Christie M1931 - Wikipedia
The Christie M1931, known as the Combat Car, T1 in US Cavalry use and Medium Tank, Convertible, T3 in Infantry branch, was a wheel-to-track tank designed by J. Walter Christie for the United States Army using Christie's ideas of an aero-engine and the novel Christie suspension to give high mobility.
203 mm howitzer M1931 (B-4) - Wikipedia
203 mm howitzer M1931 (B-4) (Russian: 203-мм гаубица обр. 1931 г. (Б-4), GRAU index: 52-G-625) was a 203 mm (8 inch) Soviet high-power heavy howitzer. During the Second World War, it was under the command of the Stavka's strategic reserve. It was nicknamed "Stalin's sledgehammer" by German soldiers.
Christie suspension - Wikipedia
In one public test 1931 in Linden, NJ, Army officials clocked a Christie M1931 tank attaining 104 mph (167 km/h), making it the fastest tank in the world: a record many believe it still holds. [3] There were no return rollers for the upper track run; the …
Inside the Chieftain's Hatch: Christie M1931 - YouTube
The first of the Army's Christie-type tanks, which they put a lot of effort into testing in the 1930s, came in two designations: Convertible Medium Tank T3, and Convertible Combat Car T1. This...
Christie M1931 - Tank Archives
2016年11月18日 — A victim of intrigue in its own home country, the M1931 became the progenitor of the cruiser tank class. This tank was a subject of imitation: BT, T-34, British Cruiser tanks, all of these vehicles are direct descendants of Christie's design.
Vickers Carden-Loyd M1931 Light Amphibious Tank
Vickers-Carden-Loyd Light Amphibious Tanks of the KMT, circa mid-1930s. Though not adopted by the British army, Vickers sold this tank throughout the world. Main buyers were China, the Dutch East Indies, Thailand, and the USSR. In fact the Soviet T37 came directly from this design.
Re-Up Rare Christie Tank M1931 - T1 T3 T4 Medium footage.
Rare Christie Tank M1931 - T1 T3 Medium footage. The M1931 was a experimental vehicle built by John Walter Christie's new company, and was the second design ...
Christie’s chassis: An American tank for the Soviets
2015年5月18日 — Keen to catch up with the military technology of the Western powers at the turn of the 1930s, the Soviet Union seized the opportunity of purchasing the chassis of a groundbreaking new tank from...
M1931 Christie - Army Tanks
2019年2月17日 — The M1931 Christie tank was designed by J. Walter Christie, an American engineer who created some innovative tank designs. Christie invented the Christie suspension system, which allowed tanks to have a low center of gravity and a low silhouette and gave them the ability to move at high speeds.
This tank reached a whopping speed of 104 mph - We Are The …
2023年7月25日 — Designated the M1931, the prototype tank was delivered in March 1931. That month, during a public test in Linden, New Jersey, Christie showed off his invention. The M1931 drove across a field of logs and rocks at a speed of 45 mph and even through a brick wall.