GZG List archives -- April 2008
Re: [GZG] Scale Creep
On Thu, Apr 10, 2008 at 11:16 AM, John Atkinson <johnmatkinson@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Thu, Apr 10, 2008 at 12:18 PM, Ground Zero Games <jon@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> > >Parking a tank is easy - cars are not an obstacle. The MPG is lousy though.
> > >
> > >Michael
> >
> >
> > It's more a case of GPM rather than MPG, isn't it...? ;-)
> >
> > (Seem to recall reading long ago that an M60 averaged about 5 gallons
> > to the mile!)
>
> It's been a while since the class, I but IIRC it takes about 5 gallons
> of fuel just to START the M-1's turbine engine.
Turbines are notorious for gulping fuel when they start. That's why
it's often more effecient to just leave them running. Easier on the
turbine, too - fewer heating/cooling cycles to stress it.
Brian
warbard.ca
_______________________________________________
Gzg-l mailing list
Gzg-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
http://vermouth.csua.berkeley.edu:1337/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/gzg-l
Main Index | Thread Index | Author Index | Archive Index
roger@nospam.firedrake.org
Generated: Thu May 01 01:07:19 GMT 2008