tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6041453950289498156.post6104433189900897103..comments2024-03-27T06:35:11.015+03:00Comments on OVERLORD'S BLOG: No Longer LurkingOverlordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04097311962547311945noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6041453950289498156.post-64008184024735233932018-10-17T21:28:23.912+03:002018-10-17T21:28:23.912+03:00That's what I was thinking, that the designers...That's what I was thinking, that the designers of the Mitsu-104 placed too much faith in the newly modified suspension and predicted that it would have that top speed. Assuming the tank did ever have its mobility trials, it would most likely be considerably slower.<br /><br />Another possibility was that the speed was mistranslated from the original Japanese, considering that there's other errors on this document: http://dl.ndl.go.jp/info:ndljp/pid/4009934/9. For example, it claims the Type 89 I-Go Otsu had a 160 hp engine and went 18-20 mph, among other things.<br /><br />However, looking at the original Tanks Encyclopedia article the original speed was described as being "12 Ri". This does translate to 29.28 mph, so the Mitsu-104's top speed at least is translated correctly.Charhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00647717458714592999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6041453950289498156.post-35984204684532381622018-10-17T13:29:55.351+03:002018-10-17T13:29:55.351+03:00By the bell crank suspension I mean springs at the...By the bell crank suspension I mean springs at the top facing two arms. You see it on just about every other Japanese tank, like the Chi-Ha and at least early sketches of the O-I.<br /><br />My questions about the speeds are more to do with the suspect Power to weight ratios to achieve that speed, and I doubt that a fancy suspension is goign to help that much. Vickers tried to claim such advancements with their new suspension types in the late 1930's. The British War Office called them on that claim, and it turns out the War Office was right. David Listerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17531028120002922423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6041453950289498156.post-29017865622771005142018-10-17T02:43:58.382+03:002018-10-17T02:43:58.382+03:00On the Tanks Encyclopedia article, you mentioned t...On the Tanks Encyclopedia article, you mentioned that the Mitsu-104 used the same bell-crank suspension style as almost all other Japanese tanks. However, looking at the schematics the suspension seems very different from, say, the Chi-Ha's. Is it possible that the Mitsu-104 was planned to have a new suspension system? It might explain why the estimated top speed was so high.Charhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00647717458714592999noreply@blogger.com