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| Subject: | Re: Not 'U' shape! |  |
| Date: | Apr 25, 2008 |
| From: | Ken Adolphe | |
Mike, I wasnt refering to the shackles. As you can see in this pic of a Greek Cromwell the device you mention is a solid steel ring as I said. The steel rings are attached permantly to the recovery cables. In order to attach/remove the cables to the tank, the D shackles have to be removed using spanners (wrenches for you Americans).
The cables are used in a V shape. The point of the V being where the two cables are joined by one of the rings. The V shape is mathematically stronger than using two cable together in parallel. I have seen pictures of Centaurs, Cromwells and Comets with rings in various shapes; circular, oval or lobe shaped as in your picture and mine here.
Ken |
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