Re: [MV] Diesel vs Gas

Rick Lathrop (rickl@npark.com)
Fri, 30 Jan 1998 08:57:40 -0500

A diesel Sherman was used by the Marines. It was powered by twin GM diesels.
Catipillear developed a diesel version of the Wright Continental radial engine
that was a very successful design. It was canceled due to the higher priority
placed on production of bulldozers and heavy equipment by the military.
Rick

Frank Robertson wrote:

> They produced Shermans in diesel but the army wanting to standardize as
> much as possible sent most of these out lend lease. Remember the Sherman
> mainly use a aircraft radial engine. In the US army they were referred to
> as "the Ronson" after the lighter. Some Shermans had a 30 cyl. "multi-bank"
> engine made by Chrysler. Most of these went to the UK.
>
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rolf S. Ask [SMTP:mud-snow@online.no]
> Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 1998 11:08 AM
> To: A.Mehlhorn; Colin Brookes
> Cc: mil-veh@skylee.com
> Subject: Re: [MV] Diesel vs Gas
>
> I am not sure about this, but I do recal something about the patent of the
> diesel engine beeing German,
> and therefore the allies had to use gas. Seems stupid in a war.
> Can anyone tell anymore abouth this?
>
> Of course the transport was a important issue. One sort of fuel means one
> fueltanker.
> This is the policy for most of the armys today, but spessially for the US.
> Take a windshieldfram and it will fit more than one type of vehcile and
> more than one years production.
> Of course the question is (during WW II) would it mean less transport if
> they used both type of fuel, since the diesel has a lower consumption (A
> fuelbowser or two may be free for something else)
>
> Just some 'brainstorming' before I travel away to buld another oilplattform
> for the Northsea.
>
> Rolf S. Ask
> Western Norway
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