Game as over 100 million players worldwide. The new York Military Affairs Symposium hosted this 90minute event. [ applause ] Nicholas Moran enlisted in the reserve Defense Forces in 1997. He joined the United States army in 2000 and was commissioned as an army officer in 2002. He then spent one year in iraq as a tank platoon leader and later a oneyear tour in afghanistan. Nicholas moran is also a graduate of the u. S. Army and general staff college. Nick has been working as the San Francisco bays wargaming americas inhouse tanker and historian since 2012 and has the nickname of the chieftain. Might want to remember that. His first book on the development of Tank Destroyers is scheduled for release in the first half of 2018. Nick is known for written articles and reviews of tanks inside and out. Lots on youtube called inside the chieftains hatch, or this video cast on cspans American History tv. Ladies and gentlemen, Nicholas Moran. [ applause ] unfortunately, up as high up as it goes.
Correct. The difference in weight between a 16inch track and a 21inch track is a full ton. Thats an additional ton that the drive wheel at the front has to haul around to get the tank to go to the same speed. Plus, your hinges are longer, and each hinge has an amount of resistance in it as well. So, it actually made a lot of sense to go with the narrower track. In hindsight, again, perhaps not the best decision. So, the solution was the easy 8 suspension, the horizontal value, which had been tested earlier in the heavier tanks, so again, this isnt a new idea. They actually tried to hold a series of suspension types. You look at all sorts of weird pictures, but they went with this thing they had tried before, wider tracks. And the result, if you put everything together, is the m4a3, because that was the preferred engine, 66 horizontal value suspension system, which is commonly and incorrectly known as the ez8. It went on to the korean war and of course, the shermans would see service, i
As a tank platoon leader and later a oneyear tour in afghanistan. Nicholas moran is also a graduate of the u. S. Army and command and general staff college. Nick has been working as the San Francisco bays wargaming americas inhouse tanker and historian since 2012 and has the nickname of the chieftain. You might want to remember that. His first book on the development of Tank Destroyers is scheduled for release in the first half of 2018. Nick is known for written articles and reviews of tanks inside and out. Lots on youtube called inside the chieftains hatch, or this video cast on cspans American History tv. Ladies and gentlemen, nicholas moran. [ applause ] unfortunately, up as high up as it goes. Good evening okay, so, todays talk is on world war ii procurement or as the sherman is as it was. Its not a good title, but the best i could come up to when asked by rob, hey, can you give us a talk. Im going to do the obligatory shoutout first. Wargaming, world of tanks, are the people who p
Army officer in 2002. He then spent one year in iraq as a tank platoon leader and later, one year tour in afghanistan. Nicholas is a general in the Army Staff College and specialist in war gaming americas inhouse tanker and historian since 2012 and has the nickname of the chieftain. You might want to remember that. His first book on the development of Tank Destroyers is scheduled for release in the first half of 2018. Nick is known for written articles and reviews of tanks inside and out. Lots on youtube called inside the chieftains hatch. Or this video cast on cspans American History tv. Ladies and gentlemen, nicholas moran. [ applause ] thats about as high up as it goes. Good evening oh, boy. Okay. So todays talk is on world war ii and why the sheryl man is as it was. Thats actually not a very good title but the best i could come up with when i was asked by rob, hey, will you give us a talk. I will do the obligatory shoutout, they are the people that asked me to come out here. We are
Okay. So todays talk is on world war ii and why the sheryl man is as it was. Thats actually not a very good title but the best i could come up with when i was asked by rob, hey, will you give us a talk. I will do the obligatory shoutout, they are the people that asked me to come out here. We are a commercial enterprise. If you are interested in tanks, it is not a realistic simulation. On that, i would like to thank the nine mast for inviting me out here. Ive seen some of the other speakers that have spoken here. My god, there are high end personnel. I do not have any letters after my name, i do not teach at the university. I work for an unrealistic video game. Id like to thank them for taking this gamble and bringing this guy out who has no history what stover give you guys a talk. However, despite the disreputable background, as far as the academics are concerned, i promise you everything here is either sourced from the archives or as accurate as i make it. Im hoping this thing will c