The Ford Barn - View Single Post - Scrap Drives May Have Trashed Cars, But Were the Drives Necessary?

Jack Shaft · 01-14-2021, 05:34 PM

Tank turrets were cast,early defense against shaped charges use mattress springs.American Sherman's were known as "ronsons" they lit the first time,every time..American tankers were led to believe they had the best tank in the world..till they saw a Tiger..pound for pound,the best tank was the Russian T34..simple,robust..the operators tool kit came with a hand held sledge to assist shifting the transmission

01-14-2021, 05:34 PM	#30
Jack Shaft BANNED Join Date: Dec 2019 Posts: 1,196	Re: Scrap Drives May Have Trashed Cars, But Were the Drives Necessary? Tank turrets were cast,early defense against shaped charges use mattress springs.American Sherman's were known as "ronsons" they lit the first time,every time..American tankers were led to believe they had the best tank in the world..till they saw a Tiger..pound for pound,the best tank was the Russian T34..simple,robust..the operators tool kit came with a hand held sledge to assist shifting the transmission