- Roy_A_Lingle
A comment about 'Christie suspension'.
Dontos your are correct, the T95 has a 'MODIFIED Christie suspension'.
The M114, M551, the M107/110 hulls, the T55 and T62s all have 'MODIFIED Christie suspensions'. The T34 Family of vehicles, T54 and most of the British Crusier tanks up to the Comet have true 'Christie suspensions'.
Vehicles with a Christie or Modifed Christie don't have support rollers so the road wheels have more room to move upward.
It is sad that we lost the old site. This subject came up back in June of 2000.
Spot report! Passed my bed time, see you folks later.
Sgt, Scouts out!
- Vivman
I'd always thought the Soviet's abandoned the Christie suspension after the T-34 series and that from the T-44 on, they switched to a Torsion bar suspension? Please correct me if I am wrong. Also, the the other American AFV's mentioned, M114.M551, M107/110 also had Torsion bar suspension, to the best of my knowledge.
What constitutes a "Modified" Christie suspension?
Tony
- Dontos
I just realized there are multiple definitions which may be confusing the live or dead track issue.
Dead Track, in more modern 'user' terms, refers to track wear out.
I found this TM outtake gives definition to this usage.
Don
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