Tanks curiosi

[Blue Sky]

Pierce Arrow/Allen Armored Car

 

 

Equipped with a 3pdr (47mm) gun, the Pierce Arrow/Allen was a 4 x 2 US truck with the gun located in a bevel sided turret. The vehicle was specifically made for Locker-Lampson's expedition to Russia.

[Blue Sky]

Crossley D2E1, D2E2

 

 

In 1929, the Crossley BGV truck chassis was used as the basis for another armored car. Two prototypes were ordered by the Army with superstructure built by the Royal Ordnance Factory. The first to specification D2E1 was armed with a .303 machine gun and operated by a crew of three. Special wrap round tracks were supplied that could be fitted round the wheels on the two rear axles to make them into a type of half track for rough terrain. Both the rear axles were fitted with twin tired wheels. In 1931 the prototype was sent to Egypt for desert testing but it was not a success. On its return it was fitted with a new turret mounting two .5 machine guns for anti-aircraft use. The second prototype to spec D2E2 was built in 1931 and included a lower bonnet to improve the drivers view and improved armor. Eventually an order for 5 vehicles was received and they were built with the D2E2 chassis below an anti aircraft turret. In spite of the previous reservations they were in 1933 sent to Egypt where again they were found to be not a good vehicle in the desert.

[Ospite intruder]

 

Da Popular Mechanics del 1953. In alto, a sinistra: progetto francese del 1937. A destra, modello a grandezza naturale di MBT subacqueo della Chrysler. In basso, a sinistra, modello di MBT a propulsione nucelare, a destra, tank con torrette volanti.

Modificato 6 Dicembre 2008 da intruder

[Blue Sky]

Da Popular Mechanics del 1953. In alto, a sinistra: progetto francese del 1937. A destra, modello a grandezza naturale di MBT subacqueo della Chrysler. In basso, a sinistra, modello di MBT a propulsione nucelare, a destra, tank con torrette volanti.

 

Assurdi!

:wip41:

 

 

Lancia Armored Car

 

 

 

The Italian Lancia was a luxury vehicle that saw it's chassis used for a series of armored cars. In 1919 The British Army acquired an unspecified number from the Italians. They saw service in Albania, where they were initially the sole armored force in use by that country. Some saw service in the Spanish Civil War and Italian colonies.

[Ospite intruder]

Assurdi!

:wip41:

 

 

A dir poco. Ma il carro della Chrysler fu costruito in mock-up, quindi un pensierino ce l'hanno fatto (non so se ridere o piangere).

[Blue Sky]

Lanchester - England

 

Designed to support air bases and retrieve downed pilots, the Lanchester was the most numerous armored car in service after the Rolls-Royce. When the army took control of the armored car forces in 1915, it was decided to phase this unit out. Remaining units were sent to Russia - along with their naval crews. There they served with distinction in Galicia, Romania, and Persia. Considered reliable and fast, they served as reconnaissance units before being shipped back to the England.

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Produced in 1932 by U.S. WHEEL TRACK LAYER CORPORATION

 

Total production = 1. CREW: 3

 

ARMAMENT: Could carry one 75mm cannon and one or more machine guns.

 

ARMOR: 0.375" to 0.5". (Thicker armor could be installed).

 

MAXIMUM SPEED: 60 mph on tracks, 120 mph on wheels.

 

SUSPENSION: Similar to 1931 model but with a maximum vertical movement of 24 inches; wheels of duraluminum with Firestone pneumatic tires. The two rear wheels had a slightly greater diameter than the front pairs.

 

TRACKS: Forged steel plates; 11" wide; 7" pitch; track pin 3/8" diameter.

 

GENERAL ARRANGEMENT: Cannon in front; crew in front center; engine & final drive in rear.

 

DIMENSIONS: Length: about 22 ft.; Width: about 7 ft; Height: about 5' 8".

 

WEIGHT: about 5 tons.

 

ENGINE: Hispano-Suize, 12 cylinder, V-type, 750 HP, forced water cooling. HORSEPOWER Per Ton: 150.

 

TRANSMISSION: Sliding gear, 3 speeds forward, 1 reverse. It had a power take-off for the flying propeller. One modification provided for a transfer gear case to propel a helicopter roter above the vehicle for lift purposes. OBSTACLE ABILITY: Could jump across a 20 foot trench from a 45 degree slope.

 

FUEL RANGE: unknown.

 

FUEL CAPACITY: 89 gallons.

 

SPECIAL FEATURES: Of very light construction throughout for airborne role. Chassis consisted of a double hull which enclosed the suspension springs. The inner hull was made of welded duraluminum plates, and the outer hull of welded steel plates. Rear ground wheels were driven through a knee-armed gear box when the tracks were off.

[Blue Sky]

Simms War Car

 

 

This photo was taken in front of the Crystal Palace in London, April 1902.

[Ospite intruder]

L'ho trovato per caso, e non so se è già stato postato. Ma credo comunque che meriti un premio speciale della giuria alla schifezza nonché alla faccia tosta (notate come si chiamava, please).

 

 

 

The Best 75

 

Built in early 1917 by the C. L. Best Company. Note the wire cutter at the front, just ahead of the single front steel wheel (right side).

[Blue Sky]

L'ho trovato per caso, e non so se è già stato postato. Ma credo comunque che meriti un premio speciale della giuria alla schifezza nonché alla faccia tosta (notate come si chiamava, please).

 

Si si, Fantastico!

 

Vickers Armstrong Wheel cum Track

 

Vickers took a Mark 1 Medium Tank and built a solid tire retractable wheel assembly at each end. The engine, using a power takeoff from the gearbox, could lower the wheels to lift the tracks just clear of the road. The system worked but the crew considered the ride to be unpleasant. The vehicle pitched for and aft on the suspension. All the external devices on the vehicle were considered vulnerable to hostile fire.

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Autoblinda ferroviaria AB40.

 

 

Armate come le similari autoblindo da strada, avevano in più una mitragliatrice Breda Mod. 38 da 8 mm in postazione contraerea ed erano dotate di un proiettore fisso posto sul lato sinistro della torretta (per le AB40) o su quello destro (per le AB41). I pneumatici erano ovviamente sostituiti con ruote da treno, ma potevano con estrema facilità essere rimontati per permettere al mezzo di operare su strada. Fanali di direzione rossi e verdi e respingenti anteriori e posteriori, presenti peraltro solo su alcuni esemplari, ne caratterizzavano l'impiego, ed unitamente ad appositi scacciapietre le rendevano idonee ad operare sulle linee ferroviarie.

[Blue Sky]

Talbot Armored Car :asd:

 

 

Known as the "Admiralty Talbots", these armored cars were among the touring vehicles acquired by the RNAS at the beginning of WW1.

[Ospite intruder]

 

Treno armato, probabilmente austriaco.

[Blue Sky]

Ironsides, Beaverettes Armored Car

 

These vehicles were powered by a 12hp motor. The chassis was fitted with a boiler-plate box, lined in front and back with 2 inches of Oak planking as protection against small arms fire. They were armed with a bren gun firing through a slot in the front. Some were fitted with a No. 11 wireless set. They were used for Airfield defence and Recon training. About 1395 vehicles were built. The 9th Royal Tank Regiment and the 12th Lancers were equipped with these vehicles in June 1940 in the UK. There was a Mark 3 version of this vehicle with a closed super structure and a small turret.

[Ospite intruder]

Altro treno armato. Decisamente brutto.

[Blue Sky]

Altro treno armato. Decisamente brutto.

 

Si hai ragione Intro a vederlo di notte si può anche rimanere stecchiti sul colpo, ma direi di rimanere IT!

 

Alvis Straussler Armored Car

 

British luxury car firm Alvis teamed up with Hungarian designer Nicolas Straussler to develop two unusual armored cars in the period between the two world wars. Straussler had produced 3 designs, the AC1, AC2, and the AC3D. It was the AC3D that became the joint venture with Alvis. It had a faceted hull with a 7 sided turret beveled forward and angled to deflect fire. The wheels had independent suspension. It had a second set of driving controls at the rear. A turret mounted machine gun and a machine gun in the hull. Twelve cars were delivered to the Dutch East Indies Army in 1938. Three were sent to Portugal in 1938. The Alvis Straussler Type A was produced in 1939. This car was similar except that the glacis was flat and the lower half of the hull sides were vertical. The Type A had only one machine gun. Twelve were built for the RAF.

Modificato 8 Dicembre 2008 da Blue Sky

[Ospite intruder]

Hai ragione, ma li ho trovati nella stessa ricerca che mi ha fatto uscire l'autoblindo ferroviario, era un peccato perdersi due capolavori simili.

[Blue Sky]

Yacaré Armored Tractor

 

 

These were International Harvester commercial tractors purchased by the Army, and converted into armored artillery tractors at the "Esteban de Luca" Arsenal, which also produced the "Nahuel" tanks. At least the Argentinians did not try to fool the world into thinking that these were front line battle tanks like New Zealand, the United States, and Afghanistan (read about the NZ Semple and the US Disston in each section of TANKS!)!

[Blue Sky]

HtK46 1917

 

 

It wasn't the army, that got the first Danish armored car, but Akademisk Skyttekorps, a voluntary home guard unit. It was purchased in September 1917, and was named HtK46. It was built on a Hotchkiss M1909 chassis. Unfortunately it was very difficult to drive, and during a millitary exercise in 1920, the only way the crew could stop it was by running into a chicken coop. The vehicle was written off in 1923. However, the Danish army had become interested in armored vehicles, and, for a start, began using trucks with fake armor of plywood. The first was a Gideon truck in fall 1917.

[Blue Sky]

The V4

 

 

One of Nicholaus Straussler's earlier projects. It had a cross-articulated three-point suspension with leaf springs and rubber bogie rollers. The V4 was actually used experimentally to develop pontoon devices for ferrying purposes! This may see odd, but you have to remember that Straussler was the one who developed the Duplex-Drive for Allied tanks.

[Blue Sky]

Capolavori Francesi! (Purtroppo nonostante le proposte nel 1914 non vinse il premio per l'auto dell'anno!) :asd:

 

1918 Vinot-DeGuinguand Armored Car

 

1915 Renault Armored Car

1914 Renault Armored Car

 

1916 De Dion Bouton Armored Car

1914 De Dion Bouton Armored Car

[Blue Sky]

Austin-Putilov

 

 

The Austin-Putilov was a British design, though mostly produced and used in Russia. The Russians took the basic chassis (that was all that could be supplied by the over stretched Britsh production lines) and modified it considerably to cope with the harsh Russian conditions. Inprovements included later replacing the rear wheels with tracks and adding additional armor and rear steering. Both in terms of numbers and performance, the Austin-Putilov was the most important armored car the Russians possessed during WW1. Many saw action in the internal fighting surrounding the October revolution and afterwards in the Russian Civil War. After 1918 some saw service in the Polish and Japanese armies. This vehicle proved itself to be extremely rugged. For specifications go the section on WW1.

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[Blue Sky]

Hotchkiss "automitraileuse"

 

 

Built in 1909. Four were supplied to the Sultan of Turkey.

[Ospite intruder]

 

Non so se è già comparsa, ma questa immagine della blindo Wz.29 Ursus merita tutta la nostra curiosità. Sotto, altre foto.

 

 

Modificato 10 Dicembre 2008 da intruder