Interesting tank facts

[Colonel Kilgore]

Wow - that is something of a design flaw!

Simon

[martin goddard]

Yes, I would not buy a second hand one now.

martin

[martin goddard]

Here's one.
The T34 track link pins were loose.
There was little bracket that knocked them back in each time the track passed.
Russian production was very poor, but there was lots of it.


martin

[martin goddard]

The Sherman DD tank had a nice little platform for the commander to stand on (it is on the PP model)  outside of the turret. From here he could see the progress of the tank, whilst looking over the wading screen.
All fine, but the rest of the crew were mostly doomed if the tank suddenly sank.


martin

[Sean Clark]

I hope he had a life jacket.

Is it true that British tanks have a method for boiling water to make a cup of tea?

[martin goddard]

I don't know.
Sounds good.


martin

[John in York]

British tank development was sponsored in the very early days by the Royal Navy rather than the Army. A certain Winston Churchill as First Lord of the Admiralty was apparently keen on the idea of using 'land ships' to break the dead lock on the Western Front.

This is why several of the parts of even modern tanks take their names from ships e.g Hull, (Engine) Deck, Bow ( Gun) and Hatch.

[Colonel Kilgore]

So (referring to Martin's earlier post) presumably we'd have had red and green lights instead of two blue ones if we'd developed the Panzer II? 

Simon

[martin goddard]

The two blue lights are side by side (small 4" gap).
Left blue light illuminated = gun overhanging left side of tank
Right blue light illuminated = gun overhanging right side of tank.

All good


martin

[Colonel Kilgore]

I think I'd prefer red and green / port and starboard. We'd have done it so much better

Simon

[Panzer21]

I hope he had a life jacket.

Is it true that British tanks have a method for boiling water to make a cup of tea?

Only post WW2. All tanks from Centurion onwards have had built in a "vessel, boiling, water for the use of"

https://medium.com/war-is-boring/the-british-perfected-the-art-of-brewing-tea-inside-an-armored-vehicle-1cc012f3ee54

Neil

[Dex13]

The guy at the Swedish Armour Museum did a whole video on cooking inside tanks. As he focuses on the Centurion, the brewing vessel is covered.However, there are plenty of other cooking options..

[Sean Clark]

I've just painted a couple of Centurions for AK47. I fee like I need to make use of the 'British having a brew' pack in the WW2 range to go along with them!

[Colonel Kilgore]

Sean, I think the point is that if you make your brew inside the tank, you don't need to go outside and risk getting shot at / left behind while you're drinking your cuppa 

Maybe a case of "other (earlier) tanks are also available"?

Simon

[Sean Clark]

Sean, I think the point is that if you make your brew inside the tank, you don't need to go outside and risk getting shot at / left behind while you're drinking your cuppa 

Maybe a case of "other (earlier) tanks are also available"?

Simon

True, but it's hot and cramped in the tank and they might spill their brew. Plus, it's nice to take in the local scenery