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M1 Winter Tank Test (Traction Devices).


ADA123525

Publication Date 1982
Personal Author Smith, R. L.
Page Count 38
Abstract Performance tests were conducted on an Abrams M1 tank to determine the overall vehicle operating characteristics and the effectiveness of traction aids on iced and snowy surfaces. The tests involved a comparison of how the M1 tank handled with an unmodified T156 track, a T156 track with ice shoes, and a T156 track with tungsten carbide tipped studs. The vehicle was tested for stopping distance, slope climbing ability, and the time required to negotiate a fixed slalom course.
Keywords
  • Tanks(Combat vehicles)
  • Snow
  • Winter
  • Operation
  • Mobility
  • Ice
  • Field tests
  • Road tests
  • Vehicle tracks
  • Traction
  • M-1 tanks
  • T-156 tracks
Source Agency
  • Non Paid ADAS
NTIS Subject Category
  • 79D - Combat Vehicles
Corporate Authors Michigan Technological Univ., Houghton. Keneenaw Research Center.
Document Type Technical Report
Title Note Final rept.
NTIS Issue Number 198310
M1 Winter Tank Test (Traction Devices).
M1 Winter Tank Test (Traction Devices).
ADA123525

  • Tanks(Combat vehicles)
  • Snow
  • Winter
  • Operation
  • Mobility
  • Ice
  • Field tests
  • Road tests
  • Vehicle tracks
  • Traction
  • M-1 tanks
  • T-156 tracks
  • Non Paid ADAS
  • 79D - Combat Vehicles
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