Re: [GZG] AFV ground pressure ( was Re: New to the list, and 2 questions: lift/jump infantry)

["John Atkinson" <johnmatkinson@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Mon, Jan 12, 2009 at 5:33 PM, Damo <damosan@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> On Jan 12, 2009, at 3:57 PM, Tom B wrote:
>
>>
>> OTOH, when my car takes a corner, the wheels turn all the way
>> around. I don't lock one track and spin the other, which probably
>> has some deleterious effects on road surfaces.
>>
>
> The M-109 didn't lock a track per se -- it simply applied small bits
> of break to cause the turn so both tracks would still turn but at
> differing rates.  Unless you cranked the wheel all the way over and
> hit the gas.
>
> Don't most modern AFVs work in this fashion?

Essentially.  Some have a specific pivot steer setting on the shifter.

John
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