| Tango01 | 06 Aug 2020 3:15 p.m. PST |
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| Andrew Walters | 07 Aug 2020 10:43 a.m. PST |
Really neat! Would have liked to see more PPE, that looks like a good way to lose a finger. I wonder how the process is different on a *big* tank. |
| Tango01 | 07 Aug 2020 1:01 p.m. PST |
Glad you enjoyed it my friend!. (smile) Amicalement
Armand |
| StarCruiser | 07 Aug 2020 3:46 p.m. PST |
And meanwhile – in World of Tanks – you just press a button and *POOF* the track's back on! |
| Tango01 | 08 Aug 2020 11:46 a.m. PST |
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 Legion 4   | 09 Aug 2020 8:39 a.m. PST |
Yes, in reality having to change/repair a track is a massive Pain in the  ! 😣 |
 deadhead | 09 Aug 2020 12:39 p.m. PST |
So all that Brad Pitt needed, with an Easy 8, was a bit of time, a spare track etc…..and he would not have to have done that crazy defence (sorry, defense) of that road, against a bunch of footslogging SS marching to their deaths, in Spring 45 Germany. Every time I watch that I think…..NO NO NO. The track is gone. Run back fast as you can. You have massive air and Art and A/T superiority. You will get home, have grandchildren and appear in a Spielberg movie visiting, not inhabiting, a cemetery. |
| Legion 4 | 10 Aug 2020 7:18 a.m. PST |
Well IIRC not only was the track itself broken by the mine, but so was the road wheel(s) and part of the suspension. And we don't know if there was an damage to the hull that would make it difficult/impossible to replace the suspension system, road wheels(s) & the track that was destroyed in the blast. Plus you might need an M31 Recovery Vehicle to assist in that repair. Never saw an M4 track/suspension system repaired or replaced[before this video anyway]. But an M113 APC and/or M60 MBT … yes … so based on the repair job you may or may not need an M88, M578, etc. link |
| deadhead | 01 Sep 2020 9:03 a.m. PST |
Found this researching a model of this tank for 2eme DB. The reality of track repair in the field (literally in the field)
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| Legion 4 | 01 Sep 2020 10:50 a.m. PST |
Yes I've seen that a number of times … Not a day of fun … |
| deadhead | 01 Sep 2020 1:10 p.m. PST |
You will soon see it in 1/72, in Free French markings.
Let me ask the experts, that spare wheel on the back. Is it a bogie wheel, open rather than solid, as Beauce II is often shown with one in use, or is it a spare for the back roller? You are bound to ask, does it really matter? But if you ask that, you have totally missed the point of OCD. Four months ago I could not have told an M4A2 from an M4 A3 Easy 8 HVSS (actually that I could have done, even then) but you know what I mean |
| Marc33594 | 02 Sep 2020 6:06 a.m. PST |
Definitely a road wheel. One easy give away. The open spoke road wheel has 5 vanes (so called star pattern) while the open spoke idler wheel has 6. Also the open spoke road wheel has a small bearing hub, the idler wheel a high capacity hub. |
| deadhead | 02 Sep 2020 11:01 a.m. PST |
Ask (the experts) and you shall receive. I show my ignorance by calling the big wheel at the back a "roller"…..it is an "idler wheel" I will now remember. Certainly never noticed the six vs five spokes before. Great answer. Thanks |
| Legion 4 | 02 Sep 2020 4:02 p.m. PST |
Marc is correct. I've seen a number of M4s in reality and built many more M4 models in my youth … |
| Rudysnelson | 02 Sep 2020 7:47 p.m. PST |
using a M88 or M578 to help change a track would be regarded as a misallocation of resources. The best you could hope for would be for them to pull you out of the mud to a dry and level position. So you could quickly change the track.
I have seen a M578 tow two M113 and once saw a M88 haul 2 M60s. That was a bad thing about only having three men in a scout track. It took longer to change a track pad. The track pins would break more often than you think.
M551 track work was much easier than the M1. Lol. |
explains a simple, quick, and effective way to base troops for Flames of War.
