From: Jim & Pat Winne (jwinne@nettally.com)
Date: Mon Jan 20 2003 - 06:55:36 PST
At 23:09 1/19/2003 -0800, Doug Rhodes wrote:
>What's the difference between a tank and a tank destroyer? Are tank
>destroyers just lighter, faster, less protected (thinner armor) than
>tanks?
Armor thickness! On Mail Call last night they did a piece on the M-18
Hellcat. It is a tank destroyer, not a tank. The armor, according to "R
Lee" is just 5/8" thick where a Sherman's armor is 2 1/2" thick in
places. The other difference is speed. The M-18 was fast. They said it
would do 60mph. They went to an armor museum and had a race with a Sherman
and the M-18 ran off and left it in the dust.
>What's the latest US tank available to us civilians?
>
>Are heavier tanks less $$$ to buy because collectors cannot deal with
>them as easily?
They are all very expensive and require a lot of maintenance, as anyone
with a tracked vehicle will tell you.
Jim (KB4IVH)
MVPA #17216
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