tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-803236411311363895.post8478292596858846260..comments2023-11-05T11:52:06.343+01:00Comments on For the Record: Secret English tank project?SilentstalkerFTRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03345351411597408992noreply@blogger.comBlogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-803236411311363895.post-1944061546956716522013-04-14T16:28:01.368+02:002013-04-14T16:28:01.368+02:00It also says "viles" instead of miles. T...It also says "viles" instead of miles. This report was typed in a hurry.Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09622237223229485503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-803236411311363895.post-84367989036536144122013-03-29T14:50:09.745+01:002013-03-29T14:50:09.745+01:00The USSR's old archives are publically accesib...The USSR's old archives are publically accesible now. In many respects, it's very similar to the US National Archives. Everything's hard to find, some sections are still classified, but the archives themselves are accesible to anybody.Yuchenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15905416086546007999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-803236411311363895.post-37163479333734866022013-03-28T23:18:32.940+01:002013-03-28T23:18:32.940+01:00"65mm would be about 8-10lb surely, 6pdr was ..."65mm would be about 8-10lb surely, 6pdr was a 57mm weapon"<br /><br />Whoops, yeah, got me bang to rights there. I was in a hurry, so had a Brain fart moment.Listyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18364196314386647367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-803236411311363895.post-15933894474080842862013-03-28T21:28:01.158+01:002013-03-28T21:28:01.158+01:00So... historical basis Mammoth Tank? Say what?So... historical basis Mammoth Tank? Say what?RedShocktrooperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03933355981690295909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-803236411311363895.post-72310961824669223482013-03-28T17:17:23.104+01:002013-03-28T17:17:23.104+01:00Never mind what I said, i'm being an idiot thi...Never mind what I said, i'm being an idiot this morning.<br /><br />SlakrrrrrrAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-803236411311363895.post-25652950722756946112013-03-28T17:08:00.046+01:002013-03-28T17:08:00.046+01:00Sounds like those spies found English Electric or ...Sounds like those spies found English Electric or Rolls Royce's Excelsior.<br /><br />SlakrrrrrrAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-803236411311363895.post-17811951759232441132013-03-28T16:41:25.391+01:002013-03-28T16:41:25.391+01:00In Soviet Russia, Intellectual Property copies you...In Soviet Russia, Intellectual Property copies you!Belvoir Sanachehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08968579914972333622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-803236411311363895.post-33775008184692915052013-03-28T15:50:02.767+01:002013-03-28T15:50:02.767+01:00Anything's possible.Anything's possible.SilentstalkerFTRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03345351411597408992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-803236411311363895.post-1353183960911321422013-03-28T15:48:53.041+01:002013-03-28T15:48:53.041+01:00Feel free not to :) Why on earth do you still read...Feel free not to :) Why on earth do you still read this then, I have no ideaSilentstalkerFTRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03345351411597408992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-803236411311363895.post-60287228989629699292013-03-28T15:42:23.556+01:002013-03-28T15:42:23.556+01:00Spot on...
Do we believe a word he writes any more...Spot on...<br />Do we believe a word he writes any more..?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-803236411311363895.post-53799123112085774182013-03-28T15:40:10.012+01:002013-03-28T15:40:10.012+01:00Actually the 65mm is the 8 pounder programme.Actually the 65mm is the 8 pounder programme.OhSlowpokenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-803236411311363895.post-49360419601619490462013-03-28T15:30:03.067+01:002013-03-28T15:30:03.067+01:00to make it believable enoughto make it believable enoughzMeulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06714165326041953780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-803236411311363895.post-46031120499056393472013-03-28T15:28:22.853+01:002013-03-28T15:28:22.853+01:00This seems awfully sketchy if you ask me.
Gordon...This seems awfully sketchy if you ask me.<br /><br /><br />Gordon_WeedmanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-803236411311363895.post-40011221388963870042013-03-28T15:27:26.615+01:002013-03-28T15:27:26.615+01:00better re-post the documents that Yuri posted abou...better re-post the documents that Yuri posted about the trials of T-34 and KV-1 in the U.S., along with the answers from GABTU :D <br />people would go nuts over these Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-803236411311363895.post-29304801579343416332013-03-28T15:23:46.217+01:002013-03-28T15:23:46.217+01:0065mm would be about 8-10lb surely, 6pdr was a 57mm...65mm would be about 8-10lb surely, 6pdr was a 57mm weaponAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-803236411311363895.post-57966674254701216052013-03-28T15:01:39.814+01:002013-03-28T15:01:39.814+01:00Are we sure this is not just a garbled interpretat...Are we sure this is not just a garbled interpretation of the TOG II programme?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-803236411311363895.post-60964752011494899172013-03-28T14:54:17.437+01:002013-03-28T14:54:17.437+01:00It occurs that British intelligence were sneaky ev...It occurs that British intelligence were sneaky evil minded buggers during the war, so could it have been a plant?Listyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18364196314386647367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-803236411311363895.post-4561550474218040312013-03-28T14:53:09.431+01:002013-03-28T14:53:09.431+01:00Any idea of the manufacturer? It is very unusual f...Any idea of the manufacturer? It is very unusual for the design ethos of the time so would not have originated from the Armour Committee so I am thinking it may well be an Old Gang idea as they came up with the TOGs. William Fosters of Lincoln have an untraced reference to a tank designed for Italy from before the war so although it's not likely to be this one its certainly not impossible.<br />-VollkettenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-803236411311363895.post-75071860871953479842013-03-28T14:50:39.250+01:002013-03-28T14:50:39.250+01:00AT-1 was May 13th 1943.
the 18Pdr left service in...AT-1 was May 13th 1943.<br /><br />the 18Pdr left service in the first years of the war, and I can't off the top of my head think of a 65mm weapon used by the British. That'd be about a 4-5 pound shot.<br /><br />If its in the archives (you have taken you own advice on the subject right?) I suspect its something to impress Stalin.<br /><br />With out a project name or AGS number its impossible to track from the British end, and sounds very very suspect.<br /><br />There again I mocked the FV-100, and look where that got me.Listyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18364196314386647367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-803236411311363895.post-73668308443838717762013-03-28T14:15:43.544+01:002013-03-28T14:15:43.544+01:00Not quite, it was two straight six cylinder heads ...Not quite, it was two straight six cylinder heads driving the same crankshaft and operated as one 12-cylinder engine. To confuse matters it was call "twin six" or a "Bedford horizontally opposed twin-six petrol engine" it was in face a flat 12. The straight six is a configuration that leads to a very vibration free and smooth running engine with less losses to unbalanced forces so a flat 12 would have much the same benefits. With six cylinders fireing for each rev of the engine there would be little drop of in torque at low speeds. But I think the climbing performance of the Churchill was down to the fact that it was underpowered and so the low gears needed to have a high gearing at the low end just to get it going with the benefit that the engine could be reving at its best power output speed and the tank in low gear would be moving at 3 MPH thus providing a lot of traction. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-803236411311363895.post-3579420611142301442013-03-28T13:55:34.125+01:002013-03-28T13:55:34.125+01:00Why fake it? So they can make it crappy, just like...Why fake it? So they can make it crappy, just like the German fakes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-803236411311363895.post-5777080031146765412013-03-28T13:23:39.563+01:002013-03-28T13:23:39.563+01:00Just a small issue, transverse means that the driv...Just a small issue, transverse means that the drive shafts run across the tank, so each would power the front two or rear two drive sprockets<br /><br />Btw, just written a small engineering analysis of this arangement<br />http://forum.worldoftanks.eu/index.php?/topic/81183-pull-up-a-chair-updated-5412/page__st__4240__p__4366103#entry4366817<br /><br />Conte_VinceroAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-803236411311363895.post-1356631807567798842013-03-28T13:15:41.668+01:002013-03-28T13:15:41.668+01:00From the Russian central archive, fond 38, file 11...From the Russian central archive, fond 38, file 11355, item 1722, page 7SilentstalkerFTRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03345351411597408992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-803236411311363895.post-12941452059254477332013-03-28T13:02:18.212+01:002013-03-28T13:02:18.212+01:00The main problem I have with this document is ther...The main problem I have with this document is there is no date time stamp on it and where does it comes from? Could this be some document schemed up to satisfy Stalin? Yet on the other hand the Brits had some weird ideas during the war...<br /><br />Dave Zeenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-803236411311363895.post-63806024086834459412013-03-28T13:00:08.620+01:002013-03-28T13:00:08.620+01:00Early Leman Russ? Switch 20mms for Heavy Bolters a...Early Leman Russ? Switch 20mms for Heavy Bolters and 65mm for Lascannon and voila.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com