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  1. Another Ahab

    Old Military vehicle locomotion trials

    You thinking about picking that up for your collection, RangerBob!?
  2. Another Ahab

    Old Military vehicle locomotion trials

    That was all very cool, thanks Flingarrows: - One SERIOUS woodpile there (i think it was around 4.30 +/-) - And a hoot that a substitution for horses is even mentioned (but then you realize the number of horses that the Wehrmacht went through during WWII, tens of thousands I think it was).
  3. Another Ahab

    Old Military vehicle locomotion trials

    That's interesting, because I am recalling that was the same outcome with the Wehrmacht testing of the first Tiger Tanks during WWII: - I think it was Dr. Porsche's model (with high-torque electric motor drives) that burned-up during the trials (and so sank their shot at the contract). This...
  4. Another Ahab

    Old Military vehicle locomotion trials

    Ran across these photos, while recently looking into Rommel and his gear, and this excellent thread here by Torico now gives me a good place to post them: - Idea was: roll steady where you had roadway, and then drop onto the tracks where you ran out of road (and needed it). - Evidently only...
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