Chris Conners

The KTs in BotB are Spanish M47s. Thanks, Chris

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by JasonC: In terms of the design layout, suspension, overall shape, there is a definite family resemblence (very close in fact), which is not surprising since the same people made the M41, at the same factories, as a successor to the M24. The design is based on the Chaffee, but it is a redesign to make room for the bigger turret and engine.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Jason, again I respectfully disagree. The M41 was not a redesigned M24. It was built at Cadillac because in 1948 they had been selected to be the primary producer of light tanks in the event of emergency, and they were given a contract for 100 T41E1s in January 1950. After the Korean War broke out, this contract was cancelled in favor of one for 1000 light tanks, which were of a simplified design without rangefinders to ease production. Both M24 and M41 use torsion bar suspensions, like most post-war US vehicles, but the M41 uses a cross-drive transmission driving through a rear sprocket compared to M24's front drive sprocket. As far as family resemblances go, I think M47 looks like M41's big brother. Thanks, Chris

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by JasonC: The Bulldog was basically a redesigned Chaffee, based on the same hull and made by the same guys at Cadillac . . . <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Just a quick note: M41 was not related to nor based on M24. Thanks, Chris P.S. Thanks for the link