- L.DelsingHello Jinx,
Were is this Conqueror (and Cent in the background) located??
Regards,
Lesley
- T13b1(be)In fact the conqueror is a gatekeeper at RAC ranges at Castlemartin in Wales. The tanks hull number is either 41ba03 or 41ba22. All of it depends when the picture was taken because the conqueror was replaced by the second ( which was saved from the shootingrange ) . The first is again put back in running condition.
I have found this in the book " conqueror " by Rob griffin ( ISBN 1- 86126-251-5)
regards
- Jinx- bsmartThe Churchill was the last in the line of 'Shelled Ground Tanks' which goes back to the original Heavy Tanks of WWI. The long track length was meant to give it a good trench crossing ability combined with the ability to support infantry assaults across heavily shelled ground.
Well, i guess in the Churchill's case, any suspension is preferable to no suspension.
The larger wheels and longer travel suspension systems used by other tanks in WWII, Whether it was torsion bar, Christie, Volute spring suspension or some other were needed on those tanks because of the higher speed of the modern 'cruiser' tanks. The Churchill wasn't fast (neither was its ancester the Matilda) It's max speed was 15 MPH with a crosscountry speed of about 8 MPH. At those speeds it didn't need a complex suspension.
Soooo.....since it was never intended to go fast, they designed it so that it couldn't go fast? (I wonder how many committees it took to come up with that plan.....?)
The Centurian was the first of a new line of 'Universal Tanks' that combined both the Infantry and Crusier tank line. I never thought the Conquerer had that small of wheels. And it did have a torsion bar suspension. The Churchill had small individual coil springs at each wheel station.
The following webpage has six photos of Conquerors. Maybe it's because it is so large a tank, but those wheels do look rather small to me.
home.freeuk.net/armour.../fv214.htm
But maybe it's just me.
I am leaving on a trip early in the morning so I'll be out of touch for a week. So if I don't respond to a thread you'll know why.
I hope you have a good trip!
- bsmart
flew back on a FULL Southwest flight with a 3 year old kicking the seat in front of me and/or screaming for the entire 4.5 hour flight.
Very Funny. No he was in the seat in front of me and everytime he kicked the tray table flopped down (Note to self carry a roll of duct tape when travelling. can be used to hold tray table in place or restrain/silence other passengers)- Doug_Kibbey- bsmart
flew back on a FULL Southwest flight with a 3 year old kicking the seat in front of me and/or screaming for the entire 4.5 hour flight.
Bob,
Somehow, I'd imagined that you were a lot older. lol
...know what you mean, though...some of those full flights make me want to scream too.
chug
- bsmartVery Funny. No he was in the seat in front of me and everytime he kicked the tray table flopped down (Note to self carry a roll of duct tape when travelling. can be used to hold tray table in place or restrain/silence other passengers)- Doug_Kibbey- bsmart
flew back on a FULL Southwest flight with a 3 year old kicking the seat in front of me and/or screaming for the entire 4.5 hour flight.
Bob,
Somehow, I'd imagined that you were a lot older. lol
...know what you mean, though...some of those full flights make me want to scream too.
chug
Is duct tape on the 'restricted items list?
"pretty rare early Churchill Mk.I (A 22) probably?? with 40 mm gun turret mounted and 76,2 mm hull mounted howitzer"
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