TV1000 Neshorn | |
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Land | Storbritannia |
Type | Bekjempelse av kjøretøyforskning |
Emnet | Album av 25 bilder av en tank TV1000 Neshorn |
Photo gallery of a TV1000 Rhino, It was designed by the Fighting Vehicle Research and Development Establishment in Surrey in 1959 mainly as a test rig for various transmission systems and was remarkable, for its time, in that it skid steered like a tracked vehicle rather than the conventional method, like a car. It is powered by a Rover Meteorite V8 petrol engine rated at 535 bhp and was reckoned, in its day, to be the most powerful wheeled vehicle in the world. The wheels are fitted with huge (1800×24) heavy duty cross-country tyres which, originally, had variable pressure control. Although it was never intended to be a combat vehicle in its own right Neshorn ble testet, ved Lulworth, som en hjulrival til Contentious, en flyplassbar tank destroyer. Et pistolsikte ble montert, og sjåføren ble instruert til å prøve å holde en måltank i sikte mens han kjørte Rhino over hele landet - det viste seg å være praktisk talt umulig.
Kilde: Tank-Museum
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