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CReed707
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Posted: Fri Nov 24, 2006 8:06 pm
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Came across these while doing some other research - maybe someone'll be able to elaborate on 'em

The first, a Lockheed design, seems to ring some bells with me, but not loudly enough:

And this is from John Edward (not John Walter) Christie - at first sight it almost looked, I don't know...agricultural...'cept for the turret of course Smile

There's a couple more that I cam across that I'll have to clean up and reduce in size a bit to post...

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Posted: Fri Nov 24, 2006 9:42 pm Post subject: Re: Oddball Armor Patents
- CReed707 Came across these while doing some other research - maybe someone'll be able to elaborate on 'em The first, a Lockheed design, seems to ring some bells with me, but not loudly enough: The bell could be the Swedish UDES XX20: www.strange-mecha.com/...ulated.htm www.pansarmuseet.se/XX20.htm As a Swede I might be biased though _________________ Frustra Nate Vive Devincere

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Posted: Sun Nov 26, 2006 10:32 pm Post subject: Re: Oddball Armor Patents

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Posted: Sun Nov 26, 2006 11:35 pm Post subject: Re: Oddball Armor Patents
John Edward Christie was JW's son - he wrote JW's memoirs: Steel Steeds Christie: A Memoir of J. Walter Christie. Manhattan, Kansas: Sunflower University Press, 1985. I wasnt aware he had ever tried his hand at tank design... Interesting how the chassis appears to be based on a Sherman - in 1957... And is that an attempt at some sort of an improvement on a Christie suspension? Neil

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Posted: Sun Nov 26, 2006 11:57 pm Post subject: Re: Oddball Armor Patents
Howdy, Neil: Yeah, I'd suspect that the "Sherman-esque" design elements here were really just an attempt to out a generic AFV body over the suspension, which would have been the critical thing with the patent...still, it would make an interesting kitbash... Chris

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