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Type: T-35A
Armament: 76.2mm, 2x45 mm guns, 6x7.62 machine guns.
Armor: 30mm (aka Wet Cardboard)
Rating: 40/2
Notes:
# 5 Turrets
# Welded steel and fiberglass chassis
# Roller Chain treads.
# DeWalt 24v Drive motor
# Thin armor, long profile, a tank hunters dream
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Chassis frame, pre welding.
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Different view of the same.
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Roadwheels, 32 3"x1" roadwheels turned on a lathe,
made from UHMW and Delrin scraps.
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Surplus Bearings I'm hoping to use for turret rotation,
need 3 more of the small ones.
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The mighty T-35, 45 Tons of lumbering tank. Most were lost of
mechanical trouble, few to enemy fire, but they did very well
on the parade routes.
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The main drive sprockets on their differential with a short section of roller chain on for testing. The sprockets are 32T, 60P, are about 8" across and weigh around 8lbs each. I'm going to see about getting them lightened a bit when I get the keyways broached into the bore.
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The chassis pieces I cut at the welders. |
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The chassis as returned from the welder. |
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After lots of loving attention with a angle grinder and some rust preventative paint.
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