"Russian Tanks Can Roll Toward Battle on an ‘Iron Carpet’" Topic
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Tango01  | 08 Dec 2017 1:04 p.m. PST |
"The Eastern Front during World War II brought the enduring image of tanks bogged down in seas of thick, sticky mud. While it might come as a surprise, the twice-annual Russian mud is still a major military problem. So, Russia has developed a road-laying truck for its engineering troops called the KVD, short for "temporary road system," to lay down a 50-meter-long aluminum sheet to help tanks and other armored vehicles to cross some of the stickiest paths. More than 72 years of tank development since the end of World War II have not found a military solution for the mud — just quick fixes like the KVD. For an illustration of just how bad the mud is, here's a video of a T-90 getting stuck in a morass before being pulled out by another tank…."
Main page with video here link Amicalement
Armand |
| Bellbottom | 09 Dec 2017 4:59 a.m. PST |
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| Tango01 | 09 Dec 2017 11:26 a.m. PST |
But… it work or not?…. Amicalement
Armand |
| Bellbottom | 10 Dec 2017 4:14 a.m. PST |
Of course it works Tango, the British invented it. |
| M1911Colt | 10 Dec 2017 8:51 a.m. PST |
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| Begemot | 10 Dec 2017 11:28 a.m. PST |
JARROVIAN – I had a British car in late 1970's. Worst electrical system in any car I've owned. "The British invented it" isn't a recommendation in my experience. And besides, some ideas are obvious. |
| Tango01 | 10 Dec 2017 3:30 p.m. PST |
If the British invented them… for sure it's work!… (smile)…. Amicalement
Armand |
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