CMC 1918

There is very little information available about these "Christie Motor Carriage" SPGs. In 1918, one vehicle was delivered to the Ordnance Department for testing. Like most Christie designs, this tank was a wheel-cum-track design, meaning it could either travel on its conventional flat-track design, or on the road wheels themselves which drove the tracks. 

The gun specified was an 8-Inch howitzer—probably a French BL Mk. VI. The odd-looking single road wheel worked in tandem with two other roadwheels to adjust track tension. All of the wheels could be jacked up so it could drive on just its front and rear roadwheels with the tracks removed. But only the center roadwheels were sprung, making steering without the tracks on very difficult. It was powered by a 6-cylinder 120 hp engine developed by Christie, which could push the vehicle to a maximum speed of 16 mph.

Testing showed the vehicle had many faults and it was rejected. However, some of the design elements showed promise and Christie was encouraged to continue development on a new vehicle, which he would deliver later in 1919.

Don't be fooled by the appearance—his tank should be expected to play similarly to its low-tier brothers and not something like the FV304. The gun arc is average and the firing range is poor. It makes up for this by having a high-caliber and relatively fast-firing gun. Unlike the other tanks in the branch of Holt SPGs, this tank shouldn't be all that accurate. It's a small, derpy little thing.

Guns: BL 8-Inch Mk. VI

Engines: Christie 120 (120 hp)

Suspensions/Alternate Hulls, Total Weight (metric tons): Christie 1920 SPG (15.4)

Hull Armor (mm): ??/??/??

Top Speed: 26 km/h

Crew: 4 (Driver; Gunner; Loader; Commander/Radio/Loader)



See Also: CMC 1919, CMC 1920

Sources:

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