Landships II

eugene · Field Marshal

Boirault's ft-17

Tim R · Hero

Eugene, Mr. Boirault is a very interesting man, as you recall I did an article about the Anti Barbed Wire Vehicle (Boirault Machine) for Landships;

http://www.landships.freeservers.com/boirault_machine_timrigsby.htm

I have a very bad drawing of the Boirault Ft-17; I have been meaning to send it to you after I saw the tread on Missing Lynx. I am also trying to redo the drawing so you can see more detail. I will try and finish it soon and post it here for everyone. As far as the Schneider goes, I have never seen any thing on it.

All The Best

Tim R.

eugene · Field Marshal

do you know what it says though?

could you translate that please

thanks

Roger Todd · Legend

eugene wrote:

Een interessanter project wordt in januari 1917 uitgevoerd door de ingenieur Boirault die twee Schneider tanks koppelt om zijn idee van een geschakelde tank uit te proberen. Deze gedachte, om het aandrijfgedeelte radicaal van de gevechtsruimte te scheiden, zal steeds weer opnieuw in de geschiedenis opduiken.

It's Dutch, Babelfish renders it thus:

A more interesting project was implemented in January 1917 by engineer Boirault who coupled two Schneider tanks to try out his idea of a changed gear tank. This idea, to separate the aandrijfgedeelte radically of the fighting space, will emerge again always in the history.

As usual, it's a bit garbled, and couldn't cope with one word.

-- Edited by Roger Todd at 23:52, 2005-12-12

Stoyan · Sergeant

All necessary units have been put on a factory for assembly of the tank,
But war by then has already ended.

Tim R · Hero

That's cool Stoyan, Would you possibly have a drawing of the Ft-17 version??

All The best

Tim R.