Two Truths of Design

You can fly a brick if you have a big enough engine.

You can float a tank if you have big enough pontoons.

Cheers,

Earl

 

Nice.

It doesn't look heavy, does it

 

Actually, as armor goes, it wasn't very heavy. Look at the width of the tracks . . .

 

It was officially a "light tank." Sort of like "jumbo shrimp." 8500 lbs. (Not counting outboard motor )

Cheers,

Earl

 

Sherman tank-duplex drive.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DD_tank

 

Floaties for tanks.

 

Not real tank, more like rolling machine gun. I don't think anyone can fit inside.

 

The Russians tried making a flying tank.. Realized there wasn't a motor big enough. Then reduced the armor and realized it wasn't a tank anymore..

Not so sure about the flying brick theory though.. Rocket fuel?

 

Ah!! good olde American engineering. Cadilac Elderado, Space shuttle. Hummer, 747 jumbo, Harley Davidson etc etc

 

Good hay ??? U be very careful (ha) - little black-hair/ Mr. No Pipe. I used to own 2 out of 5 of them. Had a '58 - 'elder-brag-o' & a couple of 'sherlies' - even had a 'sherlie-45' & rode across Canada in the snow. Catch yah eh. jj

 

Crew of 2, driver and commander/gunner. Used primarily in colonial warfare.

Cheers,

Earl

 

"Fly a brick" comment usually directed at F4 Phantom, AKA "Rhino" and F105 Thunderchief, AKA "Thud."

Cheers,

Earl

 

What colonies? I would think five guys that can run really fast can take out this tank.

 

Some blame gravity.

 

India, South Africa, and Egypt, mainly for training and police duty. Thrown into the breach in early WWII with predictably disastrous results.

Earl