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Doesn't This Seem a Little Small to Move a Tank?

Posted: Thu Aug 13, 2015 5:01 pm
by whc03grady
This 1944 Cadillac V8 was meant to end up in a tank on the European Front, but never made it. I guess it wasn't for exactly a tank, but some smaller tracked vehicle.

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Re: Doesn't This Seem a Little Small to Move a Tank?

Posted: Wed Sep 23, 2015 11:43 pm
by Xelmon
The... Pershing? No, Chaffee? Ah, one of them had a dual engine setup, this fits the bill for that.

Most tracked vehicles and such had White, Diamond, and other inline 6-es.

Single engine solutions for tanks were powered by 16L+ engines such as a Wright 975, 7 cylinder monsters.

Re: Doesn't This Seem a Little Small to Move a Tank?

Posted: Mon Sep 28, 2015 6:03 am
by Amskeptic
whc03grady wrote:This 1944 Cadillac V8 was meant to end up in a tank on the European Front, but never made it.
Depends on the torque. You can have a small engine moving large objects if the gearing allows, see: VW bus