Armored Tank Attains Speed Of 114 MPH. (Feb, 1939)
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Source: Mechanix Illustrated ( More articles from this issue )
Issue: Feb, 1939
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Source: Mechanix Illustrated ( More articles from this issue )
Issue: Feb, 1939
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This is the tank driving around in fast-forward at the beginning of the movie Tucker: The Man and His Dream.
Armored Tank Attains Speed Of 114 MPH.
AN ALL-WELDED armor-plated army tank which, it is claimed, can attain a speed of 114 m.p.h. over a level road and 78 m.p.h. over rough ground was recently demonstrated at Rahway, N. J. Invented by Preston Tucker, an armament manufacturer, the tank weighs 10,000 pounds, which is 2,000 pounds less than the present conventional type. Besides machine guns, it features an anti-aircraft cannon, which is mounted in a turret atop the rear of the armored body.
