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wiedzmin Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 video kinda...failed even to name correct armor thickness, left aside poor reliability of every component of the vehicle, awful design choices etc as example, 57mm wasn't working when it was sent to USSR, it's simply jammed, track top mudguards jammed the turret after snow built up under it and raise em, gun elevation mechanism cracked during ride , MG fumes poisoned the crew because designers can't make a good air flow trough vehicle, engine failures etc -tracks on new light type very often cracks, even when track tension increased a bit during driving through mud - during turns roadwheels comes over track, which increase tensions and lead to track loss - movement of small slopes lead to track loss -idler reduce driver vision - spare parts which comes together with tank has holes for bolts but differents in sizes, which require to cut them to same diam - during movement on mud, mud gets under track cover, which lead to bulging of this guard and...turret rotation jamming -there was cases of track guard torn off during movement, which lead to mud get in air intake and engine overheat as for armor after this the get idea to put support(gusset) plates under glacis so not sure was it really "bad at start, good at the end" or simply bad all the way, being a bit less ugly at the end Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stefan Kotsch Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 OMG ... 🤔😊 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart Galbraith Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 (edited) Most sources agree that anything befor the MkIV was pretty shoddy (and Fletcher notes its even in the manual, to the effect 'Yes we realise it has problems, bear with us'), starting to be useable at the IV, and the rest fairly reliable. I remember talking to a MarkIV Commander at tankfest, IIRC (it must be damn near 20 years ago) he didnt think the reliablity was too bad. The worst one can say about it is that it was Britains answer to the Stug, and it was arguably far more flexible and better armoured than that machine. Edited April 8 by Stuart Galbraith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikel2 Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 Fletcher's book on the Churchill is very unflattering when it comes to the long and painful process that took to turn the Churchill into a usable tank, with constant reworking of fielded tanks by factory technicians. It makes the work of their German counterparts seem rational and efficient 😅 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shep854 Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 USMC Amtracs in Korea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DogDodger Posted February 19 Share Posted February 19 Great comparison of LVT(A)4 and the modified late LVT(A)5, as well as LVT3(C). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Tim Sielbeck Posted February 20 Share Posted February 20 And this has what to do with "Good Old Fashioned Tank P*rn?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikel2 Posted February 20 Share Posted February 20 (edited) Some interesting views of the Munster museum of yesteryear and picturesque guide with his views on Soviet technology. Edited February 20 by Mikel2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikel2 Posted February 20 Share Posted February 20 (edited) Duplicate Edited February 20 by Mikel2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stefan Kotsch Posted February 20 Share Posted February 20 3 hours ago, Mikel2 said: Some interesting views of the Munster museum of yesteryear and picturesque guide with his views on Soviet technology. 😆 Grandpa talks about the war again. From the section ''Our victory was stolen from us''. 🤡 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart Galbraith Posted February 20 Share Posted February 20 Id love to have heard his views on the Sherman Firefly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shep854 Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 (edited) Training film from 1949 Edited February 26 by shep854 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Mikel2 Posted February 29 Share Posted February 29 https://www.facebook.com/uniladmag/videos/1357159074954034/?mibextid=rS40aB7S9Ucbxw6v Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shep854 Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 M1A1s during REFORGER 88 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 On 2/27/2024 at 5:25 PM, shep854 said: They look to be very agile compared to the wartime tanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Wiedzmin Posted April 7 Share Posted April 7 arjun mk1a armor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart Galbraith Posted April 8 Share Posted April 8 Gunnery Stabilisation? I say, what will those clever chaps at FVRDE thing of next! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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