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Don't know about the Germans, but the British used modified aero engines quite extensively in tanks - https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Rolls-Royce_Meteor https://www
by zabzonk 7y ago
Don't know about the Germans, but the British used modified aero engines quite extensively in tanks - https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Rolls-Royce_Meteor https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Rolls-Royce_Meteor
- newnewpdro 7y agoThat's pretty smart, using de-tuned aviation engines. But unlike what WalterBright is describing, these were appropriately reconfigured to not require high-octane fuel.
- snovv_crash 7y agoIndeed, my grandfather was in one in Italy late in the war. From the stories he told, the crew one time got it up to 40MPH, then the crankshaft snapped.