I have plenty of data on a lot of cancelled/proposed/
experimental US projects from Dick Hunnicutt's books;
is anyone interested in seeing these things as part of
a speculative mod for WinMBT?
LCAX1
136,400 lbs gross weight
60,000 lbs payload (30 tons)
9 hours of water travel at 10 MPH with 1,800 gallons of fuel
20 MPH land speed
Capable of carrying 3 x M113s
LVTU-X2 "Goliath"
1/8" thick steel hull
3/8" steel armor crew compartment
296,000 lbs gross weight
120,000 lb payload (60 tons)
2 x 500 hp engines
4 x 36" wide tracks
13 MPH land speed
7 MPH water speed
Early Validation drawing by General Motors of their XM-1 Proposal; before the 25mm
Bushmaster was eventually deleted.
From Page 212 of Sherman by Hunnicutt:
As a result of the crisis in Normandy, Brigadier General Joseph A. Holly returned to the United States in July 1944. As Chief of the Armor Section for the European Theater of Operations, he was directed by General Eisenhower to expedite the production and shipment of more powerfully armed tanks and tank destroyers, particularly those with 90mm guns. During his visit to Detroit Arsenal, General Holly viewed a Sherman armed with the 90mm gun M3. This was an M4 fitted with a Pershing type 90mm gun turret. Since both tanks had 69 inch turret rings, such an installation required only stowage changes and modifications to obtain adequate clearance between the turret assembly and some components on the tank hull. The experimental vehicle was fitted with the early vertical volute spring suspension and the 16-9; 16 inch wide track. No doubt any production of this tank would have used the new horizontal volute spring suspension with the 23 inch tracks to reduce the ground pressure. A traveling gun lock for the 90mm gun was mounted on the front armor plate.
I have a lot of stuff on my plate now in terms of other stuff, and I'm gauging the interest to see if it's worth
my time in doing the icons for them...
Whats your opinion on experimental gear in MBT?
Threaded Mode