TANK..WITH AIRCRAFT RADIEL ENGINE ??

[beana51]

During WW2,there was a USA tank was powered by an aircraft radial engine......question is what engine?...What Tank???.......

[Dangerousdave26]

The R-1820 also found limited use in armored vehicles in two forms. The G-200 was a nine-cylinder gas-burning radial that developed 900 hp (670 kW) @ 2,300 rpm and powered the M6 Heavy Tank. The Wright RD-1820 was converted to a diesel by Caterpillar Inc. as the D-200 and produced 450 hp (340 kW) @ 2,000 rpm in the M4A6 Sherman.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wright_R-1820

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[Dangerousdave26]

Seems it was also used as a Russian helicopter engine as well.

[AndyG43]

The Merlin engine was also adapted for tank use, in which role it was caled the Meteor; compared with previous engines it's power was phenomenal & it made some of the British tanks later in the war, the Churchill & the Comet, very fast, formidable tanks - the Comet also had a variant of the 17 pounder anti-tank gun, which meant it was one of the few tanks to present a real challenge to German armour. The Meteor was also used in the Centurion tank, probably one of the most successful & widely used tank designs in the world - the Israeli army still had some in service into the 1990's.

[beana51]

NOPE!....Be specific......Name Tank and Engine....and who made both!!

Found it fascinating seeing it on the Military Channel....A Restored tank still running today!!....started up like some old Stearman..Smoke, great sound!..Oil splatter!!...It was a TANK KILLER...and HINT,....the fastest Tank ever!

[Matt Wynn]

the Israeli army still had some in service into the 1990's.

the Tracks from the Centurions are still fitted to the Merkava Tank and the Merkava IFV's so parts of it are still going the key parts on any tracked vehicle

ok so fast and a 'tank' could it be the M18 Hellcat? that could do 60mph...

[johnh_049]

M4 Sherman tank

[beana51]

Well Smoothie is close..BUT...The engine is the thing......so to the manufactures of both.....one More chance...,

[Matt Wynn]

It was a TANK KILLER

so it's a Tank Killer then.... lets see....

[beana51]

GIVE UP SMOOTHIE???.......yes its a Tank killer ,tank!..yer Close....

[Matt Wynn]

i know the second you say what it is, is the second my head starts hitting the desk because it was bloomin' obvious

[beana51]

Save Yer Head Smoothie,It woks too good.....It was some kind of a BUICK!
Thanx for the fun!..Vin!!

http://m18hellcat.com/m18hellcat/Home.html


M18 “Hellcat” Tank Destroyer

76mm Gun Motor Carriage (T70)



Production

General Motors, Buick Division

July 1943 to October 1944

2507 produced

$55,230 production cost



Power Train

R975 Continental Radial Engine

973 cu. in. 9 Cylinder air-cooled

4 speed Torqmatic Transmission

80 Octane gasoline

24 Volts



Performance

50 mph top speed

400 HP @ 2,400 RPM

48 in. fording depth

60 deg @ 3mph Max Grade




The Wright R-975 Whirlwind was a series of nine-cylinder air-cooled radial aircraft engines built by the Wright Aeronautical division of Curtiss-Wright. These engines had a displacement of about 975 in³ (16.0 L) and power ratings of 300-450 hp (225-335 kW). They were the largest members of the Wright Whirlwind engine family to be produced commercially, and they were also the most numerous.
During World War II, Continental Motors built the R-975 under license as a powerplant for Allied tanks and other armored vehicles. Tens of thousands of engines were built for this purpose, dwarfing the R-975's usage in aircraft. After the war, Continental continued to produce its own versions of the R-975 into the 1950s; some of these produced as much as 550 hp (410 kW).

[strikehawk]

The M5 Stuart light scout tank was also powered by a radial aircraft engine, I thing the same one that powered the F4F Wildcat.

[Matt Wynn]

always a favourite of mine the M18 Hellcat,

[beana51]

This tank had very light Armor,but had speed...a heavy machine gun could take it out...was instrumental in the battle of the Bulge.....because its air cooled,the crews froze in that spam can...Used up to the war in Bosnia!.....seen one restored on the Military Channel,labor of love by dedicated people!...when finished they fired it up..just like an old Stearmam,smoke,fire ,oil,Sound....they Found a living former tank commander..of WW2,it was his very tank,reborn!!.The man was astounded seeing it!.The now very old guy jumped in and away he went at a high rate of speed!In a Huge Rooster Tail of sand!....reliving those memories of his past!!...Great program!!...thanx Guys!.Vin!!