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

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?

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