Jack Posted April 15, 2008 Share Posted April 15, 2008 Blimey - was just watching Tank Overhaul and they were working on a Comet :shocked: and they were also filming at Tank feast 2006 and there in the back ground was my GMC :coffee: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R Cubed Posted April 15, 2008 Share Posted April 15, 2008 I could not see it ???? When in the programme did you see it . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joris Posted April 16, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2008 Wow, you must be so excited!:yay: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Posted April 16, 2008 Author Share Posted April 16, 2008 - may be signing pictures of my truck there this year :cool2::idea: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marmite!! Posted April 16, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2008 How did you Know it was yours... was the bonnet up :cool2: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Posted April 16, 2008 Author Share Posted April 16, 2008 How did you Know it was yours... was the bonnet up :cool2: :argh: no but it has ALL 10 wheels:pfrt::blush: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snapper Posted April 16, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2008 You should stick to worrying about getting a full tank of gas. It's more often than not a static exhibit. :-D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woa2 Posted April 16, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2008 :argh: no but it has ALL 10 wheels:pfrt::blush: I thought a GMC had 12 wheels? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlienFTM Posted April 16, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2008 I watched that last night. I had hoped to catch a glimpse of my 15/19H forebears, but sadly all the wartime film they showed featured the Armoured Farmers (3RTR), our colleagues in 11 Armd Div. I liked the spin at the end. Comet's coming into service was delayed by the Ardennes Offensive so the regiments had to climb out of the shiny new Comets they were boresighting and firing, climb back into their recently-discarded Shermans and head for the front. They crossed the Rhine at the end of March and on the Berlin Victory Parade were eclipsed by the Russians' secret new IS3 which rendered them obsolete after just 47 days' service. I understand that the Army of the Irish Republic (as opposed to the Irish Republican Army) continued to use Comets until 1985. Finally we got our tank design right, but too late. Interestingly it's my understanding that also unveiled on that victory parade was the Centurion. And I was intrigued to see when they removed the side armour that one or more of the suspension units had been damaged and replaced in the field ... with struts from a Centaur! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazz Posted April 16, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2008 i found it very interesting, fully explained to me how Christie suspension works.:idea: Bazz. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlienFTM Posted April 16, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2008 i found it very interesting, fully explained to me how Christie suspension works.:idea: Bazz. When DRAC invited me to Bovvy last year, the gadgy voicing over the tanks on display told me the reason Christie suspension fell out of use was because, for some fundamental reason, it would only work at speeds up to about 30 mph (and this website: http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A24732245 tells me the Cromwell's Meteor engine was limited to keep its top speed down to 32 mph). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian Barrell Posted April 17, 2008 Share Posted April 17, 2008 I believe the reason Christie fell out of use was because of increasing weights. Mind you, the complexity of having to remove side armour to get at them may have had a bearing! The advantage Christie gave was its speed potential. Cromwell was governed to 38mph, Mk 7 and 8 having different final drives which dropped it to 32mph. This was done, I understand, because the vehicles were driving too fast over rough ground. This could be a suspension issue or a crew comfort problem. When the meteor was first developed, it was fitted in a Crusader which easily managed 50 mph and post war, a Cromwell was test run with disabled governers and that managed 56mph....till one track broke! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeEnfield Posted April 17, 2008 Share Posted April 17, 2008 a Cromwell was test run with disabled governers and that managed 56mph....till one track broke! :shake: Cor, I bet that was 'exciting', .........for a moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Posted April 17, 2008 Author Share Posted April 17, 2008 Tonight they are cutting and shutting a Sherman :sweat: I will see if Snapper can do an interview with them - I will see if I can get hold of them tomorrow on the phone :-D:-D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeEnfield Posted April 19, 2008 Share Posted April 19, 2008 This prog HAS just got to be on SCATTERLIGHT,...........:-( (which i have'nt got) :cry: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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