Comments on: OUR FORTS ON WHEELS (Jun, 1917) http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/12/26/our-forts-on-wheels/ Yesterday's tomorrow, today. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:01:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 By: Tankmanc http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/12/26/our-forts-on-wheels/comment-page-1/#comment-1102545 Tankmanc Mon, 23 Jan 2012 23:23:15 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=6461#comment-1102545 The USA didn't field any of her own tanks in WWI. She used about 144 French Renault FT light tanks and a small number of British heavies. US actions were also supported by French tank units equipped with the Renault, Schneider, and Saint-Chamond. Production of a copy of the Renault was begun in the US, but only a dozen or so reached France, too late to go into action. But yes, all of the above were tracklayers. The USA didn’t field any of her own tanks in WWI. She used about 144 French Renault FT light tanks and a small number of British heavies. US actions were also supported by French tank units equipped with the Renault, Schneider, and Saint-Chamond. Production of a copy of the Renault was begun in the US, but only a dozen or so reached France, too late to go into action. But yes, all of the above were tracklayers.

]]> By: mickey http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/12/26/our-forts-on-wheels/comment-page-1/#comment-1064405 mickey Thu, 08 Jan 2009 14:27:10 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=6461#comment-1064405 not a single vehicle in this article was actually used in combat. most of the US military tanks that where actually fielded in WWI were tracklaying. not a single vehicle in this article was actually used in combat. most of the US military tanks that where actually fielded in WWI were tracklaying.

]]> By: Baron Waste http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/12/26/our-forts-on-wheels/comment-page-1/#comment-1064026 Baron Waste Mon, 29 Dec 2008 15:48:37 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=6461#comment-1064026 “The mechanism of this superior type of fort on wheels is so modified that power is applied to all four of the wheels. Thus it is enabled to run over much rougher ground than would be practicable otherwise.” The most genteel, Edwardian description of a 4WD imaginable. <i>War Wagon! Boo yeah! Mud Dog!!</i> “The mechanism of this superior type of fort on wheels is so modified that power is applied to all four of the wheels. Thus it is enabled to run over much rougher ground than would be practicable otherwise.”

The most genteel, Edwardian description of a 4WD imaginable. War Wagon! Boo yeah! Mud Dog!!

]]> By: Eli http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/12/26/our-forts-on-wheels/comment-page-1/#comment-1063929 Eli Fri, 26 Dec 2008 19:02:51 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=6461#comment-1063929 While the 1/4 inch armor is laughable by modern standards, we must remember that at the time it was a vast improvement over what the soldiers in the trenches were using during advances -- nothing at all. One of the unfortunate things is that armies ignored the sloped armor concept illustrated in the Coast Artillery vehicle shown here and concentrated on protection by thickness alone. While the 1/4 inch armor is laughable by modern standards, we must remember that at the time it was a vast improvement over what the soldiers in the trenches were using during advances — nothing at all. One of the unfortunate things is that armies ignored the sloped armor concept illustrated in the Coast Artillery vehicle shown here and concentrated on protection by thickness alone.

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