There is very little information available about these "Christie Motor Carriage" SPGs. In 1919, Christie delivered a new SPG for testing at the Aberdeen Proving Ground. 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 center two roadwheels would be raised when running on wheels. The engine was the same from Christie's previous 1918 design: a 6-cylinder Christie-built, 120 hp engine.
Note the direction of the driver's seat in relation to the gun. |
Compared to the new Holt Mk. IX, this SPG is considerably faster and has similar gun characteristics. However, it has a worse power-to-weight ratio. I would also like to give the tank its wheels rather than its tracks, just for some added uniqueness among its peers.
Guns: 155 mm Gun M1918
Engines: Christie 120 (120 hp)
Suspensions/Alternate Hulls, Total Weight (metric tons): Christie 1919 SPG (19.96)
Hull Armor (mm): ??/??/??
Top Speed: 34 km/h
Crew: 6 (Driver; Gunner; Loader; Loader; Commander; Radio)
See Also: CMC 1918, CMC 1920
Sources:
See Also: CMC 1918, CMC 1920
Sources:
http://landships.info/landships/tank_articles.html?load=tank_articles/Christie_SPGs.html#
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