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Offline AquaShrimp

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« Reply #75 on: March 23, 2007, 06:33:43 PM »
Ironically, the Pershing had poor reliability. It used the M-4s drive train, though the Pershing was significantly heavier.

I saw an exhibit in the Patton Museum which displayed the M-26 Pershing.  Right behind the Pershing was a fan belt.  It said that due to an improper fan belt, Pershings tended to overheat and this caused either 7 or 13 of them to be lost in combat!

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« Reply #76 on: March 23, 2007, 07:41:39 PM »
That may be but it was common for new tanks to have mechanical troubles. Most of them had something that needed tweaking or fixing. Thats the nature of heavy vehicles.
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« Reply #77 on: March 23, 2007, 07:43:02 PM »
even today this happens....no REAL way to fix it
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