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James H


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No provenance for thos photo, but this Tank doesn't seem to have the same profile as the production Whippet. Sorry about the quality - this is the best I can get it.

Could be a trick of the light, but the rear loohs as if it's rounded, and there doesn't seem to be as much of the left hand side of the superstructure visible.

Could be wrong, but is this the version with the rounded turret?



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Gwyn Evans


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No.  This is it.

 

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Pzkpfw-e


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Looks like a Whippet to me.

Slight variation to the sides covering the running gear.



-- Edited by Pzkpfw-e on Thursday 25th of August 2011 09:11:14 PM

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Ooh, Gwyn. Mine clearly isn't, then.

Where did you get that from?



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Hi James, thats a good photo showing the transformation of the Whippet design from the early turreted design, through as per your photo to the final production design.

The original design must have been terribly cramped!

That 'rounded rear' is the original fuel tank. 

The 3 sided extension at the back of crews compartment can be seen.

Another thing to note is the reduction of the bearing housing type axle assemblys from 16 each per side to the 6 that take most of the load.

The photo appears to be at Fosters testing ground, the Whippet facing the exit through the railway embankment.

I've attached a photo courtesy of Google maps showing that area as it's now. This area was known localy upto at least the '70s as 'The Tankies'



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Some of the prototypes were discussed a long way back on this forum. Those comments and photos were incorporated (with the authors' permissions) into the Whippet article that now resides on Landships II. All the above photos are there.



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How foolish of me. Completely forgot about the Whippet article. Thank you, PDA and LT. Apologies to everyone else.



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Gwyn Evans


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James H wrote:

Ooh, Gwyn. Mine clearly isn't, then.

Where did you get that from?

 

Sorry James - I was in a rush...

Gwyn



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James H wrote:

How foolish of me. Completely forgot about the Whippet article. Thank you, PDA and LT. Apologies to everyone else.

No apology necessary.

Many of the articles that were transferred to Landships II  were updated with new photos or illustrations that had come to light after the article was originally posted on Landships I.



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