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| Subject: | Re: Differences between WWII and modern German tanks |  |
| Date: | Apr 19, 2008 | |
| From: | Norm Samuelson | |
The main reason for change from side to side for driver location would be for better vision during highway travel, my guess.
Changes in drive train layouts are for a number of reasons.
Engine and transmission kept as a unit reduce weight & complexity (no drive shaft), and facilitate quicker and easier drive train package changes. Keeping them together also allows lower profile, as there is no drive shaft that has to run under the crew and turret structure, and removes a heat source inside the crew compartment by keeping the transmission out back.
Basic answer: better packaging.
Norm |
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 | Differences between WWII and modern German tanks - Robert Lu - Apr 19, 2008 |
| . . . Re: Differences between WWII and modern German tanks - Paul A. Owen - Apr 19, 2008 |
| . . . . . . Re: Differences between WWII and modern German tanks - Robert Lu - Apr 19, 2008 |
| . . . Re: Differences between WWII and modern German tanks - Norm Samuelson - Apr 19, 2008 |
| . . . Not just German - David Nickels - Apr 20, 2008 |
| . . . . . . Re: Not just German - John Murcutt - Apr 20, 2008 |
| . . . . . . . . . Re: Older members - John Harris - Apr 22, 2008 |
| . . . . . . live tracks? - Dominic Miele - Apr 20, 2008 |
| . . . . . . . . . Re: live tracks? - Al Bowie - Apr 20, 2008 |
| . . . . . . Re: Not just German - Al Bowie - Apr 20, 2008 |
| . . . Re: Differences between WWII and modern German tanks - Sean Langley - Apr 20, 2008 |
| . . . Re: Differences between WWII and modern German tanks - Juan Contreras - Apr 21, 2008 |
| . . . . . . Re: Differences between WWII and modern German tanks - Ken Adolphe - Apr 21, 2008 |
| . . . . . . . . . Re: Differences between WWII and modern German tanks - Y.C. Wang - Apr 21, 2008 |
| . . . . . . . . . . . . Re: Differences between WWII and modern German tanks - Ken Adolphe - Apr 21, 2008 |
| . . . . . . . . . Re: Differences between WWII and modern German tanks - Robert Lu - Apr 21, 2008 |
| . . . . . . . . . . . . Re: Differences between WWII and modern German tanks - Ken Adolphe - Apr 22, 2008 |
| . . . . . . . . . Re: Differences between WWII and modern German tanks - a. syalabi - Apr 22, 2008 |
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