Re: DS2 Another armour\mobility idea

At 11:37 AM -0400 4/11/02, Randall L Joiner wrote:
>  >
>>  The Churchill was/is very good on rough ground because of the very
>>  long tracks and low ground pressure. But it's top speed was on the
>>  order of 15mph, 11 for the up armored models (which had thicker
front
>>  armor than the tiger it turns out..).
>>
>
>Up armored model?  That would mean more armor, less speed, same engine
>right?

Yep, and they changed the transmission ratios to account for the 
additional armor. It was only a Ton increase, they changed the method 
of armor manufacture from just casting or just welding to a composite 
form.

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