M26 Tank Transporter - fotografije in video

Photo gallery of a M26 Tank Transporter, A tank transporter is a combination of a heavy tractor unit and mating semi-trailer, typically a Lowboy (trailer), used for transporting tanks. Some also function as tank recovery vehicles, the tractors of which may be armored for protection in combat conditions. Used on the road, tank transporters limit the wear on tracks and drive trains of tracked vehicles. They also conserve fuel, are less damaging of road surfaces, and are overall more efficient moving tanks at high speeds than tanks operating at them even if they are capable.

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V M26 Tank Transporter je bilo težko vozilo, ki ga je uporabljala ameriška vojska med drugo svetovno vojno in korejsko vojno. Sestavljala ga je vlečna enota (M26) in priklopna enota (M15 ali M15A1). M26 Tank Transporter je bil zasnovan za prevoz cistern in druge težke opreme, ki tehta do 45 ton. Vlačilec je imel pogon 6×6 in 12-valjni bencinski motor, ki je proizvedel 240 konjskih moči.
Priklopna enota je imela 4-kolesno vzmetenje podstavnega vozička in snemljiv gosji vrat, ki je omogočal spuščanje prikolice na tla za nakladanje in razkladanje. M26 Tank Transporter je bil sposoben vleči tanke, kot so M4 Sherman, M26 Pershing in M46 Patton. M26 Tank Transporter je bil znan tudi kot Dragon Wagon zaradi svoje impresivne velikosti in moči.