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JG300-Ascout · Posted: Mon Jan 05, 2009 12:57 am Post subject: Re: T95 / T96 rehash

- Joe_D

Uhhh Don,

That top picture is in front of TACOM in Detroit. It's of the a M48A1E2 chassis that tested the Diesel engine for the M60 and was used for the development of the M48A3 with the "D" model turret that was proposed for the M60A2. That vehicle is now in Armada Michigan. Notice the support rollers and different gun mantle.

Joe D

To say nothing of the hulls, apparent from the front glacis.

Why is the gun tube so short with bore evacuators placed proportionately? Was there to be a demo variant?

Dontos · Posted: Mon Jan 05, 2009 12:56 am Post subject: Re: T95 / T96 rehash

oh,.....okay.

I'm working off of too much data and mislabeled that,.....but the turret still is one of the T96 style. Rolling Eyes

These were not labeled, but mixed in with the T96 stuff:

This is another T95 (test rig):

Don

Joe_D · Posted: Sun Jan 04, 2009 11:56 pm Post subject: Re: T95 / T96 rehash

Uhhh Don,

That top picture is in front of TACOM in Detroit. It's of the a M48A1E2 chassis that tested the Diesel engine for the M60 and was used for the development of the M48A3 with the "D" model turret that was proposed for the M60A2. That vehicle is now in Armada Michigan. Notice the support rollers and different gun mantle.

Joe D

JeffStringer · ***Power User*** Offline Joined: Jan 24, 2006 Posts: 637

Okay, this is embarrassing but here it comes ...

... WOW! That is way too cool! I have never seen this beast before!

Sorry! Rolling Eyes

Dontos · Posted: Sun Jan 04, 2009 11:25 pm Post subject: Re: T95 / T96 rehash

Here is an earlier photo of the same T96 #2:

The T96 is developed from the T95 project.

Heres a flow chart to confuse the matter:

Don

bsmart · Posted: Sun Jan 04, 2009 11:00 pm Post subject: Re: T95 / T96 rehash

Interesting

I didn't know anything about the T96 so I pulled out 'Searching For Perfection - An Encyclopedia of U.S. Army T-series Vehicle Development' to look it up.

Here is what it says about the T96

Tank, 105mm Gun, T96. A joint development of the Ford motor Company and Detroit Arsenal, the T96 program was to combine the chassis of the T95 90mm Gun Tank with a new series of 105mm Gun armed turrets to produce the T96. Design study only, no production, circa 1957.

There are several T95 vehicles listed with 105mm guns including a

Tank, 105mm Gun, T95E4. This was a T95 chassis modified into a T95E4 by mounting a T120 105mm Gun in a T96 turret. Two vehicles were modified to T95E4 standards before the E4 project was terminated in March of 1959

Dontos · Posted: Sun Jan 04, 2009 10:03 pm Post subject: T95 / T96 rehash

I came upon this photo today, while doing some 'digging' at the library.

Where is this ?? (looks sorta familiar)

This is T96 pilot #2 RN 9B1053

Also found a lot of SN /RN /pilot # information

Regards
Don

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