Re: [Epic] Super-Heavy Tanx

From: Jimi Tubman <jimi_at_...>
Date: Thu, 28 May 1998 00:18:32 +0100

>Closest things that were operational would be the German "Elephant" - a
>really big assault gun (turretless tank) - and the T-35, an early WWII
>russian tank with a main turret gun and four auxilliary MG turrets.
Neither
>was particularly successful.

T-35 had five turrets 1x76mm howitzer, 2x37mm guns and 2xMG - crew of 11!!!

>Historical trivia: the reason the Grant/Lee mounted the 75mm in a
"sponson"
>was US industry was not able to produce a rotating turret that could house
a
>75mm gun.


Actually, the reason for sponson-mounting the 75mm gun was because the
chassis, from the M2, couldnt cope with the 75mm gun in a turret.

The M3 Grant/Lee tanks eventually led to the 75mm gun being housed in a
turret on a new hull - the M4 Sherman!


Jimi :)
Received on Wed May 27 1998 - 23:18:32 UTC